Instead of Sellery, you ended up in some Lakeshore dorm on the outskirts of campus and its name sounds like something you’d find at IKEA? You wanted lakeside living but landed a room in what looks like a high-rise jail—and is “Witte” pronounced like…?
COLLEGE. LIFE. RUINED.
But no. It’s totally not. I speak from experience. Witte 3A was the last place I wanted to live when I saw my housing assignment, but that floor ended up being where I made some of my best friends. So, let out a nice, long groan and refocus with a little perspective from a Badger who got her 19th choice for housing freshman year.
Here’s my take:
You can make friends anywhere, and you can start meeting the people you live with by going to floor and hall events. Even if you don’t like sports, show up to the floor soccer game. I did and ended up meeting the girl I’m rooming with this fall.
If your dorm isn’t doing it for you, although you live there, your floor doesn’t have to be your life. You can make friends and get involved in activities elsewhere too. And, for what it’s worth, living with people who might have different lifestyles than your own gives you some perspective you might not be exposed to otherwise.
To wrap up, a lot of your living experience will be what you make it. Whether you’re getting a lakefront view or bunkin’ in pretty Witte, an adventure awaits.
