residence halls

Student living quarters

Residence halls are buildings on a college or university campus where students live, typically in small rooms along shared corridors with communal bathrooms and common areas.

The term is the official, somewhat bureaucratic alternative to the more casual dorm or dormitory: The university requires freshmen to live in residence halls.

dormitory

roommate

One sharing living quarters

twin XL · bunk beds · keycard · move-in · laundry room · hallway · study lounge · mattress pad · poster · wardrobe

campus

quad

Enclosed campus lawn

meal plan · undergraduate · graduate · semester · tuition · enrollment · campus life · extracurricular · study abroad · housing lottery

community

bonding

Forming close connections

roommate matching · icebreakers · shared living · cohabitation · neighbors · fellowship · collective · cooperation · interaction · unity

student

freshman

First-year student

study habits · all-nighter · care package · dorm life · adjustment · privacy · noise · visitors · guest policy · room swap

Categories
Opposites
housing location relative to campus

residence hallsoff-campus housing

Lodging outside university property

off-campus · apartments · private apartments · living at home · townhouses

housing autonomy and independence

residence hallsprivate apartments

Personal living quarters

single-family homes · studio apartment · independent living · homeownership · detached house

permanence and life stage

residence hallspermanent residence

Fixed long-term dwelling

family home · forever home · primary residence · homestead

Family

hall, resident, residence, residents, residential, resided, residing, nonresident, resides

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