Is there anything I can do if I don't like my dorm room or residence hall?

Is there anything I can do if I don't like my dorm room or residence hall?

If you don't like where you live, you can find a new place. Sometimes it's easier said than done, because there are a ton of people on campus and usually the first couple of months it's tough to find another place to live. However before you think "This is the worst experience ever and I hate it and I hate this place and I hate everyone around me" just think about it. This is because hate becomes more hate and then you start attracting people who also hate it and then you become part of this hate club and you could form your "I hate where I live" Facebook group. And when you hate something so much, you're never going to have a chance to love it. And the thing is sometimes the things that make it uncomfortable and make you hate it really are things that will eventually kind of dissipate and as you find your place you'll realize, "This is actually a cool place to live." You know, if you don't love your residence hall, as long as your safety isn't in jeopardy, use it as an excuse to get more involved, to stay out of your room, to meet more people, because it's really not always the physical dynamics; it's so much of our emotional dynamics.