What is it like to live in a student dorm? Survival lessons in a student dormitory. Definition of order and discipline

There is an opinion that anyone who did not live in a dormitory was not a student. And there is some truth in this, because it is student life in a dormitory that provides the opportunity, so to speak, to taste all the charm of the first experience of independent life.

But in order for these years to be remembered with warmth, you need to learn to live according to the laws of the community. Moreover, there is nothing complicated about them.

Dormitory mode and student

First, you need to remember the main thing: a hostel is a place where many different inexperienced young people live together at the same time. The rules and regulations of life in the hostel are not restrictions on freedom, but help organize living comfortably for everyone.

Student life in a dormitory assumes that the student will not:

1. From 23.00 to 7.00 break the silence. You are also not allowed to return to the hostel later than 23.00 and keep guests after this time.
2. Use devices for additional heating of the room.
3. Carry out unauthorized redevelopment of the room in which you live, or move from room to room.
4. Keep flammable and prohibited items in your possession, as well as store your personal belongings in public places.
5. In addition, the student is obliged to carefully maintain the dormitory equipment and maintain cleanliness, and, of course, pay for accommodation and utilities on time.

But in addition to all the annoying responsibilities, student life in the hostel also provides a number of rights that protect the interests of the student. Namely:

1. Demand replacement of equipment, bed linen and furniture that has become unusable
2. Use the toilet, shower and other special rooms, as well as the provided equipment.
3. Participate in decision-making that concerns the public life of the hostel, and have the opportunity to be elected to the management council.
4. Upon moving in, the administration issues the student a warrant for a free space of at least 6 square meters, which remains with him for the entire period of study.
5. And yet, the student should not, at his own expense, carry out routine repairs of those dormitory premises in which he does not directly live.

Relationships with hostel administration and roommates

Relationships cannot be built following any rules. Rather, we are talking about the unwritten laws of student life in the hostel. And here you should remember that under no circumstances should you spoil your relationship with the commandant. You just have to take it for granted that he is the boss in the dorm. And demonstrating your temper or disobedience is simply unacceptable.

It is also worth making friends with the watchmen - curious old grandmothers with an appraising look from head to toe. Friendship with them will come in handy when one day you have to return to the dorm after 23.00.

As for your neighbors, you don’t need to conflict, but be able to negotiate. There are no ideal people, and everyone has their own shortcomings. By initially stipulating the terms of cohabitation, you can avoid many problems in the future. They can even be documented (written down on paper and signed) – it’s a matter of minutes, and in the event of a conflict situation it can be very useful.

To avoid open confrontation, problems need to be resolved at the initial stage. And for this you don’t need to be afraid and endure. All your displeasures and claims, if, of course, they are justified and this is not a whim, you need to declare openly.

The following should be kept in mind about the kitchen, shower, washbasins and toilet: they are shared and everyone has the right to use them. And if everyone uses them, then everyone is obliged to keep them clean and tidy. And for this it is better to organize a duty or use the principle of subbotniks.

About independence

Yes, living in a hostel is a challenge to yourself. You can't be childish. However, you will immediately understand this yourself. You will have to learn to solve all everyday problems, even such unexpected ones as, for example, covering the ceiling with ceiling tiles or insulating windows for the winter. Yes, the most basic thing is cooking. Admit it, you don’t cook everything at home, do you? In the hostel - you have to!

Knowing the rules and laws of the hostel, you can make life much easier for yourself and those around you. Then your student years will definitely be remembered as the best.

N. PROKHOROVA.

Hooray! The entrance exams are over and you are a student. If the university you were lucky enough to choose is not in your hometown, wait until the blissful euphoria in your soul subsides and seriously ponder the question: where to live? There are several options here:

a) with relatives or friends (although there is a risk of significantly damaging relations with them over the course of five years of study);

b) rent an apartment or room (the option is very good, but there is a significant drawback: this pleasure is a little expensive for a student);

c) in a traditional student “dorm”.

I think I won’t be original if I say that former students remember the time spent in the hostel with nostalgia. The hostel is a “school of survival” and a place for the most sincere relationships and the most fun parties. This is where intrigues are woven and romances begin. This is a whole world with its own laws and a most interesting page in student life.

Let's move on from enthusiastic praises to life's realities. To begin with, a typology. Student dormitories are of corridor and block type. The first is typical for old buildings, as well as for dormitories of non-metropolitan universities, the second - for more modern buildings. The structure of a corridor dorm is extremely simple: the floor is divided into small rooms, at the end of the corridor there is a toilet and shower (often one for several floors), somewhere in the middle there is a kitchen. The block dormitory is distinguished by the fact that in it the door from the corridor leads to a kind of vestibule, common for 2 - 3 rooms; and the bathroom, accordingly, is not designed for the entire floor, but only for these rooms. I think it is clear which option is preferable.

Now about how to settle. It’s good if you don’t come alone to the institute’s accommodation department and to the commandant of the dormitory. This does not mean that you should take your mother with you. The sight of relatives standing behind a newly minted student (or even more so in front of him) usually makes administrators nervous for some reason. Come with a friend who entered with you, or with a new acquaintance, with whom coexistence does not seem too gloomy, and defend your right to live together with the administrators. This will give you a better chance of finding a nice roommate and not being assigned to a room with some boring bores or desperate fifth-year students. The ideal option is to find out during the “entrance examination” how many first-year students live in one room, and it is in this number that a well-coordinated group goes to the commandant. If possible, be sure to get a “dead soul”. Gogol and Chichikov have nothing to do with this: a “dead soul” is a person who will register, but will live with relatives or in a rented apartment. Thus, there will be one less occupant in the room. In our dorm they talked about a smart guy who lived alone in a four-bed room. True, then he was “found out,” a Komsomol punishment was announced and he was resettled. But the skills remained - now he is the president of the bank...

The moment has come when the registration formalities have been settled and you have received the keys to the room. Try not to faint if, when you open it, you find a broken window, non-working sockets, and one and a half broken beds from the furniture. Pull yourself together and quickly take the available sleeping space: perhaps those who arrive later will have to work hard to get at least something like that. And then go to the commandant and demand, demand, demand... Remember that you are not obliged to repair wiring and taps, glass windows and install batteries. It is possible, however, that the hostel administration has a different opinion on this issue, so prepare for the worst. But even if you undertake to fix all the problems yourself, be sure to inform the administrator about the quality and quantity of furniture in the room and check its availability with the administrator’s inventory. If this is not done, in a year you may be required to pay for chairs, shelves, bedside tables and other items that were supposedly in the room a year ago. And besides, if you complain to the administrator about the uninhabited appearance of the room, you can beg for something else from his treasured storage. And remember the rule: there are no unnecessary things in the dorm. Don’t even think about giving up something, lamenting: “Where am I going to put this greasy blanket?” or “Why do I need such a bent lamp?” Take everything - it will come in handy!

Once you're equipped, think about the most important thing in a dorm room - the door. Your room should become your home, that is, your fortress. Alas, flimsy dorm doors do not last long - they are regularly broken into in attempts to find something valuable in the room (for example, a piece of bread or a jar of jam) or simply kicked in during a showdown. I don’t mean the now familiar bloody showdowns, but showdowns like: “Svetka, you said that you love me, why don’t you let me in?” (despite the fact that you are not even Svetka at all, but Vasya). Don’t expect your door to avoid this, so try to strengthen it without waiting for the critical moment. Install a decent lock - it's worth spending money on this and not racking your brains over the riddle of why all the doors on the floor can be unlocked with one key. Speaking of keys: make several copies at once - one for each occupant of the room, one as a spare, and give another one to a neighbor with whom you maintain friendly relations, or hide it in a secluded place somewhere in the corridor in case one of them you will find yourself without a key in front of a locked door.

Are you settled? Then happy housewarming! The best years of your life are ahead of you!

Have your own set of things. Sharing may be a show of love and companionship, but it is also a display of poor parenting and bad manners. Are you sure you want to use other people's things or let others use yours? At the very least, you must bring your own bedding and clothing. If someone tries to borrow them from you, openly express your disapproval. If you've made the effort to have your own bare minimum, why shouldn't others do the same?

Follow general rules of hygiene and etiquette. Listen to music on headphones, take a shower every day, do not overuse cosmetics, especially cheap ones. Remember, not everyone thinks roses smell wonderful.

Look at your mobile phone through the eyes of others. Annoying ringtones are hard to bear on the bus. It may be less pleasant in a hostel. It’s even worse if the ring tone is just a preamble to many hours of useless chatter. If you have a roommate, save him the trouble of listening to you whisper endearments into the phone. Just leave the room during the conversation!

If food is served in a common area, make sure there is enough food for everyone before going for more. Eat strong-smelling foods in a well-ventilated area, and brush your teeth and wash dishes immediately after eating. Don't leave any traces of food: the smells and crumbs are unbearable, not to mention the fact that it is a fertile breeding ground for flies, cockroaches and rodents.

Stay organized. Avoid cluttering your closets to such an extent that things fall out when you open the door.

Try to make friends with the people around you, especially if you have to share a home with them for a couple of weeks, months or years. It is not necessary to bare your soul, but basic politeness should be present in your relationship. You don’t know what situations you will find yourself in while living in a hostel. Maybe one of these people will even save your life. But keep in mind that over-familiarity breeds disrespect.

Say what you mean. Don't be picky, but if you don't like something, say so. You have to fight for many of your rights. If someone invades your privacy, stand up firmly. If the management of the hostel does not provide you with normal living conditions for your money, bring this to their attention. Don't be the passive, grumpy type who grumbles under your breath but doesn't have the courage to speak your mind openly. Although house rules and regulations cannot apply in a dormitory, violating the basic principles of human coexistence is unacceptable. Know your rights and demand that they be respected.

Respect the people around you. If the TV is shared, don't force everyone to watch soap operas just because you like them. Use the small principles of democracy. A little politeness will allow you to live in peace for a long time. Instead of leaving the lights on when everyone is asleep, find another place to stay at night or adjust your routine so as not to disturb others.

Prepare your neighbors for the arrival of your guests. If you're inviting visitors to your dorm, it's a good idea to let your neighbors know about it in advance. Obtain consent from those people whose interests may be affected. It is completely unacceptable to leave friends overnight without your roommates' consent. It is extremely ugly if your lover/mistress turns out to be a night visitor.

You lived under the wing of your parents for more than ten years, and now, when you have to move into a student dormitory, you somehow feel uneasy? Well, it’s better to establish friendly relations with your neighbors and administration from the first days. WeWe'll share tips on how to live peacefully with roommates and give some dorm survival lessons.

The student dormitory has a charter, which spells out all the rules of residence. Drink alcohol, smoke in unauthorized places, use powerful electrical appliances (microwaves, multicookers, heaters), keep animals, make noise. In general, doing anything that causes inconvenience to neighbors or violates safety rules is prohibited in the hostel.

What causes conflicts usually?

- different ideas about cleanliness (when a neat person and a messy person find themselves in the same room);

— domestic issues (failure to comply with the cleaning schedule, etc.);

- noisy recreation (when a neighbor listens to music loudly or regularly brings guests);

- damage to things, theft;

- attitude to alcohol;

- differences in character, upbringing or mentality (if students of different nationalities live together).

So what should you do if any of these conflicts arise?

Dorm survival lessons

Negotiations instead of war

If your neighbors are bothering you, don’t rush to start a scandal. Be cunning and diplomatic, do not make enemies and do not spread gossip. Talk to your neighbors and... Set internal rules and follow them, make concessions. To avoid being distracted by noise in the room, you can use the self-study room or listen to music on headphones.

Keep valuables in a safe place

Do not leave documents, credit cards, cash and other valuables in a visible place, this way you can protect them. Even if you completely trust your roommate, be careful: strangers also enter the block. Do not allow the use of personal belongings without asking.

To borrow or not?

The good thing about the dorm is that if you don’t have some thing (let’s say, the same iron), it’s always possible to find a person who has it. But it is better to lend to responsible people, otherwise you risk losing the item or receiving it in poor condition. As for large sums of money, we do not recommend borrowing them at all.

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Don't be a jerk

By keeping your problems quiet, you allow others to sit on your neck. When your neighbors constantly don’t clean the kitchen, eat up your supplies from the refrigerator or throw things around, don’t be a jerk. It is clear that it will not be possible to re-educate them, but it is not worth serving them either. Fight! If the conflict cannot be resolved, contact the administration for help.

Administration: friendship cannot be enmity

The commandant, manager, watchman and other dormitory workers keep order in the student monastery. It's better to be friends with them. In case of conflicts and controversial situations, the loyal attitude of the administration will help you.

And finally, we offer you a list of what will help you survive in the hostel (we’re not talking about , and about the intangible):

- common sense;

- ingenuity;

- sense of humor;

- patience.

Happy college days!

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But there are advantages to life in a dorm, and the most important one, which explains why many people feel good in a dorm - the whole point is that you won’t get bored in a dorm. After all, there are a lot of people there who are constantly in contact with you. If you don’t have friends, then you will find them in the dorm, since living together strengthens relationships. The likelihood of finding enemies in the dorm is less than finding friends. Therefore, if you don’t have an apartment yet, you like to have fun and make new acquaintances and friends, then the most important thing for you is to go to a hostel, which will become your home for a while.

The hostel has its own rules that must be followed. Otherwise, you simply cannot survive in it.

To survive in a dorm you will need:

1. Head;
2. Savvy;
3. Ability to get out of stupid situations;
4. The ability to ignore gossip;
5. Tolerance (tolerance) towards a neighbor from one’s room and neighbors from other rooms;
6. Your own territory (in the dorm room you will be provided with a bed and other things), as well as a common area (bathroom, toilet, kitchen);
7. Treat most situations with humor.

How to survive in a dorm:

1. Living in a dorm is good - you can take or ask your neighbors for a lot of things you don’t have. If you don’t have money, you can ask for a loan. If you want to eat, but haven’t prepared anything, then you can go to your roommates and ask them to feed you. In the hostel you will always find help. Also, in the dorm there is always someone to talk to, because you don’t live alone.
2. The dorm is constantly noisy, and it is difficult to find privacy - this is its main disadvantage, which you can overcome. For privacy, you can put on headphones and listen to music. The Internet and watching movies alone will help you avoid socializing. But if you want complete silence, then there is always the opportunity to go outside. Although the dorm sets rules about what time everyone must stay there. Therefore, you will have to remember about time. You can find solitude for yourself by using this technique - quarrel with everyone! Then it is possible that everyone will sit silently. But this is for the time being, or unless there are people who will be against a silent existence.
3. To protect yourself in the hostel, you need to say that you don’t have money right now. Then you will not often be approached with requests for financial assistance. You should also take care of the security of your dorm room so that no one enters it while you and your other neighbors in the same room are away. To do this, always close the door behind you, and make sure that no one else has keys to this room. Also take care of valuables such as a computer, gold, phone and other valuables. If you suspect that unauthorized persons will enter your room in your absence, then it is better to hide the most valuable things well, or always take them with you.
4. Do not be fooled by gossip that may be spread in the dorm, including about yourself. In any case, people in the hostel will form an opinion about you thanks to gossip. Maybe you won't even know about them. It’s just that such opinions are usually expressed behind your back. Gossip will not ruin your reputation, unless the gossip finds real confirmation in the presence of real facts.
5. It is better to separate the time for activities and for fun at once. In the dorm, many people have fun more often than they study. Therefore, you should not forget about your studies - after all, this is why you entered an educational institution, and this is why you started living in a dorm, and not in order to constantly have fun there.
6. Make friends with the commandant. In some situations, he can help you out, for example, when you need to return to the dorm late, later than the deadline established by the dorm rules.

• When you leave, close the door.
• Don't tell strangers too much information about what you have, including having a certain amount of money.
• If you are celebrating some event, it is better to do it in someone else’s room - you don’t have to clean up and you can leave.
• Live life to the fullest - enjoy it to the fullest and do what you love to do.
• There was a good series about the dorm called “Univer”. There are a lot of jokes in this series and you will understand a little about dorm life and will be able to survive in the hostel (dorm).