Thanks so much guys!

First off:

Quote Originally Posted by Azzie
I would recommend you get away from home even if you were not already planning to do so. Even if you like your parents. S'good to get away. You'll also likely get along with them much better once you don't live with them. This is my favorite thing about being away. Independence.
1) Oh yes. Honestly, even if I went to the local college I've been accepted to that's only 20-30 minutes away, I'd STILL dorm. I just need to get away, learn to take care of myself, etc. I think it'll be good for me and my family.

2) I'm really hoping for a suite. It all depends though. Boston University is the college I still don't know if I've been accepted to yet, and it has suites with 2 or 3 other people, and even some singles. And that's just FRESHMAN dorming. And the freshman dorm is in this huge building with Starbucks and gyms and such in it, so it'd be brilliant. It's housing is better than NYU's, and I was completely smitten with NYU. But I dunno how much I'd see of other people there. xD

University of Rhode Island is the other one, the one I've been accepted to, and the rooming seems more traditional college and "cuter", but it doesn't have the hardcore nice stuff that BU has, because there's a good 20 thousand dollar difference in tuition. xD But I do really like that they have a separate freshman dorm for people with certain majors so that you can make friends easier, because you can relate. And the dorms are only about $2,000-$3,000 a semester, as opposed to BU's, which are around $10,000 a semester. xD

3) I feel really squeamish about the shower business still. xD Even with flip flops on. D: