i think meningitis was 1 of the reasons why so many schools are getting rid of the old style of dorms (you know, where you have to share a room w/ another person & a bathroom w/ the rest of the floor) & building apartment style dorms instead. meningitis shots are also required for some schools before attending. i had to have a meningitis shot before they would let me live in the dorms my freshman yr. i stayed in 1 of the older 1s & lucked out by not being assigned a room mate all yr. i actually liked living in that dorm WAY more than the 1 i lived in the next yr. i had a blast & so did everyone else i have ever talked to who lived in those dorms. you meet more people than in the apartment style dorms. flip flops were my best friends when i had to shower. less

We all know that living with someone in close quarters can help spread colds and things like that, but a lot of college students sometimes forget about that. This list isn't the be all end all of things you should be on a lookout for or do in your college dorm (or other small shared quarters), but it's at the very least a good start.

Anybody have anything else to add to this list to help keep our college kids on the top of their game as they go back to school in a few weeks? less