Vintage pictures of college dorms and what they look like now
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Maybe it seems like summer just started, but in actuality, it’s coming to a close. August is the month that most college students will return to school — or move in for the first time. That can only mean one thing: dorm room shopping.
Though decorating your dorm room can be a thousand-dollar investment in 2019, dorm rooms used to look pretty different back in the day.
Keep scrolling to see how much dorm rooms have changed over the past few decades.
This looks barely big enough for the furniture, let alone two people and all their belongings.
We wish our dorm had been big enough to fit some seating, instead of forcing everyone to sit on our beds, desks, uncomfortable desk chairs, floor, or any flat surface available.
Read more: 16 colleges with the best dorms in the US
Personal computers became more and more popular throughout the ’80s and ’90s. It became a necessity to have a computer for homework, talking to your friends, and gaming — but you were confined to your desk to use it.
Now, heading into any college classroom, you’d see many students using their laptops to take notes (among other things). The same goes with a dorm room — some students use their desk as more of a vanity, or storage, because they can take their laptop into bed with them.
Some schools even offer free laptops to their students.
Read more: The best college laptops you can buy
Yup, typewriters were a common sight in dorm rooms back in the day.
If you wanted to get some hot food, at least … or ice cream … or anything that required temperature control.
Now, students can make all the Easy Mac or Cup Noodles they want, without leaving the comfort of their dorm.
Everything comes back into style, and even old-school decorations like dream catchers are starting to filter in again.
Check out these 15 dorm makeovers that will give you the urge to re-enroll in school.
Even four decades ago, college kids would gather around the (admittedly tiny) TV to watch things together — though it’s not exactly “Netflix and chill.”
Take a look at any of the dozens of dorm room tours on YouTube— most of these college students have TVs that past generations would find extremely futuristic.
But starting in 1987, all 50 states had raised their drinking ages to 21, so only upperclassmen could drink — and many campuses are still completely dry to this day.
Yes, record players might be back in vogue, but hipsters must admit that they’re not the most convenient way to listen to music at a party.
Whether it’s an Alexa, a Sonos, or a Bose speaker, the college experience is getting more and more electronic. Insider Picks has you covered on which speakers are the best for your dorm room.
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Save money on books, school supplies and everything you want to enjoy college! Financial aid, back in the olden days meant grants, scholarships, work study jobs. Loans were part of the package, but since they are available, ‘common thought’ was it is not financial aid – it was however a low interest loan. If you’re dependent on your parents, and they are below a certain income, most colleges give you much monies to help you attend their school. The middle class student with 2 working parents pays much more for their child to attend school and that student often can’t get work study job on campus. Those jobs are limited to the kids with financial aid.
If you can, or your parents can, to lower your loan debt when you leave school, if you have any monies, try to pay at least the interest while you are in school. Many loans start adding interest the day they are used to pay for school. So a $10,000 loan becomes a $12,000 amount when you leave school (example each loan is different) If you pay the interest (example $25 per month) then the $10,000 loan is only $10,000 when you leave school.