Is living alone in nursing school a bad idea?

[TravelRhythm]

I'm starting nursing school next fall and I am considering living alone. Right now I live with 3 other nursing students in this beautiful apartment, and we all get our own bathrooms. But the apartment is so expensive for all of us and our lease ends next summer, so I'm looking at other places to live.

Unfortunately there aren't a lot of options that are less expensive, even living with other people. Most of our friends living in nearby houses and splitting rent end up paying almost as much as us.

I was considering living in a small casita. There are lots of people who have them separate from their houses and rent to university students. It seems pretty ideal: I get my own kitchen, my own bathroom, and I have my own food (I have a mental health issues that make keeping junkfood around a huge anxiety trigger, and it's hard living with girls who keep stuff around all the time).

However I'm a little worried living alone is going to make me depressed. From what my friend who are already in nursing school say, you live/breathe/eat/sleep nursing school and you're on campus most of the day.

Would I get super lonely/sad being alone? Or would it be a nice break from being around people all day?

[babilidose]

Depends on your personality. I lived alone. All my friends lived alone. It was nice to get together for dinner and studying and then go our separate ways and spend times alone. I personally don't like roommates, but other enjoy it. Best of luck!

[TheCommuter, BSN, RN]

I've lived alone all my adult life, but it suits me just fine since I'm an introvert who generally loses energy when I'm around people too long. Your mileage may vary.

[Wrench Party]

I was shacked up at the time, and had various roommates on top of that in a house. It made it cheaper, and it was nice to split the responsibilities of the house and kitchen with them (dishes, cooking, cleaning, the basic lawn care, etc.). I finally said no to roommates after a series of male roommates' high-maintenance girlfriends.

(As in, I don't appreciate you telling me when to clean my house during finals, or you taking over our ONE bathroom for your extensive beauty routine, or moving stuff around in my kitchen to the point I think elves live there. Sheesh).

I'd pursue a roommate if you could just have one chill one that could work with your mental health needs and you have compatible living styles (neat freak vs. slob, friends over vs. not, how you handle their romantic lives, etc.).