I currently live in a student housing flat which has 18 persons living on one floor sharing the same common area and kitchen. It’s a pretty open concept floor plan with just a hallway branching off to the rooms. My room is very close to the common area where my flatmates tend to hang out most of the time. Because of this from last year it has been a constant struggle dealing with randoms noises and screaming during all hours of the day and night and has gotten annoying very quickly. I can’t study in my room or even relax comfortably without loud noises. Additionally, it takes a lot for me to be able to hear persons from my room so you quite literally have to be talking extremely loud which is what they do.
I’ve asked nicely multiple times for them to keep it down a notch explaining that I have exams and such. They would agree but shortly after would return back to the noise level. Recently, after barely asking they have come up with lies and excuses as to why they are loud or even mocking me.
I don’t know what else to do as I have contacted my RA and block rep and they said they can do nothing but ask them to quiet down.
Am I wrong for asking them to be conscious of their noise level especially to others on the flat as well? We are also on a 24 hour quiet period because of midterms. It’s only 3 persons on the flat that carry on this way.
NTA.
That said, you’re gonna have to deal with it. Buy noise cancelling headphones and close the door, or learn to tune them out. I ended up embracing the noise and my ability to ignore people, so learned to actually prefer your situation over quiet. As long as they aren’t talking to me, I’m good.
Or just study somewhere else.
Yeah OP is NTA but there might not be a perfect solution here.
Tuning them out might be the only way to get by if the RA can’t help.
I think so
Yes I’ve been trying to get some, but I’m a broke college student and by the time the semester ends I unfortunately won’t have enough saved to even purchase any. But I’ve been trying constantly to tune it out but I just can’t seem to master it and keep on getting overstimulated.
Are the walls thin, or is the noise coming through the door? Perhaps you could hang/pin up a blanket or heavy drapes over the door to help block out the noise?
No the walls aren’t thin, it’s definitely the door. I’ve tried stuffing it but nothing works.
NTA. suggest (and post) quiet hours from 10pm to 7 am, or something like that.
Meanwhile, get noise canceling headphones phones for studying and ear plugs for sleeping.