I moved out of the dorms half way through sophmore year. I had to work full time during school, and having to wake up and be to work at 6:30am every Sat and Sun doesn't mesh with dorm life. There were pros and cons to this. I had no RA babysitting me, I saved money, had more privacy, and my place was much nicer. The downside was I was disconnected from campus life, I had to navigate shared expenses with other people, and didn't have all the support infrastructure next door like the cafeteria and library.

I didn't have much choice, but if I got a redo I would have rather stayed in the dorms for 3 years and transitioned to an apartment senior year.