Freshman & Sophomore: House (Family)
Junior & Senior: University Apartments
5th year (...what?) : House (Roommates)
I transferred universities after my sophomore year, and the transition made me lose a couple of semesters because of the lack of equivalence between degree plans.
I could not stand living with my family anymore. It came to the point where it was depressing having to live with two ESFJs who would get into arguments and fights with me and one another. They would always bring their drama home, and it was just unbearable to me. I got (very slightly, it was more defensive) violent one time because of this, and I did not like it one bit. I moved away to gain independence, and to be able to control myself better.
I moved to this new university, and I had one roommate at these university apartments. This roommate would go back to his house every weekend (it was an hour away). This was my favorite arrangement by far. I was able to cook and eat what I wanted, without the demands of having to stick to what the (gross) cafeteria would serve you, or what anyone cooks for you. It can be intimidating at first to have such freedom to do as you please, but with maturity and money, it's very nurturing. I feel like I grew up a lot internally in this phase.
Wanting to try something new for my last year in college, I decided to rent a house with a friend of mine (ESFJ) and one of his friends (xSTP). Very poor decision. While the independence is still there, there were more bills to pay, and more sharing space. This equated to having to depend on other people to get things rights. Whenever one of them fucked up, we all had to fix it. Needless to say, it ended with really bad arguments and ill-tempered vents.
I would seriously recommend you to try to be in an apartment with as few people as possible, and try to land a job, if you want to have more freedom over what's going in your body. I was a full-time student working 20 hours a week throughout internships and other programs. It's awesome. Don't ever forget to apply for scholarships.
One other advice tho, although I am suggesting independent living, I do not recommend for you to isolate altogether from society. One of the greatest things about college is not to learn material that you will never have to use again in your life, but to expose yourself to a vast world of ideas and knowledge. I learned a lot about different cultures and beliefs by just talking to people and hearing them talk. The way they would do it, the way they would react... you will never have a chance to do something like this out of college. Make the most of it. Fuck the grades.