Yes I agree, I gave my son a crash course in cooking before he started uni, he graduated 3 years ago and now really enjoys cooking and has extended his repertoire way beyond spag bol, chilli and a basic cheese sauce. In his final year he shared a mixed house with 6 others, one boy had no concept of clearing up after himself after cooking, another couldn't boil water. The kitchen could be a battle ground at times, those who washed up, albeit infrequently, against those who wouldn't and kept most of the dirty dishes and cutlery in their bedrooms
Another thing that struck me as how little recycling some at uni do, in spite of mouthing off in their support for green issues, there seemed to be precious little sorting going on into recycling bins as far as I could see, bottles, cans, takeaway cartons just left outside for the bin collection. We were only there at the end of term pick ups, but I felt sorry for the next door neighbours. My own son had half the Amazon jungle in pizza boxes stowed under his bed so I can't claim to cover myself in glory.
Another thing many of them fail to get to grips with is managing a budget, I've lost count of the times I've heard about various people's kids getting their loan living allowance through and then blowing it in the first few weeks of term.