what kind of plant should I get if im living in a dorm room with not much natural light and not much owner attention to give?
:0 well there's a few options. if you have absolutely no window but lamps / an overhead that stays on for a decent chunk of the day, any bamboo, sanseveria or aglaonema variation, several dracean variations, the zz plant, the spider plant, the peace lily, or the cast iron plant. several of these plants you could grow in a cup of water, but if not, planted in soil and then watered thoroughly when the soil is dry is fine too (usually every 2 weeks? depends on the airflow and temp in your dorm- if its warmer/draftier you may need to water once per week).
if by "not much natural light" you mean it recieves some light but only for a certain time of day, or something else, but you DO get some sunlight, then i'd recommend a christmas cactus, jade plant, kalanchoe or aloe vera (this is only if you get sunlight and put them on the window). they're desert succulents/cacti and can dry out well in between each watering. some may not need water for a month at a time.
for some indirect sunlight (meaning they're not hit directly by the sun but are recieving the light) i'd recommend any pothos and diffenbachias, and most philodendrons, excluding maybe the more rare and expensive ones. pothosnjoy, philodendron brasil, scindapsus exotica and diffenbachia tiki are specific examples.
umm my personal fav plants (they're not for everyone) that could also work are any variation of the ficus elastic, or ficus rubber tree (theres burgundy, ruby, tineke, etc), SYNGONIUMS (the white butterfly/strawberry cream/marie can be found for cheap), the nerve plant (fittonia), blue star fern or most pepperomia variations (watermelon is nice).
whatever you end up getting, unless they already come in good soil, they'll probably need to be repotted. i'd just recommend getting a plastic pot and then putting that into thr nicer pot, so you can keep an eye on the root system etc. any cacti or succulents will need their own mix, most other houseplants are fine in an indoor/tropical houseplant mix.
then yeah, put it into its spot, water it thoroughly whenever the water is dry, and if its a plant that flowers you can give it food. otherwise, just don't put it in the direct line with a fan or vent. should be fine!
this became a lot, but i hope it helps!