Poll: Should you live on campus
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I've lived both on and off campus. When it comes to living on campus, it is significantly easier to get involved in campus events, wake up ten minutes before class, and hang out with friends that probably also live on campus. The main draw backs are having to deal with dorms, you pay a lot more, and you will probably have to drive back and forth several times a day. Some friends of mine live a block off campus and it has the best of both worlds.
/Edit As far the the roommate thing goes, you will probably have to live with other people no matter what unless you want to pay out the butt for housing.
/Edit As far the the roommate thing goes, you will probably have to live with other people no matter what unless you want to pay out the butt for housing.
I never lived on campus; I lived in student housing cooperatives instead.
Much, much, much cheaper. And fun, if you enjoy doing household chores, cooking, gardening, decorating/painting projects, and running for office. Only downside is you have to live with lots of hippies. (Except in one of my houses the majority of people living there were geeky, sarcastic, coffee-drinking grad students. That was the best.)
Much, much, much cheaper. And fun, if you enjoy doing household chores, cooking, gardening, decorating/painting projects, and running for office. Only downside is you have to live with lots of hippies. (Except in one of my houses the majority of people living there were geeky, sarcastic, coffee-drinking grad students. That was the best.)
Should I? My that's an odd way to word it. Makes it sound like there's moral implications to it or something.CODE-D said:
Considering the nearby campus-affiliated apartments are slightly cheaper but have a waiting list nearly as long as my stay in college will be, and I haven't found a large enough group of people my gender I'd trust enough to split a "real" apartment with (ones that don't belong to the university and have "real" rent and utilities) I guess I'm just fine in the dorm. But considering next fall I'll be a senior, I guess I'll try a bit harder to pressure the friends I do trust into going through with it with me. The only problem is unless I can get a good job there in town, I'll have to go home for the summer (home is 100 miles from school), and I know "real" apartments don't work like that so those logistics would be...interesting.
Well, all I know of American "College" is what TV has taught me. TV has taught me that all campus rooms are shared twin rooms.Hazy said:
Is that bollocks? I mean, I know you will be able to get single rooms but they would be the exception rather than the rule, right?
Don't tell me TV has lied again, I may have to cry myself to sleep again.
*shakily gets Whisky*
Umm I am going to say depends on your character. I am in college, and I like the campus life except for relationship drama stuff. It is rather on the stressful side when it involves you. So too word of stuff goes around really fast. So you do have to watch everything. It is weird, but I would have thought people in college would you have really mature, but I guess it depends on the college you go to
UK you do both anyway halls in first year though these can be far from campus (mine wasn't) then Student houses. Though my uni was a city uni so from campus to town was like 20 mins (from where my lectures actually were).
Halls are good get up late roll out of bed into lectures though you can get bad rooms or neighbours. Student housing i preferred, if ur clever you can get a cheap rent for a fairly decent place and live with ur good friends.
Halls are good get up late roll out of bed into lectures though you can get bad rooms or neighbours. Student housing i preferred, if ur clever you can get a cheap rent for a fairly decent place and live with ur good friends.
Living on campus means no arranging your own food, not arranging any separate bills (rent, utilities, internet, groceries), no parking / driving issues, no scrambling to laundromats.
On-campus laundromats, food, and transportation are easier to learn than the so-called real-life ones, even if they are pre-chosen. Bear in mind that food, laundry facilities, and Internet provided by the lowest bidder may not be all that great (Sodexho-Wood, for instance)
Go off campus when you feel comfortable paying five or so bills a month, choosing your own food, Internet provider, place to live, place to park, etc. And be prepared to enjoy that a lot more.
On-campus laundromats, food, and transportation are easier to learn than the so-called real-life ones, even if they are pre-chosen. Bear in mind that food, laundry facilities, and Internet provided by the lowest bidder may not be all that great (Sodexho-Wood, for instance)
Go off campus when you feel comfortable paying five or so bills a month, choosing your own food, Internet provider, place to live, place to park, etc. And be prepared to enjoy that a lot more.
Its all money to me. I wont, but in the process, that will save me $6,000 per year. However, I am lucky enough to have a university in my hometown, so I will live at home with my parents. Saves me a TON of money.
most (american) universities require freshman to live on campus.
it depends on a bunch of things. how is your dorm/hall laid out? is it co-ed? is everyone in the same class? is everyone in the same major department? how old is your building? does it have air conditioning (not all rooms do)?
personally, i hate it. i hate sharing a bathroom with people who don't clean up after themselves, i hate sharing a laundry room with people who don't know how to do laundry, and i hate sleeping 6 feet away from someone i don't know. if i could, i would live in an apartment, but because my school only lets Juniors and Seniors live off campus, the only thing i can do is apply for a private room.
granted, i'm an exception. most people i know talk about how much fun it was living on campus and having a roommate, but i'm schizoid; i generally don't like being around other people.
it depends on a bunch of things. how is your dorm/hall laid out? is it co-ed? is everyone in the same class? is everyone in the same major department? how old is your building? does it have air conditioning (not all rooms do)?
personally, i hate it. i hate sharing a bathroom with people who don't clean up after themselves, i hate sharing a laundry room with people who don't know how to do laundry, and i hate sleeping 6 feet away from someone i don't know. if i could, i would live in an apartment, but because my school only lets Juniors and Seniors live off campus, the only thing i can do is apply for a private room.
granted, i'm an exception. most people i know talk about how much fun it was living on campus and having a roommate, but i'm schizoid; i generally don't like being around other people.
My house is like, a 10-15 minute drive from school. Didn't make sense to live on campus. My school is heavily made of other commuter students though, because it's a state school in fairly population dense location. Most of my friends are fellow commuters. I also have a cousin who's in a related program, which is super awesome.
Dorming students get their asses handed to them at my school during breaks. They pretty much shut down the dorms for Thanksgiving.
Dorming students get their asses handed to them at my school during breaks. They pretty much shut down the dorms for Thanksgiving.