Leave Or Stay?

                I read an article from Kevin’s group, which was about living on campus and living off campus. The article was very interesting and informative because it had pros and cons for both. I myself am an off campus student, and I choose it because it fit me better. I am not sure whether I would necessarily choose between on or off campus. But, for me personally, living at home is more fitting.

                                Even though I am a commuter student, I feel that there is a way that you can have the best of both worlds. What I mean is it is possible to be a little bit of both. I know many students that live near the SCSU campus, but, they don’t live on campus. A student that lives within walking distance of the campus can stay over night and even pick classes at night. They can even dine at Conn Hall and then go home to their house. Another way to have both, is to live on campus, but go home for the weekends. You can have the necessities for what you need for your classes during the week, and you can go home for the weekend, unwind, and see your family.

                I myself live at home, but I still try to get the “college life”. I have really good friends on campus and once a week I stay in the dorms. I have the ability to have privacy and familiarity at home. Then I can go to the dorms, get away from my job, my family, and my hometown. Also, it builds a stronger social life for me because it is hard making friends when commuting. The only hard thing about commuting is having friends at school and friends in your home town. I just wish I could have my school friends meet my home town friends.