Commuting 20 mins from home vs on-campus?

Henry_WA
Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:00:45 +0000

So starting this fall I will be a proud college freshman! The college campus is 20 minutes away from my home, less on good traffic days, so I figured that I would stay and live at home since even though I’d be spending gas I would still save money on room & board.
However, I’ve heard a lot of people lobbying for college freshman that they should live on campus… so I wanted to hear from you guys what do you think? Maybe you’ve had personal experiences that would offer good advice? Personally, seeing as I’d be living so close to campus I don’t really see the big need for living on campus, for one it’ll be much more comfortable for me and I feel like I’ll actually be better able to study since I’ll be able to find solitude in my house while I don’t know if the same goes for a college dorm.

So what’s your opinion on living on-campus vs living at home?