Commuting vs Living On Campus

ProfessorPlum168
Wed, 22 Aug 2018 14:57:53 +0000

Unless parking is outrageously expensive and hard to find or unless your family is unbearable, it’s a no-brainer, stay home. It’s sort of like being awarded a 10K scholarship. Where my kid goes to school, housing is only guaranteed for one year and then you’re on your own. So everyone finds off campus housing after their freshman year, sometimes up to 60 minutes away by car or train.

My freshman kid has been on campus 8 days and he’s made a ton of friends already. I’m pretty sure a few of them will wind up being good friends over the next 3 years or however long he takes.