Commuting vs. On Campus living

baktrax
Thu, 01 Aug 2013 18:57:36 +0000

If you would be commuting more than an hour and a half away from school, I would definitely recommend either living on campus or renting an apartment near campus. That long of a commute is exhausting, and especially for your first year is going to make it difficult to participate in campus life and get a good group of friends. Also, when you’re tired or lazy, it’s going to make it that much harder to get to class.

If you can afford the cost, it’s generally a good idea to live on campus freshman year, and then you can reevaluate whether commuting would be worth it. I would definitely not recommend an hour and a half commute though, unless you don’t have another option.