<p>We’re both seniors, and quite frankly, we go to the worst school imaginable. There are shootings, stabbings, gang violence, yea whatever you name it, and we’ve been here for 4 years. We’re ready to get out, and I am ready to go to college, but my good friend seems to not share the same goals. I want to go to our state school, live in a dorm, and meet a lot of new people. My friend gets 90% tuition at one of the universities here, so he’s going there. It’s really close, and it’s fine that he wants to go there because it’s 90% of like 25k+, but he is giving into living at home. I wanted to see if there is anyway that he would live in the dorms so he can meet more people, but he won’t budge. He doesn’t like the idea of rooming with a random guy and showering over there…I am disappointed that he wants to live at home…but then again, I guess I could be over generalizing by saying that people who don’t live in dorms do not meet anybody? I dont know what to do</p>
<p>Ultimately, it’s his choice. I would recommend he live on campus for at least the first year so he can get acclimated, but living at home would allow him to focus on studies and be more comfortable. Not to mention it would potentially save a lot of money. </p>
<p>Suggest an overnight visit for him. If he does an overnight on one of the dorms at his college, he might end up seeing it’s not so bad?</p>
<p>Get over it. This is your friend’s choice, not yours. You’re not even in college, so you’re in no position to try and give him advice. Dorm life is in many ways overrated. You can make friends without living on campus. A poor dorm experience can ruin your entire college experience. Your friend sounds high maintenance, so he’s probably best living at home.</p>
<p>I know it’s hard to identify with someone who has made that choice, but you’ve just got to trust him to make the right decision for himself. If living at home is not the right fit for him, then he’ll realize that for himself once he gets to college. He might very well decide, once he starts going to classes and getting involved, that he doesn’t want to live at home anymore. I know I’m not a hugely social person, but I still feel the tug of campus life when I visit home, even for a few days. I didn’t expect that as a senior. Or maybe your friend is just different and truly enjoys living at home better. If that’s an option at his school, he’s entitled to choose it. Let him be.</p>
<p>Maybe saying he wants to live at home is his way of not telling you that he doens’t have enough money to stay in the dorms. Its ultimently his decision where he lives and I wouldn’t worry about it too much.</p>
<p>he’ll still meet people by living off campus.
don’t worry about it. it’s his choice to make.</p>