Should I dorm or stay with my parents?

gardenstategal
Sat, 12 Nov 2016 14:35:09 +0000

My advice is to dorm freshman year. You’ll meet more people and integrate into the school more easily because you will be able to take advantage of events that come up spontaneously.

Imagine there’s an event at 8 pm on Friday and your last class ends at 1. Would you hang around for it? What if it were something you simply wanted to check out and leave if you didn’t like it? I probably would not stick around but at the risk of missing something I might also like. Being on campus creates options.

You will still be able to go home any time if you want to visit. If you want to commute in subsequent years, you can do that. But I think you cut yourself off from a lot of opportunities by starting that way.