Should I keep dorming on campus?

mpmenard
Tue, 25 Oct 2011 11:20:37 +0000

I’m a freshman resident student living on campus. I was looking forward to dorming, but now I’m starting to feel regrets. Here’s a few things that are pushing me to consider becoming a commuter student instead:

1.) First and foremost, I’m a hockey referee that does a lot of traveling around the local area. It’s essentially a part-time job for me. Unfortunately, I don’t keep a car on campus, which means that every time I have to work a game, my father has to come pick me up from college and take me to the rink. This really isn’t the best way to show up to a job. If things go well, I may be working full-time in the next year or two, traveling all across the country to work games, just like a professional hockey player.

2.) My father is getting hip replacement surgery, which may require me to be at home to help out, as my parents are now empty nesters.

3.) I also play for the ACHA club hockey team at school, which is a big time commitment. We do a lot of weekend traveling, and when I’m not playing, my smelly, rotten equipment stays in my room.

4.) Besides this, I feel a strong disconnection to the outside world. Living and going to school in the same place has caused me more anxiety than I anticipated. For me, it’s almost the equivalent of being home schooled. Not having the connection to roam about or see life outside the walls of campus is driving me crazy. I enjoy the company of my floor, but it’s too much.

Overall, I think the pros of commuting outweigh the cons of dorming, but what do you think? Should I keep dorming for the year, or should I commute?