Livingon-campusoroff-campus?
Livingon-campusmakesiteasiertogetorientedtothewaythingsaredone.Plus,youinteractmorewithotherstudents.Keepingupwithstudiesinyourfirstyearishardenough.Youshouldnothavetoworryaboutfindingyourwayaroundandfiguringouttheuniversitybureaucracy.Livinginthedormitoryalsomakeastudentfeelmoreapartoftheuniversitycommunity.Therearemoreopportunitiesforyoutoinvolveinuniversityactivitiesandnetworkingwithstudentsanduniversityadministration.
Livingoff-campus,however,isadefiniteadvantageforolderstudents.Findinganapartment,dealingwithleasesandthelandlord’sregulations,cookingmeals,andfiguringoutbudgetsareallgoodpracticeforlifeaftergraduation.Off-campushousingalsogivesstudentsabetterperspectiveonwhatisgoingonaroundthem.Campuscanbelikelittleworlds.Gettingtoknowneighborswhoarenotstudentsisgoodforstudentscomingfromdifferenceplaces.
Ithinkitisbetterforcollegestudentstoliveoncampusduringtheirfirsttwoyears,andthenmoveintoanapartmentforoff-campuslife,whilejuniorsandseniorsneedtheindependenceofoff-campuslife.