Are you a commuter student that’s curious to get a look inside the daily life of res. kids? Well, this article will provide you an opportunity to reevaluate your decisions and hopefully have a better understanding of the pros and cons of both living conditions.
Now as someone who’s had the experience of being both a residence and commuter student, I feel like I’m allowed to present you my pros and cons table of both lifestyles. So, stay tuned for the follow-up article of this where I specifically discuss the ups and downs of being a commuter.
Pros:
• You get to meet a lot of interesting and fun people. You’ll be quick to bond with your floor mates over the struggles associated with being a residence student. Commuters on the other hand struggle to find a homework buddy, let alone someone they can have lunch with.
• You don’t miss out on any late-night campus events and dorm room parties. You’re always in the loop, even at times when you don’t necessarily want to be. This is your opportunity to meet more people, take advantage of it!
• You are independent, completely on your own. You grow as a person as you accept more responsibility for yourself. This may be hard at first, since you’re in the middle of a difficult transition as high school students to university students, but it will be very helpful in the long-run. Not only are the academic expectations rising, but you too will soon develop higher expectations in taking care of yourself.
• You finally privacy you’ve been longing for. You can form plans that reflect your own schedule and you no longer need to answer to anybody. You can now officially go wherever you want, with whomever you want.
• You get much more sleep. Just wake up 10 minutes before your class starts. You can even take naps in between your classes, while non-residence students have to prevent themselves from falling asleep or deal with having to sleep on a pile of textbooks at the library, when really they initially planned on studying. Clearly, residence students are at an advantage. Get your beauty sleep on!
Cons:
• Do not expect the residentce student meal plan to be the same as the delicious, warm, home cooked meals your mom or dad used to make for you. Not to mention, given the meal schedules and your varying sleeping and class schedules, you’re bound to miss a lot of the meals. You’re more likely to be eating out most of the time, which really isn’t a bad thing considering the limited food options you have through your meal plan.
• Paper thin walls- that’s all I have to say. Every girl can relate to having late night dance sessions with a couple of girlfriends, and late night heart-to-heart talks that inevitably turn to crazy loud screams and laughter. Well, sorry to break it to you, but that’s no longer possible. In case you don’t know, the person sleeping on the other side of your dorm room wall can hear everything you guys are saying and she’s extremely annoyed. Other people may be sleeping, studying or just in need of some quiet time so you can’t invite your friends over to your dorm and have late night jam sessions, unless you’re willing to invite your neighbouring floor mates.
• Have you ever been frustrated for constantly running into that one person you’re trying to avoid? Everyone has that one guy or girl that they constantly find themselves running away from because they’re either interested in you and don’t get the very explicit hints that suggest you have zero interest in them, or worse, you and this person have had a falling-out and both of you are keeping grudges on each other. It’s hard enough to run into them in random spots on campus, but this can be very irritating if the person you’re trying to avoid happens to live on residence, especially if they’re on your floor. You’ll be running into them morning through night, everyday for approximately 8 months. Good luck!
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