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The Struggles of Commuting

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Samantha Milazzo Student Contributor, University of Scranton
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Scranton chapter and does not reflect the views of Her Campus.

Deciding to commute to college was a huge commitment to make; now we are forced to deal with the struggles that are exceptionally high right now. Now, do not get me wrong commuting has many benefits but here are just a few downfalls: 

 

Having to leave 30 minutes before class

 

Grabbing everything you need, may need, probably will need throughout the day

 

Living out of your car

 

Answering the repetitive question of how far you are from school

 

Truly being a ” townie”

 

Going out requires you to sleepover your BFF who dorms aka bring everything you may need, or arranging a ride (hey ma)

 

Parking is basically the hunger games

 

The meter tickets…

 

Being late because of traffic

 

Having to say in front of your class when you walk in late “sorry I commute”

 

Not being able to be all that productive at home

 

Rehearsing your schedule with your family so they know why you’re not home

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Samantha Milazzo

Scranton

Samantha is an East Coast girl from Pennsylvania with a New York City attitude and a Florida mindset. Her shopping habits are contagious; she has inherited them from her mom (they say mother knows best, right?). Samantha is a University of Scranton senior majoring in Strategic Communication with a minor in Business. She is the Campus Correspondent of Her Campus Scranton, which she co-founded in September 2014 with her best friend, Elise. She is also the captain for Scranton Love Your Melon and secretary of the University of Scranton's Business Club. Follow her on Instagram and Twitter, @samanthaamilazzo @samanthaliza_