1. Having to carry your entire life in your backpack – books, gym stuff, work uniform, you name it.
2. One word: Parking. In fact, this can be its own subcategory.
-2a. Seeing the little orange envelope on your windshield when you accidentally parked in a faculty lot (or you were forced to because there wasn’t parking anywhere else so you had to get creative with what actually counts as a “spot”)
-2b. Parking at the dirt lot across from Huskies. If everyone could do their part to not park like a crazy person, at least 30 more cars could fit in that lot daily.
-2c. And lastly, just the general experience of having to search through four different lots and then sprint to class.
3. Packed lunches. What am I, four?!
4. Alienating all of your friends who still live on campus by constantly asking them for swipes.
5. Having to actually take time out of your day to make yourself dinner and not just having it waiting for you in the dining hall.
-5a. So basically you don’t eat real meals too often.
-5b. And then you have to do dishes.
-5c. Also, higher phone bill from having to call your mom asking her ten questions every time you try to cook something.
-5d. Get used to eggs.
-5e. Husky Pizza delivery is really convenient.
6. GROCERY SHOPPING. “Where does all the food go? I was just at Price Chopper two days ago!” Also this place is scary and confusing and causes you to buy many things but nothing that you actually need.
7. Being a slave to Purple Line. Fun fact- no more buses come to the Student Union stop after 11:15…
8. Bills. I will be wearing ten sweaters for the next few months to avoid turning on the heat.
This all being said- living off campus is pretty sweet- independence, no more dining hall food, and no quiet hours.