Most college students may think that committing to school is actually the worst thing to ever happen. You have to fight parking every single day or have to lug all of your textbooks around, spending hours in the library trying to make brining the textbooks worth it. Or how you constantly have to ask your parents to go out, or at the very least, let them know where you are going and that you will be out late. Or just the fact that there is no place to take a nap, because napping in your car is very awkward and not at all practical if you live in Florida or anywhere else where our winter lasts two days and we move back to sweltering heat. However, there are some advantages to being a commuter that actually make it worth it.
1. Even if you can’t take a nap on campus, you always know that your bed is at home waiting for you.
Besides, who wants to sleep on lumpy dorm mattresses night after night anyway? Plus, having friends who live on campus is always a good thing, especially if they don't care if you take a nap in their bed/on their floor. #truefriendship
2. More options for food.
Since, you know, you have the luxury of a full kitchen that is kept clean and stocked by your parents and you don’t have to deal with roommates stealing your food or never leaving their dishes in the sink. Except for siblings who always take the last of that snack food that you were saving in the back of the pantry, hidden away.
3. The fact that your parents are always there and you don’t have to travel home to see them or deal with phone tag.
Let’s face it, no matter how excited you were to get out of the house and move to college, you still miss having your parents easily accessible. Who else can you talk to when you get into a fight with your best friend since you aren't talking to them? Or, you at least have someone to help you write and proofread that essay that you waited until the last minute to do.
4. Having to step outside of your comfort zone to meet people.
There have been so many stories of commuters not being able to make friends or missing out on college activities because they live at home. You only the miss the chances you don’t take, so instead of sitting by yourself in class, find a study buddy. Even if they aren't your new BFF, you at least have someone to give you the notes if you miss class. And it makes that class all the more bearable with someone to have a friendly conversation with.
5. You are saving so much money.
It may not feel like it with the driving back and forth, paying tolls, paying for whatever food you don’t bring from home, and maybe even driving to work, but that is nothing compared to the cost of an apartment or dorm on campus. If you are saving all that money for one or two years by living at home, living someplace else is so much more feasible money wise later in your college career.
6. Having a completely quiet place to escape to.
At the end of the day, you have your own room to escape to, no roommates, no suitemates, nobody to bother you. Your parents are more willing to give you the quiet time you need to complete homework or whatever you need to do, versus anyone else who lives with you or even around you. The chances of having a party in the room next to you are very slim, unless, of course, your parents or siblings constantly have wild and crazy parties.
