I have been living on a school campus for almost 8 years now. I know how it works, I know how to live with both girls and guys, and I know how to share a room and a bathroom. I believe that there are certain people who are able to deal with campus life, while there are others who just aren't for that life. I for one...am one of those people, and one of the reason is because I have done it for so long. The other reason is this...

Due to the fact that I have previous experience dealing with being away from home, being sick without my mom, learning to share a room, doing laundry by myself, etc. I was never really into my boarding school and staying there, but I was two hours away so there was not much I could do about that. But my personality and the person I was, was so intrigued by the reason kids around me were acting the way they were. I have always wondered why people had to be yelling, running around, drinking, smoking, and just overall not decent to live with.

I am the person who likes to wake up, go to school, come back home, do work, eat, go to bed. Call me boring but I really don't enjoy socializing or staying out past midnight drinking and getting "buzzed". I would really rather have a quiet night after a long day of school and watch TV with my family and dog. I believe after 7 years of living away I have learned that I don't want to be apart of the college life. Don't get me wrong, it's not the college itself. It's the people and their actions. I don't find it reasonable to stay out doing crazy things, coming into the dorm and being loud while everyone else is either asleep or trying to study.

Sometimes I think the next year will be better, sometimes it is and sometimes I just want to be home. I have grown out of this campus dorm life for quite some time now but never listened to myself. Sometimes I feel that my introverted and reserved personality isn't meant for college dorm life. I have certainly met some nice people who are the same, which makes it easier. But I have been considering commuting several times, but the thought of a 45-minute drive every day would be costly and exhausting. Although I know there are several students who commute much longer, even maybe an hour.

I am so done with students who treat college so carelessly. This is everywhere, but when you hear students in the halls talking trash about the college work or professor it ticks me off. I just want to be in a grown-up place, and sometimes college dorms aren't the answer.