When I made the choice to attend SUNY University at Albany I also made the choice to live at home while attending the school. This decision has been faced with many blessings and many curses. Here they are:

Blessing: Food, food anytime you want it.

Curse: Having to clean up every mess that said food makes.

Blessing: Getting to sleep in a bed you have been comfortable in for years.

Curse: Having to wake up an extra hour early because of the commute.

Blessing: Having the freedom to go anywhere you want because you have your own car.

Curse: Paying for gas...

Blessing: Getting to see your family everyday.

Curse: Seeing your family E-V-E-R-Y-D-A-Y...

Blessing: Having a fast wifi connection.

Curse: No real curse when the wifi is that good. Am I right?

Blessing: Saving thousands of dollars a year not paying for room and board.

Curse: Missing out on key parts of college life that come with living in a dorm.

Blessing: No messy or weird roommates.

Curse: Although you don't have a roommate you have your parents and sometimes that might be just a bad.

Blessing: You have your own shower.

Curse: No curse. It is your own shower what could be the draw back of that?

Blessing: Having a quiet and personal space to study.

Curse: Often getting interrupted by your parents asking you to do some sort of trivial task or asking you some unnecessary question.

As bad as it may sound initially living at home during your college years isn't that bad. All in all I am happy of my choice and with the money I have been saving I have the opportunity to study abroad or move into my own place a lot sooner than many of my peers living on campus. Not to knock living on campus bit being a commuter and living at home isn't that bad.