The majority of college students tend to live on campus all four years of school. Although this seems to be the most ideal situation, room and board can be expensive and, in my case, I live so close to school that there is not really any point. Saving money can be nice, but sometimes commuting is a real hassle.
1. Night classes are the worst
You may get done class at 9pm, but you don’t have just a quick walk back to your dorm. Depending on the commute, you could have a lengthy drive before you are even really done with that day of school.
2. You have to pack everything
Practice clothes, change of clothes, lunch, sleeping bag, pillow, blanket, hammock, you name it…we pack it all. Living out of your car suddenly becomes acceptable to you and your fellow commuters, although, everyone always knows you commute the second you open up the trunk of your car.
3. There is nowhere to nap
While most students have a nice bed to go back to, commuters are forced to get creative with nap time. Hammocks and the back seat of a car suddenly become the best inventions.
4. Breaks between classes are your worst enemy
There is only so much time you can walk around, sit in the library, work on homework, or hang out with friends before they have to go to class. After you have done all of that, you end up sitting around and twiddling your thumbs for the next few hours.
5. Snow days mean no classes
For some reason, here in the north, the faculty doesn’t take into account the commuters that have to drive through the twenty-two inches of snow in their driveway that fell the day before. If you don’t live on campus, it is impossible to get to school the days that it snows.
6. If you forget something, you're out of luck
If you forget your book at home, it will have to stay there until you get back. By the time you get in your car to retrieve it and come back, the class is practically over.
Commuting does have its perks, however, if you live on campus, you don’t think about the little things that would be so different if you were a commuter.
