On-Campus vs. Off-Campus
Students face a tough decision after they finish their compulsory freshman year in the dorms: To stay on-campus or move off-campus?
While most people choose off-campus living, some students like sophomore Natalia Vera choose to stay.
“I do like living on campus. It’s close to all my classes and I work on campus so it’s really convenient for when I need to go to work. I can just walk across the grove and I’m at work.”
She says that there are negative aspects as well though.
“Sometimes I wish I lived off-campus because I like to be by myself and have my own space. Sometimes it feels cramped in here.”
Others like junior Ben Bates made the switch to off-campus living and haven’t looked back.
“When you are on campus you study, when you’re done studying I come home and relax. So there is a separation of your educational place and where you can relax and just chill with friends.”
Bates says that other than the occasional transportation issue, there is not much to miss about on-campus living.
“There is more of a social environment [in the dorms], there is more people around you, but when you are off campus you are with the people you want to hang out with anyway, you are with your best friends so it’s not a problem.”
For many students the choice comes down to a pros and cons list. Students like the proximity to their classes and social environment of the dorms, but don’t like the lack of freedoms and visitation rules.
Off-campus students like their spacey apartments and freedoms but at times hate the commute. In the end, students must pick what is most important to them and decide what they are willing to live with and live without.
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