Campus Living Not Needed for College Experience

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March 10, Residence Life sent out an email notifying students about room selections. It left many upcoming sophomores, juniors, and seniors very confused. A U.S. News article from fall of 2021 showed that 70 percent of Spring Hill College Students lived on campus, which is in line with the roughly 60 percent of students living on campus in the United

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Many people feel that living on campus can be easier, as students are provided with food, a bed, furniture and are close to their classes. Though this does not take into account the cost of everything else that will be needed like the actual price of room and board on a college campus. Being on campus allows students to interact with each other and allows them to be more involved on campus as well. Making friends can also be easier while living on campus because students are sharing rooms and living close in proximity to each other. It tends to be one of the first things thought of when students think of the college experience.

In my opinion, living on campus is not necessary for the college experience. Yes, living on campus gives you a closer proximity to things happening on campus, but it is not the most important. I still live at home and have for my entire time at Spring Hill. First and foremost, I don’t have to worry about room and board cost, saving thousands of dollars a year. I also do not spend as much on food because I eat with my family and save more money. How you are in campus life depends on how involved you want to be. I personally have been more involved some years versus others. One of the major reasons for this is because of COVID-19 and other personal reasons. I have stayed on campus when there was an event and it was the easiest thing to do, but making friends can take a bit more initiative when not living on campus. This is due to not being near other students all of the time. I think that the differences for living on or off campus can be mainly decided based on where you are coming from. I don’t live too far from campus.

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Although, I live closer to campus, some do not, so living on campus is a personal choice with pros and cons in both directions.

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