There are many advantages to living on campus in college. Some of these advantages include the diverse social life, the independence, the easy access to campus, and the convenience and simplicity.
One of the biggest advantages of living on campus, especially in the first years of college, is meeting new people. Living in a building filled with other people your own age, sharing your interests, and going through the same experiences as you allows for you to be able to learn more about yourself and to make strong bonds and connections. These friendships can be some of the most important relationships of your life, and creating these friendships with people experiencing the same things as you allows for you to feel more comfortable and to feel more yourself.
Another big advantage of living on campus is learning how to be independent. Simple things, such as going laundry, planning schedules, making appointments, are often done by parents, and when coming in to a new environment, it’s important and very beneficial to learn how to manage this new independence properly.
Living on campus can allow for a much greater level of easy access to campus. If you live on-campus, you can easily walk to classes, libraries, computer labs and dining halls. You don’t have to waste time and money on driving to school, finding a parking space, and so forth.
Living on campus allows for a greater level of convenience and simplicity, having close by dining halls, laundry in the resident halls, convenient study lounges, and provided Internet access can be extremely beneficial, and can really help to make the stressful college life much less stressful. Having such conveniences can make the transition from living at home to college life much more simple.

~ Linde Thatcher

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