As young adults enter college, they are presented with the choice of boarding at school or living with their parents. This essay is going to argue that student accommodation is the optimal choice for undergraduates. This point will be illustrated by looking at how living at home is simply unfeasible for most students, and the benefits accruing from staying in a dormitory.
Today, very few students attend a local college or university, thus the idea of them staying at home during school term is implausible. This is particularly valid in developing nations, where most colleges are concentrated in urban centers. Daily commute would be difficult for those who live in rural areas or even suburban residents. To these students, on- campus housing is obviously the more sensible option. For example, in [country], rural citizens tend to move to the city for college and share a dorm room instead of commuting from their residences.
The choice of living at school is reinforced by the fact that it fosters personal growth in ways not otherwise possible with living at home. For instance, when boarding at a dormitory, students with discrepant preferences would learn to make compromises. This is not necessary if they live with their parents who are generally more accommodating. In addition, living away from home also teaches students to be more independent, because they must manage their personal finance as well as taking care of their own nutritional needs. In fact, Americans who lived in fraternity houses during college have reported that they became more self-reliant as a result of having to budget and cook for themselves.
In conclusion, I strongly believe that it makes more sense for college students to live on campus, for the reasons provided above.
As young adults enter college, they
are presented
with the choice of boarding at school or
living
with their parents. This essay is going to argue that
student
accommodation is the optimal choice for undergraduates. This point will
be illustrated
by looking at how
living
at home is
simply
unfeasible for most
students
, and the benefits accruing from staying in a dormitory.
Today
,
very
few
students
attend a local college or university,
thus
the
idea
of them staying at home during school term is implausible. This is
particularly
valid in developing nations, where most colleges
are concentrated
in urban centers. Daily commute would be difficult for those who
live
in rural areas or even suburban residents. To these
students
, on- campus housing is
obviously
the more sensible option.
For example
, in [country], rural citizens tend to
move
to the city for college and share a dorm room
instead
of commuting from their residences.
The choice of
living
at school
is reinforced
by the fact that it fosters personal growth in ways not
otherwise
possible with
living
at home.
For instance
, when boarding at a dormitory,
students
with discrepant preferences would learn to
make
compromises. This is not necessary if they
live
with their parents who are
generally
more accommodating.
In addition
,
living
away from home
also
teaches
students
to be more independent,
because
they
must
manage their personal finance
as well
as taking care of their
own
nutritional needs. In fact, Americans who
lived
in fraternity
houses
during college have reported that they became more self-reliant
as a result
of having to budget and cook for themselves.
In
conclusion, I
strongly
believe that it
makes
more sense for college
students
to
live
on campus, for the reasons provided above.