1) Cost
2) Freedom
3) Space
4) Privacy
5) Health
6) No Res-Life Drama
7) Life Prep
I'll go into further detail on each below:
Cost:
It can be expensive to live on campus. First off, residential life/housing offices tend to require that your bill be paid in full with tuition which most likely means a loan, which while resulting in a single payment, will likely mean you are going to accrue interest while paying for on-campus housing. Secondly, in many situations you will be required to purchase a meal plan, another expensive ticket. If like some students, you have dietary restrictions, or even schedule restrictions, you may find that …show more content…
If you choose to live off campus, you ultimately are responsible for your own rules. You have to follow the law, of course, but you have the freedom to decide what to include in your apartment, how it will be set up, when to come and go, the number of people you can have over, and when you will clean. Your time and space are your …show more content…
When you move off-campus you are forced to become more responsible for your health - in more ways than one. A big one will be eating - what will you eat/cook? How often will you eat? Don't be afraid of this though, there are a lot of resources available to help you get into healthy eating trends and to help you learn to cook. Moving off-campus is a great way to jump-start healthier eating