Living In School Campus vs.

Renting an Apartment In the City

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Each student, while entering a college or university has a choice if he would like to live on campus or rent
an apartment in the city. And as usual, this choice is very complex and both options have their own
advantages and disadvantages. So I decided to review the pros and cons of living at school campus and
renting apartments and compare them.

The first advantage of living on campus is that you have a higher accessibility to school; you can access
libraries and classes, cafeterias, computer labs and other things you may need to learn without wasting
time on driving to school when you live off-campus. I think this important because while your studying
you need to complete a lot of tasks and write numerous papers and access to the materials and
equipment is important. Nevertheless, right now it is possible to access a lot of things through the
internet, and if you have a laptop or PC you can work on, it doesn’t matter where to live. You can scan or
download books and work with them staying at home.

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The next advantage of living on campus, I think, will be social life. When you live on-campus you can
meet more people and establish friendly relationships, you also will know about all activities on campus
and how to take part in them. The disadvantage of such living will be of course a lack of privacy, you
won’t have quiet time and will need to share a bathroom and bedrooms with others. So if you like to be
alone, living on-campus probably is not the best option for you.

The other advantage of living on campus is the simplicity of your life you don’t need to worry about
meals, rent payments and other things which needed when you are living alone. On-campus students
have their own meal plan and this makes their life easier. While renting an apartment, besides worrying
about your meals and rent, you also have more tasks to do, like shopping at grocery, cleaning, and
transportation, sometimes buying furniture and other things needed for home required.

Of course living on campus has other disadvantages, than that I have mentioned before. First is a limited
space, you are living with one or two people and need to share space with them. Second is the influence
of on-campus social life on your grades and study. If you’re not organized enough to follow the schedule
and complete all your tasks no matter if there are a party of cheat-chat in your room, it is better to live
off-campus.

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It is evident, that living on-campus is a great experience, however, if it has a negative influence on your
learning, it is better to rent an apartment outside the campus. But there are also disadvantages of such
a living, and the main is a price. In rare cases, renting an apartment is cheaper than living on-campus,
however, this one to million situations. So renting an apartment in the majority of cases is expensive, this
not only price, but also things you will need to purchase for a comfortable living, because not all
apartments are supplied with them, so you may also need to purchase furniture, crockery, household
appliances and others.

Another thing you should consider is that living off-campus will require time spending on transportation,
you will be doing it by car, bike, bicycle or even a bus or train depending on where you are living and
where the university is located. This will take time and also money (not in the case when you are riding a
bicycle). As a result, you need to think of how much you will spend on such activity. Also, when you are
living off-campus you are less involved in different university/college activities which are aimed to build
team spirit, friendship and in some cases educate you. The isolation you may feel living off-campus can
be harmful for your education, and may prevent you from establishing friendly relationships with your
classmates. Moreover, you will be responsible for paying your bills and buying many other things which
are available for on-campus guys.

I think that it depends on the personality of the person who makes a decision if he would like to live on-
or off- campus. If the person loves to rest in a quiet place, needs to be alone to concentrate on studying,
needs a lot of space for living and organized enough to live alone renting an apartment will be the best
choice. But if you are a communicative person and organized enough to study no matter what surrounds
you and you are ready for the challenges you can face with your roommates and their activities and
personalities the campus is the best place for you. The third thing I have not considered is the case when
your parents’ home is in the same town as your university. In this case, it is easier to choose, whether
you want a social life with your classmates or living in a quiet comfortable atmosphere of your home.