Students across campus gave their opinions on living on campus versus commuting to school. They told their experiences and why they prefer one to the other.
Many said a lot of the same reasons as to why they liked or did not like a certain living situation. There was a variety of responses that differed greatly from each other as well. Some of the students had pretty strong opinions on the matter in terms of how it affects them.
“You don’t really get wrapped up in, like, student life, you kind of just go to class and mind your business,” Amanda Albarouki, sophomore biology major, said about commuting.
She said that commuting allows her to be a bit more focused on schoolwork. This could potentially lead to better academic performance. She had previously lived on campus and plans to do so again because she preferred the experience overall.
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Brittany Morgan, a senior accounting major, also used to be a resident on campus but now commutes. Finances were a major factor in this decision since it was more expensive for her to live on campus. Another factor was that she felt she did not have much to do on campus in her free time. At home, she feels like she has a lot of more enjoyable pastimes.
“I love living on campus,” Raven Giunn, a sophomore English major, said. “This campus is really beautiful and nice as the seasons change.”
Guinn also said that she believes it has been better for her to stay on campus and be away from home rather than have to commute back and forth every day. At the same time, she feels the small size of the campus can be a disadvantage sometimes. Much like Morgan, she also feels there is not much to do on campus and that the cost of residency is high.
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Ryan Nguyen, a freshman information science and technology major, lives in Xavier Hall and enjoys the close-knit atmosphere on campus. He finds that it is easy and quick getting to classes given the close proximity of all the buildings.
“I wish there was, like, more events happening, like on campus for people to get involved in,” Nguyen said. “The weekends are, like, kind of boring.”
Abi Fricke, junior business management major, lives on campus and says that her major complaint is with cafeteria times. She said that she plays both golf and basketball and that sometimes the practices run over and she is not able to get to the cafeteria before they stop serving food.
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Fricke said that although she has lived on campus her entire time at Cabrini so far, she wants to try living off-campus for her final year, just for a new experience.
Waqas Khan, freshman computer science major, lives in East Residence Hall. He, like many of the aforementioned students, enjoys being able to walk anywhere on campus in a short period of time. He also said that he is not a big fan of the food provided to students. Despite this, he maintains that he will continue to live on campus until he graduates.
