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4 Things That Happen When You Go To School Close To Home

Me: "Oh my god, is that my mom in front of my dorm?"
Friend: "I think she has food!"

Kelsea Wong

Oct 22, 2018

Villanova University

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I live a short twenty minutes down the main road from Villanova, and when I was applying to schools in high school, I would have never thought I'd stay relatively the same area. I wanted to go somewhere far away and build my new home in a brand new city. However, upon certain fortunate events, I committed to Villanova, and I have no regrets.

1. Random family visits

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*sits down in class*

Call from Mom: "Hey, I'm stopping by in a little, are you free?"

2. Going home is extremely easy

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...almost too easy. On move-in day freshman year, the shared showers freaked me out, so I just went home, showered, and went back to school! I also spent the weekend of finals at home because I could use my big old desk and study the way I wanted to without any distractions.

3. Free! Food!

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I'll come home from a weekend or just a day at home with bags full of food, or sometimes when my mom randomly stops by (number 1), she'll bring takeout for me and my roommates.

4. You end up packing way too much.

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Even if you don't pack that much initially, you always end the year with so much more stuff. I start bringing things from home in small amounts and eventually it just accumulates into another huge load of stuff to pack.

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4 Things That Happen When You Go To School Close To Home

Me: "Oh my god, is that my mom in front of my dorm?"Friend: "I think she has food!"

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1. Random family visits

2. Going home is extremely easy

3. Free! Food!

4. You end up packing way too much.

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The Library

Time Management

Registration

Housing

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Teachers

Clubs

High School Friends

Finals

It's not all morning coffees and singing along to the radio.

You can't just go to your room to take a nap in the middle of your classes.

Having to spend all your extra cash on gas for your car.

Speaking of money, you probably don't have a meal plan so you're forced to scrounge up some change or mooch off of your friends.

It can be harder to maintain the friendships you make with people from class.

Finding a parking spot.

It can be harder to be involved on campus because between your one, two, or three jobs and school you don't have much free time.

When you try to be super involved on campus, it can kill your sleep schedule.

It's impossible to do homework at home, but staying on campus isn't an option sometimes.

There are surveys and events that you can't participate in because you're a commuter.

Group projects are the bane of your existence.

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Your backpack rivals that of a survivalist trekking in the woods.

Driving all the way to campus to find a note on the door of your classroom saying class was cancelled.

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14. When he had to stand up to peer pressure

15. When Toby was "Toby-ish"

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Smash Things Against a Wall

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Throw a Coffee Table Out a Window

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