Commuting to college can be great. You save thousands of dollars on housing each year, and you can escape the craziness of college each night. Despite this, there are some unique struggles that every commuter knows all too well.

You have memorized where all the microwaves are on campus.

When you have to be on campus all day, but you don't have a meal plan, you have to get creative. Can anyone say Ramen?

...and the locations of all the best places to sneak a nap.

Just because you don't have a bed to crash in, it doesn't mean that you don't like naps.

Your best friend has deemed you an honorary roommate.

You are in his/her room so much, that people have started to assume that you live there.

You have the time that you need to leave your house to arrive at class on time down to a T.

You know exactly how many times you can press snooze before you are in serious risk of being late.

...but come winter, you have to build in extra time to scrape your car.

You dread the first time that frost bids you good morning and you must readjust your entire morning schedule an entire five minutes.

And finally, when you arrive for your morning class, but your professor cancelled it ten minutes ago...

Why.. just why?

Despite these struggles, you love being a commuter student!

You get to experience college life while also enjoying the comfort of living in a house and not eating cafeteria food every day. What more could one ask for?