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Why Living At Home During College Is OK

It saves you a ton of money, for one.

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Why Living At Home During College Is OK

My first semester of college, I moved to the city in the hopes that I would grow to love the chaos and all the different things to do. I grew up in a small town where the most exciting thing to do is to go to the movies on a Friday night. Boston was going to be something new and exciting that I thought I would love. On move in day I had the same feelings many freshmen college students have when they first move into college, I was sad because I was leaving my friends and family behind, but happy to start my new life at school. Over the next couple of weeks I continued to be sad about where I was going to school. I soon decided that the right thing for me to do was to transfer to a college closer to my hometown and live at home.

Moving back home is more common in first year college students than you would think it is. A lot of people feel the same away about moving away from home. Whether the college is not the right fit for a person or they miss being at home. There is nothing wrong with either. Personally, the school was not a good fit for me and I missed the familiarity of being at home.

Once moving back home after living away at college you begin to see all the benefits of moving back like:

Saving a lot of money

Good, free food

Getting to sleep in your own bed

Either way there are going to be pros and cons of moving back home, but someone should not be embarrassed if that is what they decide to do. Sometimes moving back home is the best option for someone. It doesn't matter that some choose to embrace the college life and some absolutely hate it. I mean, who really wants to pay $13,000 a year to live with a bunch of gross people?

Moving back home doesn’t make you weak or lame because you couldn’t stand living at school. College is a big difference from high school and the life that someone lived before moving away. Some people just are not meant to live at college and being at home is what makes them happy. The familiarity of home is the hardest to live without when moving away and it’s hard to not miss. Home is the support that a lot of kids need when going through such a large transition that going away is not an option. It’s better to compromise on what you need and don’t need when deciding on what college is best for you.

There are going to people that do not understand why you would want to move back home. They’ll ask “Why would you want to do that?” or they will roll their eyes at you. These people don't know who you are or what you are going through when deciding whether to live at home or live at school. Don’t bother with what they have to stay because when it comes down to it you're the one who it truly impacts.

College is supposed to be four of the best years of your life. It is your last chance to be able to do what you want. It’s the last chapter you go through before entering the real world. You should be making the most of it. If staying at home is your thing, then do it. Commuter students can still be involved with school and participate in things that resident students do too. This is the time that you can do whatever pleases you. Make the most of it while you can.

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