Class Presentation 11/17

This Thursday’s presentation is about commuting and dorm life. Kevin, Kenny, and Merril's group assigned two readings on the positives and negatives of both.  Currently I am living in a dorm here at SCSU and next semester I have decided that I want to commute. Before moving into the dorms here I thought that I needed to live here to get the full college experience. I was probably right but apparently the whole experience for me is just completely miserable. I think that a lot of people really enjoy coming and living away from home because their parents are controlling or not even more than they should be, maybe everyone has normal parents, but to get away from them. I know that some of my friends from home are having a blast at college. They are living it up and loving every second but for me it is quite the opposite. They were always being told what they could and couldn’t do and I would say that my upbringing wasn’t any different. What I am trying to say is that some people like living in dorms to get out of their parents grip and be independent but for me, my parents guiding me along the way really isn’t that bad. Another reason that I personally believe that commuting is a better option for me is because I’m not that involved on campus because I would rather be more involved in doing well. I have chosen my academics as my priority.  I know that being involved is supposed to make you connect with southern and the people here but personally I have plenty of friends without it. I came here over the summer and met new people though the program I was in and I have friends that came here to Southern with me. So between the two I think in doing just fine. Those are only some of the reasons that commuting for me isn’t such a bad idea.