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Many university students live with their families, while others live away from home because their universities are in different places. What are the advantages and disadvantages of both situations?

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With many students going to
university
 these days, some of them choose to stay with their families while
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others
 decide to live alone during the period of their
study
. Regardless of which option is chosen, there are some benefits and drawbacks in both choices and
this
 essay will discuss
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both views.
To begin
 with, not only positive aspects but
also
 negative aspects of living away
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 family while studying at
university
 must be discussed. The main benefit of doing so is that students can establish an independent lifestyle. To illustrate, they have to deal with all house duties
such
 as washing clothes, cooking and cleaning when living without their parents.
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 they may need to pay their utility fees by themselves, which make them aware of how much their living costs are. These skills and
knowlege
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knowledge
 are necessary for their future lives.
However
, it is true that there is a significant disadvantage of the
indipendent
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independent
 life, which is possible
distruction
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destruction
 of
study
.
This
 means, if there is no one who takes care of you, that it
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might
 be difficult to manage your time to
study
 since tertiary education is way harder than high school
learnings
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 as well as you have to deal with extra house chores.
This
 can negatively impact
on
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your grade at
university
.
On the other hand
, commuting to
university
 from home
also
 have some merits and demerits. As
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discussed
 above, they can be opposite to the advantage and
disadvantage
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 of living by themselves.
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the
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other words, the upside of staying home is the easier time management for their
study
 whereas the downside of
that is
 the difficulty of learning their independence. To conclude, there are some benefits and drawbacks in both living alone and
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;
thus
, it should be well considered before the decision is made.
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