Many students at college opt to live on campus. What are the benefits and drawbacks of campus life?

Students at universities and colleges prefer to live on campus rather than attend every day directly from

home

. While there are many advantages to learning to be independent as well as saving

time

, there are several disadvantages

such

as becoming homesick and wasting a lot of valuable

time

.

To begin

, there are many benefits of staying at the institutional accommodation.

Firstly

, residing in a place in which you are responsible for your daily chores helps you to become more independent.

For example

, you may have to make your own meals, iron your own clothes and do your own weekly shopping.

As a result

,

this

can make you become a self-sufficient individual as well as teach you independency.

Secondly

, many students may have chosen campus accommodation as they travel from other distant cities.

For instance

, my brother studied at the University of Cambridge which is a 6-hour train ride from where we lived.

Consequently

, commuting every day would have been near impossible, a complete waste of

time

and very costly.

Therefore

it was cheaper for him to avail of the option of staying on campus and travelling

home

every other weekend.

On the other hand

, where there are many advantages, unfortunately , disadvantages

also

co-exist.

First

and foremost, one of the major cons is that living away from

home

can cause homesickness. To cite an example, research suggests that many students residing away from

home

are most likely to get into some degree of depression and develop anxiety. For

this

reason, people can have long-term mental illnesses and complications.

Similarly

, wasting precious

time

is

additionally

a major drawback. When children reside with their parents, they are well looked after and have certain restrictions .

Hence

at colleges, pupils may resort to partying and wasting

time

rather than concentrating on their studies if not restricted. To conclude, while there are multiple advantages

such

as becoming self-supporting together with saving

time

and money, they come at a cost of developing stress and getting into the wrong crowd.

Thus

, to overcome these negatives , more support groups should be available along with tighter rules and regulations.