Life at Home Last month in our country, thousands of eighteen year olds flocked and migrated to a location where they could finally escape the stress of parents, siblings and their very own house and neighborhood. For the majority of the students, the move was indeed a success, an enjoyment, and otherwise a great new place to call home. There are some teens however, who are finding the new life in college to be struggle, and for some, an unejoyable event. In this essay, I will compare and contrast the views and opinions on life in the dorm versus life back home. To begin, I would like to state my own opinion on dorm life. I find that life at college is by far, better than life at home. Parents, jobs, and siblings are never a problem here for me, and I find it very relaxing. Tons of kids my age live within footsteps of me, and I find myself getting along quite well. No one is here to tell me what to do, where to go, where not to go, or anything like that. I don't have to make my bed, or even match anymore. Its great! Personally, I find college dorm life better than life at home. There are many kids who agree with me. Students find that there are more people to associate with, and more parties to go to. There is never a curfew, and never parental guidance. Total independence is what makes life here so much easier. The pressure from parents urging studying is by far very annoying, and who wants to do chores? Money is sent in the mail, meals ( in which I will thoroughly comment on some other time ) are free, and everything is within walking distance. It really does sound strange to hear people complaining about living at school. You depend on your parents at home, more so than you do now. But what I found out is that your parents still supply you with everything, so you really get the best of both worlds. Parents can be a huge bothersome at home when they become too intrusive in your life. They want to control everything.
Before there was the Lakers vs. Celtics, McDonalds vs. Burger King, or Coke vs. Pepsi, there was the debate of on campus living vs. off campus living. Ever since there have been colleges, students have had to decide whether "to dorm or not to dorm." ...
Living in an apartment at college has many more advantages than the dorm system does. In a dorm, there is very little studying actually going on. ... Next, at college you meet new friends every day. ... Dorm rooms are quite small. ... Will they be able to have friends over any time they want, and be able to have a good social life? ...
Elisha Dov Hack's essay, "College Life versus My Moral Code," speaks on the issue of Yale University's so called "loose" moral practices and the mandatory rule that students must live on campus (freshman and sophomore year). When reading Hack's essay, there's a clear contrast between Yale's "anything goes" residential attitudes vs. ... Throughout "College Life versus My Moral Code," Hack cites examples of the Yale's tolerance towards sexual individualism. ... According to Hack's essay, her parents, and the parents of other students, claim that, &quo...
"High School vs. College" School plays an important role in our life. ... A major crossing point is between high school and college. ... It is a fact that college is more expensive than high school. ... This move often involves paying for an apartment or dorm, food, and transportation, while in high school all of that is free. ...
Where as a public/state college may have co-ed dorms, where girls and guys live in the same building; most Christian colleges strive to keep the men and women apart to lower the amount of temptation placed on the students who are striving to live in a godly environment. ... Although the classes are a nicer, smaller, and more personal size, Christian colleges tend to cost much more than a state college. While a state college may be a little more or less than ten grand or so, the average Christian college cost could be as high as thirty grand. ... As Northwest college states: "Faith and learn...
Plato's Allegory of the Cave is incredibly relevant to the life of a college freshman. ... I thought that college would be challenging. ... Contrary to popular belief, the dorm life is far better than that in a concentration camp. ... I did not have a clear picture of life on the reservation. ... College has taught me that you cannot a...
The manhunt confined my roommates and I to our third floor dorm room, glued to a television tuned to Fox News, awaiting the imminent capture of Dzhokhar. ... At the moment of Jahar's capture, a roar could be heard throughout Boston College's campus that reverberated with American pride. ... Those who had American flags wore them around their necks like capes and joined the rest of our Boston College compatriots. ... When I asked an officer why he was not stopping this mob-like scene, he instantly responded with, "how can I stop you from celebrating the life of one of our own,&qu...
Some people would argue that one of the key aspects of college life is the social interaction you receive by physically going to class and interacting with your fellow peers. ... Traditional Learning vs. ... Many traditional enthusiasts' advocate for the "college experience" and believe distance-learning takes away from that and as a college student, you are not experiencing everything in terms of being in college and having new experiences before entering the world as an "adult.... " In casual conversation, bring up the term "college student" and the image t...