Introduction
At every stage of our lives, we are usually presented with various scenarios whereby one has to make a choice from the available options. These choices are likely to affect us directly or indirectly. For instance, joining campus is an important decision in one’s life.
The choice that most students face at this stage of their life is whether to live in campus or off campus. A number of collage students find it difficult to choose between these two options. This can be attributed to the fact that they both have their own pros and cons. In this paper, a comparison will be drawn between living in and off campus.
Differences
First, living in campus enables a student to have easy access to school facilities, such as the library, hostels, campus cafeteria and computer labs. For instance, students living in campus can easily reach a classroom or even the library within a short time. Such students will also be able to benefit from low food prices in the campus cafeteria. On the contrary, a student who lives off campus is likely to miss out on these benefits.
On the other hand, living in campus limits a student’s privacy due to the fact that most of the facilities, such as washrooms, dormitories and recreational halls, are shared by all students. However, if a student is living off campus, he or she will be able to have a personal space away from the crowd. This enables the student to prepare a homework or study in the silence.
However, a student who lives in campus has a more active social life as compared to a student living off campus. Living in campus enables one to interact more with the fellow students in different settings apart from the classroom. Such students are able to make more friends. On the contrary, living off campus will limit a student’s ability to participate in campus activities as well as make more friends. In most cases, a student living off campus will only interact with his classmates.
Similarities
Despite the differences between living in and off campus, it is still possible to draw some similarities between the two options. For instance, in both cases, a student is in a position to do personal study without much interruption because a student living in campus can easily study in the library, as well as a person living off campus is in a position to study at the comfort of his or her house, away from any distraction.
Secondly, in both cases, there is a certain level of independence among students. Regardless of whether a student is living in or off campus, he/she should be responsible for his/her own life. For example, a campus student is expected to make decisions on his/her own and be ready to answer for his/her actions
Conclusion
Even though the two options have similarities, it is worth noting that they also have a number of differences in terms of their advantages and disadvantages. Therefore, before a student makes up his or her mind on whether to live in or off campus, it is important to compare and contrast the two options so as to make an objective choice. However, at the end of the day, the decision solely lies in the hands of the student.