10. Typical Housing
This is something worth thinking about, especially as an undergrad, because it can greatly influence your social life, participation in extracurricular activities, and possibly even community interactions to some degree. Most colleges are either residential or commuter-focused; although most offer both, the student body tends to lean toward one or the other.
So it is worth thinking about how commuting back and forth will affect your ability to socialize, or get back safely after a late game or rehearsal. By the same token, if you want to save some money on room and board, or if you like to cook for yourself, or want to live with a spouse or in some other non-roommate setup, then commuting to campus might be a better situation for you.
When I was an undergrad at Yale, I liked living on campus, but I moved off my senior year to save money. My half-sister, on the other hand, couldn’t stand living in the dorms and decided to move off campus as soon as she could. My brother started off his undergraduate studies at San Francisco State but transferred to U.C. Irvine because he wanted to be in a fraternity and party Greek style. Everyone is different.
