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Commuting to College? Do some actually like it? - 11/20/2008 2:57:22 PM    tcheema   Posts: 59 Joined: 7/27/2007 Status: offline I currently commute to Rutgers, and alot of people I know say they could never commute. I don''t really mind it, I like to come home at night during the week because no dorm or college apartment/house will ever be as comfortable as home. Also, on the weekends I''d rather go to the city than house/frat parties on campus, but I dont mind frat/ house parties. So my question is, am I the only one who feels like this? I do like to go out and party, but I''d rather live at home. Are there any other college students who actually prefer commuting out there? _____________________________ 2004 Honda Accord EX V6 1998 Lincoln Town Car Sig Touring Post #: 1

RE: Commuting to College? Do some actually like it? - 11/20/2008 3:36:16 PM    falkore24 Posts: 5932 Joined: 8/16/2007 From: Wayne, NJ Status: offline My commute would have been 8 hours each way, so I lived in VA for school.  I have a friend that commutes from Wayne to Rutgers though. _____________________________ 2006 Scion TC (ZPI-18G pending) 2000 V6-AT (RIP 3G) Temp Search thanks to Finch13 (in reply to tcheema) Post #: 2

RE: Commuting to College? Do some actually like it? - 11/20/2008 3:41:08 PM    tcheema   Posts: 59 Joined: 7/27/2007 Status: offline Well yea I mean if you live close enough to commute everyday _____________________________ 2004 Honda Accord EX V6 1998 Lincoln Town Car Sig Touring (in reply to falkore24) Post #: 3

RE: Commuting to College? Do some actually like it? - 11/20/2008 7:42:20 PM    j_man_honda Posts: 1194 Joined: 1/8/2007 From: South Carolina Status: offline I live like 8 miles from my college and i like it. It is a lot more relaxing at night and you don''t have to put up with any bull****... However i dont know many people at my school because i also leave immediately after classes and drive 30 miles to work. Im too busy to socialize these days. If i didnt have a job i would probably live on campus but i have to be working year round to pay for car parts and such haha _____________________________ 1999 Honda Accord "EX"(SOLD) 1996 Nissan 240sx "SE" (in reply to tcheema) Post #: 4

RE: Commuting to College? Do some actually like it? - 11/20/2008 7:56:27 PM    cjdm98 Posts: 1164 Joined: 7/1/2008 From: Miami,FL Status: online I live a few blocks away from school,and the traffic is hectic at all odd hours,not to mention parking. _____________________________ >>Click here to see my Accord<< (in reply to j_man_honda) Post #: 5

RE: Commuting to College? Do some actually like it? - 11/20/2008 8:09:12 PM    Tippman7641   Posts: 442 Joined: 6/20/2008 Status: online eh it takes me 24 mins to school via highway _____________________________ The more you learn in Photoshop the more you realize how little you know (in reply to cjdm98) Post #: 6

RE: Commuting to College? Do some actually like it? - 11/20/2008 11:24:39 PM    live2rice Posts: 3444 Joined: 10/18/2006 From: Keene, NH/New Haven, CT Status: online I live on campus, as my home is over 2 hours away, so obviously its the only logical idea.  But I could see why people would like to commute, as j-man said, there is some BS you have to put up with living in a dorm, which it gets on my nerves sometimes, but you just gotta deal with it.   _____________________________ quote: ORIGINAL: hondadude I would not put a fram filter on a lawnmower engine... 1997 Fiji Blue Pearl CD7 1995 Sage Green Metallic CD5 (in reply to Tippman7641) Post #: 7

RE: Commuting to College? Do some actually like it? - 11/21/2008 8:52:57 AM    t00fatt Posts: 934 Joined: 11/6/2006 Status: online I still live with my parents I don''''t see any reason to move out. I live like if I lived on my own, me and my parents are exactly the same, lets say we have the same interests. My best friends are my parents and we chill like no other family, everyone else in Miami is too fake for my friendship. EDIT: Oh and I go to FIU and I don''t think I''m going anywhere else after b/c I don''t wanna leave my mommy and daddy and their house on the water. Its always easier to deal with old people than pay bills, and I got the greatest old people I could ask for. < Message edited by t00fatt -- 11/21/2008 8:54:24 AM > _____________________________ NORML 2006 I4 Sedan SE Optima YellowTop 8000k HIDs Valor ITS-702W 12" Kicker CVX Kicker ZX750.1 JL Audio VR650-CSi Kenwood KAC-6202 JL Audio VR690-CXi Kicker ZX250.2 (in reply to live2rice) Post #: 8

RE: Commuting to College? Do some actually like it? - 11/21/2008 9:05:51 AM    finch13 Posts: 4278 Joined: 6/7/2007 From: St. Paul, MN Status: offline I''ve gone to two schools... live in the dorm at one, commuted to the other. I''d rather live in the dorm... I didn''t meet anybody at the school I commuted to and it sucked. _____________________________ USE ME TO SEARCH HAF PWOTY 2008! (in reply to t00fatt) Post #: 9

RE: Commuting to College? Do some actually like it? - 11/21/2008 10:56:32 AM    ckebottle   Posts: 863 Joined: 9/22/2006 Status: offline I lived in the dorms for my undergrad.  It was nice that I could roll out of bed and walk to class in 10 minutes.  I lived too far to commute and be a full time student so living on campus was an easy choice.  If I would have had the opportunity to live at home I probably would have not for my freshman year and maybe sophomore year.  But for sure after that I would have gone back home.  Four years in the dorms got really old... I''m in grad school now and I commute 1 1/2 hours one way.  It''s a pain in the butt but I have a part time job out here with insurance and the place where I go to school is expensive to live.  I save a lot of money by living with my parents and have not had to take out student loans yet.  I do miss out on joining clubs at school and what not because I''m not willing to drive 3 hours for a 1 hour meeting.  All in all I think it works out best this way in my situation. _____________________________ 99 accord ex 4cyl 4dr at 95 mercury grand marquis (in reply to tcheema) Post #: 10

RE: Commuting to College? Do some actually like it? - 11/21/2008 6:14:10 PM    JimBlake   Posts: 3272 Joined: 5/31/2006 Status: offline I commuted (a few years ago...) because living with my parents was a lot more affordable.  Some schools are commuter=friendly than others.  You just have to decide for yourself. _____________________________ '03 Accord & '07 Civic '01 Saab 9³ & '05 9²x (in reply to ckebottle) Post #: 11

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