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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think if the alternative is a lot of debt, then living at home is the better option.  But, if you can afford it, living on campus at least for the first year is best.  DH lived at home when he went to college -- nobody else in his family ever went to college so when he decided to go to the local U that just seemed the thing to do.  But he now insists our kids will live on campus.  He can see that he missed out on a lot of building connections that is an important part of college.  He really didn't make friends in college, just went to class, came home, did his work, and continued to hang out with old HS friends.

If a student has to live at home, they need to still understand the important of engaging with the campus community and make the effort to make friends, connect with professors, get involved in extracurricular activities. Otherwise, they are missing out on a big part of college.[/quote]

Same for me. I commutes to college and had the same experience as the PPs husband, except all my HS friends had gone off to college. So it was kinda lonely. [/quote]

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