<p>I am a transfer student and will be attending UGA in the fall. I am currently living in Florida, but my parents bought a house in Suwannee. It would be a 100 mile drive (roundtrip) in order to attend UGA. Is that too far? If I take 12 credit hours a semester, how many days would I go to school? I am attending community college and I only go to school two days a week taking four classes.</p>
<p>If you’re going to approach college like that, you might as well just get an online degree. UGA’s not community college - to get the most of the experience, you need to be immersed and engaged in the campus community as much as possible. BTW, you’ll probably need to take 15 hours / sem in order to finish in two years, and you’ll probably have classes 5 days / wk. Also, unless your parents moved to Suwanee at least 12 months ago and have severed all former ties to FL, you wouldn’t qualify for in-state tuition.</p>
<p>It is possible to get 4 days of class with 15 hours/semester. I have done it but I lived in a dorm, so it was a lot easier. I would have my Tues/Thurs classes packed with about 6 hours of class time. </p>
<p>Overall, it wasn’t a really good idea to cramp in classes into 4 days. And I would not drive that far anyways…</p>
<p>I am planning on doing that and I think it is very doable. When you live on campus, it is expensive. I think you just plan your classes so you are not driving to Athens during morning or evening traffic but living on campus may be easier depending on your situation. Me and my boyfriend own a house so it’s not feasible to move</p>
<p>I both lived and commuted to my school, which is an hour away from my house. I only had classes 3 days a week, so for me, the drive was more affordable than living there. </p>
<p>However, I will say that “going back to the dorm” and “getting dinner in the library” right after class without worrying about getting caught in traffic WAS really convenient. Also, when you live at school, you don’t have that same “switch on” and “switch off” feel that you have when you commute. That was a good thing for me because I stayed in school mode all the time, but for some of my friends, it was bad because they were always relaxing and living it up like they were home on a Sunday. </p>
<p>It really does depend on how you think you can manage your time. If you’re good at staying on track all the time, either will work, but if you find that you get easily distracted, commuting the long distance really forces you to work hard when you’re physically at school and away from home. </p>
<p>Good luck!</p>