<p>I currently live on campus as a freshman and im considering living at home next year due to financial reasons. Its about 20 min on a train and a 20 min drive to the train station. Ive heard mixed reviews about the commuter life, some say its overwhelming and others say they really like it. Im premed so ill be taking orgo next year and ive heard that itll be to hard to commute and do that at the same time but I feel like i could organize myself well. I also really like living on campus but i think living at home would make me more focused but i really dont know. Any thoughts? Is it worth saving the 6,000 dollars? </p>
<p>That’s about my commute exactly. It’s not ideal but totally worth the money saved IMO. You kind of get used to it. </p>
<p>^Same ballpark–just driving that far seemed to be long and strenuous for the first few days to 2 weeks (trying different routes to see which is the fastest, etc)
Then, getting used to it ^ the drive won’t seem like that bad at all.
And I agree, it is worth saving the money! I don’t want to drain my parent’s savings–they’re retired and have about $50000 but I want them to use it as it seems best fit. I will be taking about ~$20000 (compare this to the cost in the $100000s going away for school) to complete my bachelors to be on my own and debt free. It’s very fortunate.</p>
<p>I wish I was in your situation. Living at home is a major distraction for me so I’m ready to leave. But I have a commute thats about a hour and forty five minutes away(Bike,bus, and train) and its physically exhausting. It does save you some money tho, so commuting isn’t ideal but its alot better when you have your own car. Then you don’t have to worry about train and bus schedules, and you can stay later to hang out with friends </p>
<p>I don’t think it’s really too much, since it saves you considerable money.
Also, it’s possible to do some light studying on buses and trains.</p>
<p>Do the math for gas/train tickets.</p>