<p>60 miles? Thats crazy! An apartment is a good idea though if you know more people who are going to NYU.</p>
<p>a big draw of a school like NYU is its urban campus location; Manhattan is your playground, and you can go with groups of friends to take advantage of the city. If you're commuting home you're going to miss a lot of this.</p>
<p>And in general living away at college is part of the transition from HS to adulthood. You don't have to do it, but as you can see from the reactions so far people really recommend it. College gives a chance to try new things and make mistakes, without being under your parents watchful eye.</p>
<p>60 miles? No. NO NO NO! Don't consider it for a second.</p>
<p>I don't have a choice, so I'm not applying.</p>
<p>If your family can't afford the room and board out of pocket, you could consider taking out a loan to cover it.</p>
<p>I'm a big fan of living on campus and would rather find a less expensive school for my kids where they could live on campus than a more expensive school to which they would commute. </p>
<p>However I certainly understand a family wanting to save the money by having the student commute. Reading this string 4 things pop out to me as perhaps needing more thought.</p>
<p>1) As many posters have already mentioned living on campus is a HUGE part of the college experience ... it's not just making friends. Your dorm hall is the most likely place you will get into discussions/arguments about affirmative action or abortion ... it's also where you will be living in close quarters with people you are very different than you (a great growth opportunity)</p>
<p>2) You have said the dorm will cost $10,000 ... is that both room and food? If you live at home the room will be free ... but you will still have to buy food (it will be cheaper than school but it is not free) ... and the 2-way daily commute into NYC will be far from free. The relevant savings is not the $10,000 bill ... but the net savings after whatever extra expenses you pick up by living at home ... and I would guess those expenses eat up at least 1/2 of the "savings"</p>
<p>3) The apartment plan sounds like it needs some research. NYU has an incredibly high % of students who live in university housing ... and there is a reason for that ... apartments in that part of town are incredibly epxensive ... having one roommate will probably not cost anywhere near as little as the cost of a NYU dorm. I'm guessing but I'd bet you need to pile a ton of kids into an apartment far from campus to get cheaper than the dorm.</p>
<p>4) No one has mentioned time ... if you live 60 miles from NYU that has to be 1 1/2 hours each way for a commute ... that's 3 hours a day. Asking a college student to spent 3 hours a day commuting is crazy ... never mind killing any social or down time you might have ... you won't have enough time to study. Spending 3 hours a day commutiung means your life will be commuting, classes, eating, trying to study enough and that's it.</p>
<p>Even if money is an issue it is not a plan I would ever advocate for my children</p>
<p>My sister and dad commute to NYC every day, it is the norm in my family. Anyway, as I have said before, I'm not interested in applying to NYU any more, for reasons other than the housing situation.</p>
<p>Hey, you gotta do what you gotta do. If your family is in a financial crunch, then don't live on campus. But if they simply don't want to pay for it, then beg for at least the first year.</p>
<p>i see where you're coming from
commuting's a btch but w/ the LIRR its defnitely possible but like you said, nyu dropped off your list so its not issue</p>
<p>Yeah, that's what I was going to do, and that's what my sister and dad do. I found a much better school that suits me better, so this isn't an issue anymore, but thanks for your reply!</p>