<p>I'm going to be a commuting Freshman at Seton Hall in NJ, and some of my days I have like up to 2 hours of free time in between classes. What should i do? I live about 15-30 minutes so should i just drive home? I dont know anyone at this school so Its not like I'll be hanging out anywhere. </p>
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I am being put into 2nd course classes like English II where I'm sure it will not be first time freshman, will it be all sophemores or something? I will definately feel out of place as a freshman in a class ahead of where most freshman are.</p>
<p>Im a commuter. aftr 12:30 when my 2nd class ends. I go to wendys, eat. Then walk. Ive walked from 58th street 8th ave, to 24th street, and back in 2 hrs. Class was at 2:20.</p>
<p>The school is in a bad neighborhood here, South Orange, where people have been robbed right outside the school boundaries. So my walking would be limited to campus... unless I want to get shot or mugged.</p>
<p>Why don't you ask someone in your class if they want to grab a bite to eat or you could relax on the quad with a book (school or otherwise). I would suggest not going home so that you get the most of the college experience. However, it is nice to have the option to go home whenever you want (something I greatly envy being 800 pus miles from my family).</p>
<p>And a note on grade differences in college--freshman to sophomore. From my rather limited experience (five days to be exact), I don't think differences in school years are as big in college as they are in high school--except for incoming freshmen in their first few months (but that is mostly due to residential concerns, I would say).</p>
<p>The times when you have 2 hours, you could just go home, since you'd have close to an hour and a half to chill at home, and it only needs 30-40 minutes of driving. Although really, if it were me, I'd just study everything I learned in class that day and get ahead. I'd also read books or write, but I like to read(outside of schoolwork) and I like to write. I'm sure there's a library, just go there. You could also use the computers in the library for breaks, thats what I sometimes did when I commuted.</p>
<p>On some days I have three hours in between classes. I grab something to eat and then spend the rest of the time either doing homework, working on my research project, or using the Internet in the computer lab. I live 20 miles from campus and it would be stupid to add in another 40 miles of driving just because I have lots of free time on campus. My van gets 20 mpg max and the cost of doing this often over the long-run would be high.</p>
<p>See if your college has a commuter lounge available. I know that at my college a lot of our commuters go there to study, read, or hang out and talk with other commuters. I would really avoid going home during your break. Some commuters I know do that and really don't have much in the way of friends at school, the ones who make an effort to hang around have much better relationships with their peers and enjoy school more. Just because you don't have friends there now doesn't mean that you shouldn't be without friends as long as you are a commuter.</p>
<p>Your school may even have groups/clubs for commuters. If not, you can usually start a club if you get 5 or 10 people together. You could meet for a meal, watch a movie, have a pool tournament, play cards or touch football, etc. It might be a worthwhile thing to do.</p>
<p>Typical activities during "down time" include studying in the library or student union, working out in the gym, forming a study group, etc., or just finding some place on campus to relax. </p>
<p>Talk to people in your next class to see if anyone also has down time. Maybe you can spend it together and then walk together to class.</p>
<p>Definitely do not go home! It's too easy to get lazy and miss your next class, especially if midday parking is at a premium at your school. </p>
<p>In time, as reading, writing and other assignments pile up, you will learn to really appreciate any free time between classes, which will pass by really quickly.</p>
<p>And after you read each chapter or review your notes, ask yourself what you've just learned. Put it in your own words, as if you were summarizing it to a friend. I found this to be a most useful technique. And occasionally when you have idle time (walking to class, etc) imagine explaining something you've learned in class to a friend. For example, if you're taking econ 1 describe what happens if the demand curve shifts to the right or changes its slope, and what factors could produce these changes. It cements the concept your mind. And if you find yourself stumbling, you know what you need to go back and review.</p>
<p>i second Ctheflute's idea of going to a commuter lounge (if your school has one) honestly: best place to meet other people who are in the same situation as you are. they get traffic, parking, etc. i have almost an hour between each of my classes on tues/thurs, and i always hang out in the lounge and talk to people</p>