post #9 argument and counter argument

Argument

My goal is to understand what are the consequences that commuting might cause to a student's life and compare it to the life of those who live on campus. Many students begin college with much enthusiasm are discouraged to continue by many different factors which ultimately can lead them to drop out. As a commuter myself, I know how very annoying, time consuming, and tiring it can be to commute for an hour to campus. Not only having to leave enough time to get to school but also, time to park, time to make snacks if I am staying for a long period of time, as well as other things such as gas and toll.  A commuters social life is affected as well, events are something that can not usually be attended being that aside from school, individuals have work, or have to leave in order to get home faster and try to avoid traffic, however, events can also be a distraction for many students. Research shows “One  possible  explanation  for  why  students  living  in  residence  halls  do  not perform  better  academically  than  students  living  off  campus  postulates  that residence  halls  are  primarily  social  settings  in  which  students  encounter  more opportunities  for  social  rather  than  academic  involvement ”  (Pascarella  et  al., 1994;  Schroeder  &  Mable,  1994). Being able to commute to school can offer more focus to the student because they are attending school only for class, use the library when necessary, or to study for midterms/ finals.




Counter argument


Commuting can be a convenience but seems to mostly affect the social life of individuals.
“Research has documented that  students  living  on  campus  are  more  likely  than  those  living  off  campus  to interact  with  faculty,  participate  in  extracurricular  activities,  and  use  institutional resources” (Astin,  1984;  Chickering,  1971,  1974;  Pascarella,  1984;  Pascarella et  al.,  1994;  Welty,  1976).  “Living  on  campus  in  a  residence  hall,  then,  is  an important  environmental factor associated  with increased student involvement, which  in  turn  is  a  determinant  of  improved  critical  thinking  ability,  intellectual growth,  persistence  to  graduation  and  satisfaction  with  college” (Gellin,  2003; Pascarella,  Bohr,  Nora,  Zusman, & Inman, 1993; Pascarella & Terenzini, 1991; Pike,  1991;  Tinto,  1987;  Velez,  1985).

Those who do not embrace the opportunities presented in their new campus residences and instead remain strongly linked  to high school social  networks often report feeling relatively “out of touch” and more  dissatisfied with their college experiences (Christie & Dinham,  1991). GPA is not a factor that has significant increase but students seem to be affected socially being that they are not able to be on campus since they lack free time. They also have to be make time and are available at a certain time slot which makes it harder to interact with teachers and students. This can however be contradictory since it is dependent on the individual person and if they are involved with campus life or want to be a part of it as compared to only going to complete their studies and getting a degree.

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