My research paper focuses on commuting and dorming and their pros and cons. My counter-argument to this research paper is that despite
all the positive feedback about living on campus, there can be some drawbacks
that hinder students in their studies when they do live on campus. Although residential students are provided
with computer labs, libraries, and parking, they cannot control who/where they
live most of the time. Being an
on-campus student means living with a roommate, or on a floor of people. This can cause disturbances in their studies,
social life, or overall experience at a university.
Armstrong and Hamilton talk about the downsides to living in
an on campus apartment or dorm. They
say, *To flash forward briefly, only 38% of women who were socially integrated
into the floor were, five years later, either at risk of a failed mobility
project or downward mobility. In contrast, 64% of social isolates were, and the
number would be even higher if leaving the university had not turned out to be
a positive for many less privileged women” (108).
This shows that although living on campus can be an amazing
thing for students, it can depend on the individual and how they react to the
specific environment around them.
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