Nowadays, most students study at university after graduating from high school Due to the distance between their hometowns and colleges, a few students live with their family while many others live far away from home These two types of living have some different influences on students in terms of living condition, financial problems and independence Firstly, students living at home can enjoy better living condition than ones living far from home As home is the whole family’s place, it is normally large and wellequipped with many electric devices Also, students are provided with fresh, nutritious food On the contrary, dormitory or rent house are usually small with poor facilities For example, many students living in cramped rent house have to use one small space for cooking, eating, learning and sleeping Owing to busy learning, students may skip their meal or eat fast food, which badly influences on their health Secondly, living at home differs from living far away in that it helps students avoid financial problems Living at home, students have the telephone bills, electricity bills and other daily expenses paid by their parents while students living far from home have to pay all those things on their own with a monthly amount of money Unlike students who receive parents’ instruction, students who not live with their family often lack financial managing skills As a result, they often spend money on unnecessary items and cope with running out of money Finally, the other obvious difference is that living far from home provides students more independence than living at home It goes without saying that parents want to take good care of children by setting a wide range of rules for them Consequently, students living with family have to ask for their parents’ permission if they want to go out or invite friends to their homes Additionally, parents also control their time spent on using computer and TV In contrast, students living without parents’ control have more privacy because they not have to obey the strict rules They can go out whenever they want and freely gather with their friends Thanks to independent life, they can flexibly spend time on learning, surfing websites or playing games without any complaint In general, though living at home and living far away from home have some considerable differences, each type has its own advantages and disadvantages to students Therefore, no matter what kinds of living students choose, they can still enjoy their wonderful life at college The most obvious difference between living on campus and living at home while studying is meeting new people and sociable life First, although living in dormitory provides students with endless chances to meet new people, the number of friends is still few Consequently, it has positive effects; it gives students more time to focus on their study On the other hand, living in home provides students with wide social circle Therefore, he or she will spend much time with friends and family member in an environment which is full of noise, disturbance, and less concentration Second, friends usually have the same objective, which is learning, and developing themselves, thus they push themselves to study to compete with other fellows For instance, many students can make a group study sessions to help each other, and it will help in getting high grades A research concludes that living in residence hall and cooperative houses has a positive influence on student grade point average (GPA) Unlike dormitory, home has no competitive floor or strong motivation that encourages you as a student to study hard Third, the life inside the university campus imposes the friends you will have due to the few choices Conversely, students who are outside the dormitory are freer in choosing their friends A second difference between living on campus and living in home is time management and responsibility In the university, students hold their time They can use their time wisely For instance, they can manage their time in making projects, meeting friends, and researching in the library, etc In addition, students who are living in the dormitory are more responsible to decline the distraction and object other students to go to amusements While students who are living at home are less responsible because they are not the only people who hold their time, but other share their time with them For example, a family member can connivance him or her to go somewhere Furthermore, living in the dormitory can lessen the hassled time to wait for the bus Instead of the long transportation, short walk can send you to library, laboratory, and classroom The third difference between dormitory life and home life is security and safety First, in dormitory, there is no privacy because many roommates can easily hear and observe you Unlike dormitory, home provides you with privacy you want Second, safety for students who resides on campus hall is little compared to homes For example, there is a student put a poison in her roommate's lemon juice because she claimed that, the poisoned girl always used her personal things such as food, clothes and phones without asking for permission Hence, she was fed up with this issue Dissimilar to dormitory, home provides you with safe private environment Here are the main three differences between living at residence hall and living at home while studying As we can see, it comes down to personal choice based on the financial case Therefore, it is important to choose the best for you to help you to approach your dreams and success in life