Nowadays, many college students are studying and living far away without their parents. They prefer to study in a well-known state colleges, universities and community colleges because of the high standards and quality of the school they wish to attend. But in exchange of being alone and far away with your parents is you feel home sick because you can’t see them and missing them badly. You have to think the main point and objective why did you chose to leave them and that is to study so that in the future you can finish your studies and make them proud.
As for my experience on studying far away and living alone in a boarding house, many problems may occur but I can give a few tips on how you deal with the situation; First, when you arrived at the place, the school you want to attend and especially arriving at the boarding house. YOU HAVE TO CHECK AND EXAMINE THE PEOPLE YOU INTERACT WITH, these are very important because people nowadays are very dangerous, you cannot tell who are your true friends are and who can be worth of your trust. It’s better to be ready at all times or at least be vigilant on the surroundings. Second, KEEP YOUR BELONGINGS WATCHED! You have to be careful on your belongings, especially your money. Although you have your own keys on your room, there are some opportunistic people will just barge into your room without your permission. Third, STUDY ALL YOUR SUBJECTS AND MANAGE YOUR TIME WISELY! It is very important to schedule and manage your time wisely; being a college student is not easy because of the loads of subjects you are taking in, but it depends on the students on how they will deal on it. It is very important also to manage your time, because setting a time will really help you to pass it on time all the projects, written reports etc. this is really a great help on being a student. Fourth, ALWAYS COMMUNICATE WITH YOUR PARENTS! After a difficult day in the school, you have to communicate also to your parents. Today, the technologies are helpful and useful to the students like me. You can have video a video call, phone call to them just to regain strength for another day. Fifth, HANGOUT WITH YOUR FRIENDS! It is very important to hang out with your friends because they can be your stress reliever in a good way. And lastly, ALWAYS PRAY! Pray for guidance, knowledge and strength so that you can do your best in performing in your class and you can pass all your subjects especially your majors.
Living alone to study is very difficult because you are not just leaving your parents but you are trying to live independent and your enemy is yourself and time. It’s not easy to balance your time. However, by just balancing your time and studying hard you can reach your dreams in the future and of course make them proud. So that’s it! Now you have learned the tips on how to deal with the difficult situation living alone to study far away from your home as a student. Hope you learned with it.
