My Biggest University Regret - Not Living on Residence!

My Biggest University Regret - Not Living on Residence!

I really don't have many regrets. I'm of those people who tries to accept the beauty or the usefulness of every situation regardless of how bad it becomes. I do this normally because i feel like I wouldn't be the person I am today without all of the positive and negative experiences that I've had in my life. I also really try my best to live life to the fullest so that I don't have too many regrets. That being said, the biggest regret of my university experience is...not living in residence.

I've met a bunch of people who live on res and they all had a great time. That's not to say that i didn't have a great time when I was commuting. I've have had a blast at York. I've pretty much done it all from College Council President, frosh boss, wild parties, made a million friends, and munch more.

From absolutely everyone that I've met at university that has lived in residence, they all tell me that they've had a great time. They would study together, chill together, party together, and had the strongest bonds I've ever seen. Quite often, many third and fourth year students would move out of residence and live together somewhere close to school. They would build friendships, long lasting memories, and always knew that their roommates had their back when they were sick or needed help editing essays at 4:00am.

Don't get me wrong, I still had many benefits and met many friends by commuting but I honestly think the process would have been a lot easier if I wasn't commuting 1.5 hours from Scarborough three times a week.  

So that is my one regret. I will admit that I still had a great time and I saved a lot of money by not living in Res but if I could turn back and do it again...the only change I'd make...would be living in residence for at least one year!

- Mike 

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