I believe that students who live in community learn a lot more things then that live in university houses. Many students all over the world come to attend schools in most of these students are from different background or different culture. I believe that it is not enough for them to be just in the schools all the time without getting to know the American culture. This is a good example to explain my pint of view. May be it cost less money for them to live in schoolhouses than rent an apartment outside, but it is worth it. Interacting with the community is a vital positive step in student’s life, because it teaches him a lot such as community lifestyle, independence, life experiences, big school and knowing more people.
The community and its life style would be a real school for him. Being involved in new life style and new thoughts would learn him more then school. Cooperating with others in community will make the life much easier for the student. All students leave their family and friends to go somewhere far in order to learn new things not only being around the same students all the day, everyday. Living in schoolhouse would not give him enough ideas about the new culture that he live in now.
Moreover, student would be more independent then other in school homes. He would be responsible for his own bills and rent. He would more organize in everything, as he knows that nobody would do it for him. In addition, he would look for a job part time to be able to bay the bills, which would teach him a lot. In schoolhouse, all do the same things together most of the time. They have rolls must follow. All the students around the same age no one has more experiences then others.
On the other hand, many students prefer to be in schoolhouses then be on their own. I am not trying to say that schoolhouses are not good, but I believe that living on your own would be the real abroad education. Moreover, students would meet more people from all over, and would get more fun and ideas about different cultures. Engage to the community you live with shows you much more thing you would not expect it.
As a conclusion, I feel that living in community on your own would teach you a lot more then living with your peers. World is huge and whenever you get chance to meet or involve in another culture would be a great experiences for you. Success would never be with out life experiences.