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Helping a Commuter Student

by JoJo
July 19, 2012

Living on campus certainly has its challenges with dorms and distractions, but commuting students also have challenges.  These challenges include:

  • Studying at home
  • Work with on-campus classmates
  • Accessing on-campus learning resources
  • Travel issues (time, parking, bad weather)
  • Fitting in

Here is some guidance for parents of commuting students.

1.   Provide your son/daughter with study time without interruptions

2.   If possible, let your son/daughter invite classmates to your home to work together on projects, homework, and studying for tests.

3.   Suggest that your student use time between classes to use the learning centers.  That way there will be a minimal need for return trips to campus in the evening.

4.   Find private parking that can be leased by the month or the semester.

5.   Ask your student to find a friend he/she can stay overnight with should the weather be bad.

6.   Encourage your student to enjoy the social side of college.  In order to break away from your high school parent habits.  Ask your student to develop a set of “house rules” that guide the relationship between your student and you.   For example; “What time should the student be home by?” Generally when students set these rules, they are more likely to be followed without argument.

Commuting students have challenges and unless care is taken they could suffer academically.  As a parent of a commuting student, you will have more influence over those challenges than a college parent would normally have..

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  • My biggest improvements this semester have been going to tutors, creating study groups in my dorm, and keeping a calendar of quizzes and tests.  Last semester I was reluctant to visit the tutors because I thought that no one in the tutoring center would be able to help me with high level math.  Being in Calc 3 it can be very hard to find tutors who can help.  Another thing that really has helped me is making a study group for my statistics class.  I found two other people in my dorm who were in my class, so we made a study group.  It has really helped me stay on top of my homework in the class.  Finally, making a calendar with all of my test and quiz dates has eliminated any chance of me being surprised by a test or quiz in any of my classes..

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