Six Types Of Commuter Students You Will Meet On Campus

By Francine Fluetsch on July 10, 2014

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You wouldn’t think commuting to school would be a big deal. I mean, we did it every day for four years when we were in high school. The reality is, college is a lot harder, and therefore, so is commuting to it. Here are a few commuter students that you may encounter on campus.

The Moocher:

The Moocher is the type of person who is very invested in making the whole commuter thing work in their favor. This person will come off very sociable and friendly at first, since they need to get people in their circle of trust. Once this is accomplished, The Moocher strikes.

They will be hitting housemates up for rides to campus all the time. Heck, they might even switch into the same class as a housemate so they can’t refuse to take The Moocher with them. The Moocher may or may not pay for gas (more along the lines of not) and therefore will begin to get on the nerves of the people driving.

The Moocher will also be sure to have a pocketful of friends on campus, so when they have a large gap in their schedule, they can simply crash at said on-campus-person’s house. They may “borrow” a blowup mattress from someone to keep at the on-campus pad. Why stay at the library for three hours when you can stay in a dorm/ apartment where there will be “free” snacks?

Speaking of food, The Moocher will also be determined not to spend their own money on it. They will play the “I left my lunch at home” card, and will get some sweet soul to swipe them into the dining hall.

The Minimalist:

The Minimalist is probably the worst type of person to be a commuter. If they wake up late for class, they will simply just roll over in bed and tell themselves they will try harder the next day.

The Minimalist is actually good at school, just too lazy to bother going if it will be a rush and they will miss the majority of the class. And if they missed their morning class, why not take the whole day off, right?

The Minimalist won’t be bothered attending office hours that are out of the way of their campus routine. They are not going to take an extra trip, waste more gas, just to have a T.A. attempt to help them with something.

The Minimalist will rather start buying groceries from the 7/11 across the street than drive the 10 minutes it takes to get to the closest actual grocery store. Slurpies: now part of this good breakfast.

The Campus Dweller:

The Campus Dweller is determined to not let commuting make them miss class. The Campus Dweller will arrive early to campus, and leave late after all classes are completed. They might take some P.E. classes between their schedule so the waiting gaps are not wasted, or hit the books at the library and get their homework done.

The Campus Dweller will often wonder why they decided to leave the dorm life in the first place, but will try to convince themselves that dorms suck and they can at least return to a nice place at night; they made the right decision, right?

Though The Campus Dweller hated the dining hall before, they realized that packing a lunch would mean wasting too much time in the morning, time they could be spending on campus, so they invest in a dining hall card.

The Excuser:

The Excuser will use their commuting status to their advantage. Late to class? Sorry, my car broke down. The Excuser will always have some reason why they couldn’t make something/weren’t on time. They expect people will understand, and if they play their cards right, people will just roll their eyes, but understand that commuting is hard, so The Excuser will more often than not, win.

The Overachiever:

The Overachiever decides that since they are now older, they should be living off campus and have a job. Becoming more adult and independent, you know? So The Overachiever will always, always, always be pressed for time.

Forget about friends, The Overachiever will be running around like a chicken without its head, trying to be on time to everything and finish everything. They will become so burnt out from all this constant multi-tasking, but they are not the type of person to admit defeat.

They will constantly have to switch shifts due to the boss’s lack of understanding about school activities such as study groups and the like.

The Animal Lover:

The Animal Lover will decide to bring their dog/furry comrade to school, since they now live in their own place. Pets make everything better, right? But since The Animal Lover is on campus most of the time, the dog will get bored, and take it out on the furniture and the housemate’s shoes.

The Animal Lover will feel bad for the dog, but will want to try and make it work. Then come the decisions like: hang out with friend or walk dog? And you know which one will win out. The Animal Lover will attempt to brig their dog along to things, but pets can’t go a lot of places, so people will begin to get annoyed with them.

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