There are great benefits that come with living on campus at Merrimack College as compared to staying off-campus especially about bond, accessibility and experiencing college life in an engaged manner - to go out of the tucked away comfort zone of a hotel where food and accommodation is provided.
1. *Convenience and Access to Resources*: For example, one can access all facilities on the campus, such as the library, gym, dining hall, and various student organizations without leaving the compound. It also eliminates the need for worrying about reaching classes on time and attending after-class activities such as sports or any academic or career-related engagements, essentially without travelling even a single time.
2. *Social Life and Networking*: Many activities are designed to help people with one of the important things in life - making friendships. Merrimack College is no exception in that there is also a learning community, engagement in which is much encouraged. Living on campus presents other chances of networking apart from organized meetings like dorm dinners or sports; for instance many clubs and teams on campus host activity events.
3. *Support Services*: There are instances where students residing on the school premises are more enhanced in their academic goals because they have on-site access to many academic support services that include but are not limited to academic advising, counselling services and career services, which may not be the case for off-campus residents. This may prove beneficial mainly to foreigners or newcomers, to the surrounding environment.
4. Community Spirit: As mentioned earlier, one of the values embraced at Merrimack College is the feeling of togetherness and oneness. This experience is even further enhanced through on-campus arrangements as there are more chances to take up the available college activities, engage in outreach programs and work with several other activities that are managed by students.
Nevertheless, *living off-campus* is also promising in a way that it allows them to gain further freedom, cheaper fees (depending on which area they are), and more peaceful apartments. It also provides the advantage of customization if you would like to have a room to yourself or need certain provisions that are not available within the campus.
