University-age student usually live with their family members or relatives , but some may even have to move out of their houses due to the location of the Universities being outside of their locality. While relocating can come with advantages of gaining independence and learning new skills but these benefits are outweighed by drawbacks, such as Financial cost of life and Turning to ill ways as result of less limitations.
One advantage of flying the nest is the huge possibility of gaining independence. Many students living in their parents properties are usually late to become find out who they actually are in life compared to those living away form their parents as they experience the taste of freedom and self-discovery earlier to find their mission in life and also they have a space to grow and to become their own person. Take Hollywood movies as an example where they push people to leave out of borders and fly alone to become self-made of their own via reflecting them with characters. Learning new skills can be another advantage. As their new-found independence creates opportunities to shape new skills to lead a better life such as cooking, cleaning, personal finance management and other skills of similar nature which facilitate to the personal development of students.
I, on the other hand, believe that these lifestyle doesn’t end up with good consequences. The primary drawback of moving out of home is the prospect of financial hardships. Most students fail to stabilize their income to support themselves resulting in latency on bills and not being able meet their basic needs like food and clothes, let alone saving money. Moreover, less parental supervision is another concern in times of maturity. As there are less watchful eyes students have tendency to turn to ill ways of living like taking up smoking, alcohol and even drugs. These behaviours can have an adverse effect on their lives as they make them complicit in crime. Take–My Friend. He entered a prestigious university and his parents let him stay alone and even bought him an apartment out their excitement on their children’s achievement. He lost the control of himself which then ended with him turning to lust , alcohol and even being expelled form University.
In conclusion, while moving out of your home can bring advantages of being independent and possessing crucial skills in life. However, they are outweighed by disadvantages like financial hardships in life and deviation.