When Going Away To College & Your Hometown Are The Same ZIP Code Meet Lauren K. a sophomore psychology major with a minor in Theatre. Lauren is from Glassboro, NJ, which is the town where Rowan University is located. In fact, Lauren’s home is five minutes from campus. This past year she lived on campus in one of the […]
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Going Away to College Close to Home: Mantua Resident
A Brief Conversation with Community Assistant, Student Government AVP & Admissions Ambassador Emma R. [Fall 2024 update – congratulations to Emma, who graduated and accepted a systems engineering position in Rhode Island.] Even though Emma R. of Mantua, NJ (Gloucester County) lives within driving distance of Rowan University, she and her family decided that Emma […]
Going Away to College Close to Home: Mullica Hill Student
Meet Mia S. a senior biological sciences major, psychology minor, and honors student who earns free housing through her job as a Community Assistant, formerly known as Resident Assistants in student housing. Mia is from Mullica Hill, NJ (Gloucester County), located about 15 minutes away from Rowan. She lived in Holly Pointe this past year as a Community Assistant […]
Living On Campus Just 20 Minutes From Home
Rowan Blog contributor and senior writing arts major Asiya R, shares a first-person perspective on going away to college close to home. Asiya’s hometown is approximately 20 minutes from Rowan. As a student, Asiya lives on campus, is a member of student clubs, and balances academics with both an on-campus student worker job and an […]
5 Benefits of Going to College Close to Home
Senior communications studies major Christian A. Browne, of Sicklerville, NJ (Camden County) shares his perspective on the benefits of staying close to home to attend college. There’s no place like home. There’s no place like home. There’s no place like home! While many people like Dorothy want to venture off to a place far away, […]