W: I've been thinking about moving off campus next semester.
M: Hmm… I don't know if that's a good idea as your mother and I would worry about you living all by yourself in an apartment so far from home. And then there's the expense, too. I'm not sure we can afford it.
W: Well, I wouldn't be alone, actually. Three of my friends from the dormitory would share the place with me. And with four of us, it wouldn't cost any more than living in the dorm.
M: Are you sure about that? Rents in big cities are high, and then there's the cost of electricity and gas. Have you factored those in?
W: We've budgeted for those, and for Internet and transportation. And if we move far enough from the city center, the rent is low enough for us to afford all of it.
M: What's about the commute to and from campus? It sounds like you'll be wasting several hours every day on the road instead of studying.
W: It's about an hour to campus, but there's no reason I can't study on the bus. After all, I did that during high school and my commute was even longer then.
M: That's true. But I'm not sure why you want to leave campus and go through all that trouble when the cost is the same.
W: For a lot of reasons. We'd have a kitchen, so we could cook ourselves. And we'd each have our own bedroom, where we could study instead of going to the library. We just have more space and privacy.
M: I'm not convinced that the benefits are greater than the disadvantages, but I'll discuss this with your mother.