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HBCU Freshman Bible: 5 Reasons Freshmen Should Not Have a Car On Campus

Freshman year will be the time of your life; you are away from home and all the rules you have ever known, amongst thousands of your peers, and you have the freedom to move about as you please. You will find yourself busy getting acclimated to your HBCUs campus culture and making memories that will last you a lifetime.

As you pack to head off for the year, we encourage you to leave one prized possession behind. It has 4 wheels, a horn, and it is foreign if you’re fancy – your car. Having a car on campus will prevent you from fully embracing life as a freshman and here are five reasons why:

2. Parking

Many campuses are not equipped with a plethora of parking lots, and as freshmen, you fall to the bottom of the totem pole. Chances are, if your HBCU even sells parking passes, they began doing so last year, so the faculty, staff, and upperclassmen have first dibs, and there may not even be any left. Many HBCUs won’t even sell freshmen parking passes because they simply do not encourage freshmen having cars on campus. If you are attending schools in a city or heavily-populated town, parking will be limited and you will find tickets in abundance. $25 – $100 tickets add up. Next thing you know, you are ready to cross the stage and graduate but you may or may not be able to until you pay your campus tickets. Leave your car at home.