Enroll in a Closed Campus

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Internationally there are many college campuses that are closed so that the productivity as well as the safety of the school are increased. A closed campus, in Asian countries such as China and South Korea, are set up where walls are built around the college campus so that only students or faculty may enter the premises. The students of closed campuses probably have less stress and higher grades, thus higher productivity. Albeit students have more freedom to do whatever they wish to do on an open campus, students are developing a need to enroll in a college with a closed campus due to, all needs or wants being available on campus, less traffic, and the overall safety for students and faculty.
Having an open campus would help students, who more than likely just graduated high school, transition into adults. The students, especially first year students, are experiencing a new lifestyle. Students are given options to do whatever they wish, including partying, drinking, and leaving campus for their own personal adventures. Having an open campus allows students to leave whenever they want to. For example, if a group of students want to go to a dine-in restaurant for a meal, they can all converge into a group of cars and simply drive off campus, giving up their rare, close, parking spot. Students who leave campus can return if they wish too, so that they may visit the library, or grab a coffee from the book store with friends. Students who attend open door colleges, who live off campus, hold the right to go to their house for lunch or for a break and return to campus for their next class. The students of open campuses are given massive amounts of responsibility, as a result of being allowed to travel wherever they wish, including bei...

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...ironmental emergency such as tornadoes keeping the students safe within campus. Ultimately, closed campuses are more secure and control the environment in which the students and faculty are protected by outsiders who could potentially hurt them, or disrupt the education process in any manner.
Basically, a campus featuring a closed door policy is truly better than a campus with an open door policy. Controlling who enters the premises offers security and safety to all on campus grounds compared to letting anyone who wishes to access the university, enter. Students and faculty of a closed door university have all necessary materials available to them on campus, less vehicle or pedestrian traffic, and more safety to all those on campus. Thusly, having a closed campus limiting stranger danger is generally better for people compared to an open campus letting anyone in.

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