| Chances are that going away to college will be your | | | | your code to anyone other than the inhabitants of the |
| first time living away from home and your parents. As | | | | house, no matter how trustworthy you think they are. It |
| such, it is important that you make sure to have your | | | | is important that everyone respect the home as a |
| fun as well as act responsibly and always prioritize | | | | common living space and take pride in it and guard its |
| your home security. Whether you live in the dorms or | | | | sanctity and work toward ensuring that it stays a safe |
| opt for some other sort of student housing, you must | | | | and pleasant place to be. If you see that your |
| take extra care to ensure that you and the people | | | | roommates are slacking in terms of locking the doors |
| you live with are safe at all times and that you keep | | | | or activating the alarm, don’t be shy to bring it to |
| out of harms way. | | | | their attention and insist that they take the safety of |
| Make sure that you discuss the importance of home | | | | the house a bit more seriously. |
| security with your roommates so that you all | | | | Living on your own is a great experience and |
| communicate and come to an agreement about a set | | | | especially in college, it is a really exciting and |
| of rules for when and what types of guests can | | | | invigorating time but be sure that you take your safety |
| come over as you don’t want to just let anyone | | | | into account and that everyone in your house is on the |
| into your home. Your roommates and you can set up | | | | same page. Because university campuses are so |
| guidelines together for the rules of the house and | | | | densely populated, you will be running into more people |
| definitely insist that your room be off limits to any | | | | than you normally would and you need to be cautious |
| house guests. You don’t want strangers rifling | | | | for that reason. |
| through your stuff and possibly stealing something. | | | | For more information about how you can secure your |
| If you live off campus, look into getting a home alarm | | | | student housing and make it safer for you and your |
| system set up so that you can be sure that your | | | | roommates check out adt security. Also, look into |
| home is safeguarded and ensure that each one of | | | | Home alarm security system for great deals and |
| your roommates activates the alarm when they leave. | | | | unbelievable service. |
| It goes without saying that you should never divulge | | | | |