"My car is part of my schedule," says Wilkinson, who finds her car necessary to "drive across the river to play tennis, to run out to the Star Market for milk and cookies or on liquor runs to New Hampshire"--where alcohol can be as much as 40 percent cheaper.
And driving excursions don't have to be anti-social--in fact, some students say having cars has enhanced their social lives.
"Some of the best bonding time I've had with other Harvard students has been driving somewhere with them in my car or someone else's," Lewis says.
Parking, Permits... and Deer
For one thing, many students feel that driving in and around the Boston area is challenging, to say the least.
"Driving in Boston is far more harrowing than driving in New York," Lewis says. "Drivers here are very inconsistent. You don't know what they're going to do. In New York, at least you know they'll cut you off and you can plan accordingly."
Wilkinson has encountered similar difficulties.
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