Schools that DO offer housing or where it's not an issue......

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FWIW, my son is at VT, where the great majority of students move off campus after first year. There is plenty of off campus housing, he's had no trouble finding an apartment.

I think I'd be most concerned at big schools in urban areas since rents will be high. DS living off campus in Blacksburg costs us less than living on campus.

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Anonymous wrote:I believe Rice and Tufts have housing all four years?
My kid is at USC and housing is guaranteed for Freshmen and Sophomore years, all the kids go off campus Junior Year, or Study Abroad, and Senior Year. There are plenty of apartments so its not an issue.
I would say, don't rule out a school just because housing isn't guaranteed to upper classmen. Most kids Want to get off campus, live in apartments by then. If there are decent, clean, reasonably priced apartments in the area, you're kid will be fine. Honestly, read reddit housing posts, they will be informative for you.

Tufts only guarantees housing for the first two years. The problems at Tufts have been ongoing and unlkely to be resolved any time soon. https://tuftsdaily.com/investigative/2022/05/22/reviewing-housing-at-tufts-can-a-crisis-years-in-the-making-be-put-in-the-past/

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I believe Rice and Tufts have housing all four years?
My kid is at USC and housing is guaranteed for Freshmen and Sophomore years, all the kids go off campus Junior Year, or Study Abroad, and Senior Year. There are plenty of apartments so its not an issue.
I would say, don't rule out a school just because housing isn't guaranteed to upper classmen. Most kids Want to get off campus, live in apartments by then. If there are decent, clean, reasonably priced apartments in the area, you're kid will be fine. Honestly, read reddit housing posts, they will be informative for you.

Tufts only guarantees housing for the first two years. The problems at Tufts have been ongoing and unlkely to be resolved any time soon. https://tuftsdaily.com/investigative/2022/05/22/reviewing-housing-at-tufts-can-a-crisis-years-in-the-making-be-put-in-the-past/

Not sure why admitting fewer students isn’t an option.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I believe Rice and Tufts have housing all four years?
My kid is at USC and housing is guaranteed for Freshmen and Sophomore years, all the kids go off campus Junior Year, or Study Abroad, and Senior Year. There are plenty of apartments so its not an issue.
I would say, don't rule out a school just because housing isn't guaranteed to upper classmen. Most kids Want to get off campus, live in apartments by then. If there are decent, clean, reasonably priced apartments in the area, you're kid will be fine. Honestly, read reddit housing posts, they will be informative for you.

Tufts only guarantees housing for the first two years. The problems at Tufts have been ongoing and unlkely to be resolved any time soon. https://tuftsdaily.com/investigative/2022/05/22/reviewing-housing-at-tufts-can-a-crisis-years-in-the-making-be-put-in-the-past/

Not sure why admitting fewer students isn’t an option.

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I believe Rice and Tufts have housing all four years?
My kid is at USC and housing is guaranteed for Freshmen and Sophomore years, all the kids go off campus Junior Year, or Study Abroad, and Senior Year. There are plenty of apartments so its not an issue.
I would say, don't rule out a school just because housing isn't guaranteed to upper classmen. Most kids Want to get off campus, live in apartments by then. If there are decent, clean, reasonably priced apartments in the area, you're kid will be fine. Honestly, read reddit housing posts, they will be informative for you.

Rice guarantees only 3 years. Caveat is the one year without housing is a bit up in the air & by lottery and can be any from sophomore to senior. Mostly sophomores and juniors are off the campus for a year. Seniors mostly come back and usually get priority for a single.

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Keep in mind in some towns that double as college towns & small, wealthy tourist towns (Doylestown, PA as a PP mentioned & Williamsburg, VA), there may be ordinances at play that state that students are only allowed to be rented to in certain neighborhoods within the town. Very strict zoning, and student-landlord permits may come with the deed of a house.

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Anonymous wrote:I never had to worry about housing when I went to school. I could have lived on campus all 4 years, but moved off for senior year and had great options. Based on a few tours and what I've seen here, housing can be a MAJOR issue. What schools actually do have room or, at the least, easily accessible off campus housing?

My DC has only been looking at Big State U type places b/c most LACS don't have certain ECs that are very important to them. I've seen/heard the issues with UC schools. Can anyone help identify schools that either definitely do have housing issues or ones where it isn't going to be a major issue?

Thank you!

Actually, my DD is at UCLA and they now guarantee fours years of on-campus housing. They've built a lot of new dorms on campus and their dining halls are excellent. There's a wide variety of UCLA housing options, including apartments for Juniors and Seniors. DC loves it there - although full disclore - has never lived on campus because she started in 2020 when the campus was shut down. She's lived in an off-campus apartment her entire time there. My advice would be stick with on-campus options - the off-campus apartments are super expensive and landlords range from predatory to down right criminal!

[Anonymous]

Boston College used to expect most students to live off-campus junior year. Going into the Boston housing market and needing to have the 12-month lease was rough.

[Anonymous]

Vanderbilt - guaranteed housing on campus all 4 years

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I never had to worry about housing when I went to school. I could have lived on campus all 4 years, but moved off for senior year and had great options. Based on a few tours and what I've seen here, housing can be a MAJOR issue. What schools actually do have room or, at the least, easily accessible off campus housing?

My DC has only been looking at Big State U type places b/c most LACS don't have certain ECs that are very important to them. I've seen/heard the issues with UC schools. Can anyone help identify schools that either definitely do have housing issues or ones where it isn't going to be a major issue?

Thank you!

Actually, my DD is at UCLA and they now guarantee fours years of on-campus housing. They've built a lot of new dorms on campus and their dining halls are excellent. There's a wide variety of UCLA housing options, including apartments for Juniors and Seniors. DC loves it there - although full disclore - has never lived on campus because she started in 2020 when the campus was shut down. She's lived in an off-campus apartment her entire time there. My advice would be stick with on-campus options - the off-campus apartments are super expensive and landlords range from predatory to down right criminal!

Isn’t the “guaranteed housing for four years” triple bedrooms for freshmen, and then four bedroom campus apartments with 2 kids to a bedroom? And they don’t let you buy a meal plan all four years? I think it would be very distracting to live in those conditions AND pay for UCLA OOS for the “privilege” of it but YMMV…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Tufts, Northeastern and BU have serious housing issues (not surprising given the widespread housing issues in Boston). Beyond big city schools, University of Vermont is having serious housing issues.

Doesn't BU guarantee housing for four years?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I never had to worry about housing when I went to school. I could have lived on campus all 4 years, but moved off for senior year and had great options. Based on a few tours and what I've seen here, housing can be a MAJOR issue. What schools actually do have room or, at the least, easily accessible off campus housing?

My DC has only been looking at Big State U type places b/c most LACS don't have certain ECs that are very important to them. I've seen/heard the issues with UC schools. Can anyone help identify schools that either definitely do have housing issues or ones where it isn't going to be a major issue?

Thank you!

Actually, my DD is at UCLA and they now guarantee fours years of on-campus housing. They've built a lot of new dorms on campus and their dining halls are excellent. There's a wide variety of UCLA housing options, including apartments for Juniors and Seniors. DC loves it there - although full disclore - has never lived on campus because she started in 2020 when the campus was shut down. She's lived in an off-campus apartment her entire time there. My advice would be stick with on-campus options - the off-campus apartments are super expensive and landlords range from predatory to down right criminal!

Isn’t the “guaranteed housing for four years” triple bedrooms for freshmen, and then four bedroom campus apartments with 2 kids to a bedroom? And they don’t let you buy a meal plan all four years? I think it would be very distracting to live in those conditions AND pay for UCLA OOS for the “privilege” of it but YMMV…

Dorm living isn't usually singles!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I never had to worry about housing when I went to school. I could have lived on campus all 4 years, but moved off for senior year and had great options. Based on a few tours and what I've seen here, housing can be a MAJOR issue. What schools actually do have room or, at the least, easily accessible off campus housing?

My DC has only been looking at Big State U type places b/c most LACS don't have certain ECs that are very important to them. I've seen/heard the issues with UC schools. Can anyone help identify schools that either definitely do have housing issues or ones where it isn't going to be a major issue?

Thank you!

Actually, my DD is at UCLA and they now guarantee fours years of on-campus housing. They've built a lot of new dorms on campus and their dining halls are excellent. There's a wide variety of UCLA housing options, including apartments for Juniors and Seniors. DC loves it there - although full disclore - has never lived on campus because she started in 2020 when the campus was shut down. She's lived in an off-campus apartment her entire time there. My advice would be stick with on-campus options - the off-campus apartments are super expensive and landlords range from predatory to down right criminal!

Isn’t the “guaranteed housing for four years” triple bedrooms for freshmen, and then four bedroom campus apartments with 2 kids to a bedroom? And they don’t let you buy a meal plan all four years? I think it would be very distracting to live in those conditions AND pay for UCLA OOS for the “privilege” of it but YMMV…

Dorm living isn't usually singles!

At most schools it’s doubles (not triples!) freshmen & sophomore year, followed by having your own room in a house or apt off-campus or on-campus (if at a private) as an upperclassmen. If on-campus, it might be 2 bedroom, 3-4 person apartment. At 99% of schools nobody is sharing a room as a senior in undergrad, and certainly not sharing an apt with 7 other people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I never had to worry about housing when I went to school. I could have lived on campus all 4 years, but moved off for senior year and had great options. Based on a few tours and what I've seen here, housing can be a MAJOR issue. What schools actually do have room or, at the least, easily accessible off campus housing?

My DC has only been looking at Big State U type places b/c most LACS don't have certain ECs that are very important to them. I've seen/heard the issues with UC schools. Can anyone help identify schools that either definitely do have housing issues or ones where it isn't going to be a major issue?

Thank you!

Actually, my DD is at UCLA and they now guarantee fours years of on-campus housing. They've built a lot of new dorms on campus and their dining halls are excellent. There's a wide variety of UCLA housing options, including apartments for Juniors and Seniors. DC loves it there - although full disclore - has never lived on campus because she started in 2020 when the campus was shut down. She's lived in an off-campus apartment her entire time there. My advice would be stick with on-campus options - the off-campus apartments are super expensive and landlords range from predatory to down right criminal!

Isn’t the “guaranteed housing for four years” triple bedrooms for freshmen, and then four bedroom campus apartments with 2 kids to a bedroom? And they don’t let you buy a meal plan all four years? I think it would be very distracting to live in those conditions AND pay for UCLA OOS for the “privilege” of it but YMMV…

Honestly not sure about the meal plan - have not heard that they can't have one. But just about EVERYONE at UCLA (on-campus or off, including greek houses) lives 2 to a bedroom. The housing costs are just so high in Westwood that hardly anyone can afford a single room. It may not appeal to you, but that's college life in LA and my DD LOVES it there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tufts, Northeastern and BU have serious housing issues (not surprising given the widespread housing issues in Boston). Beyond big city schools, University of Vermont is having serious housing issues.

Doesn't BU guarantee housing for four years?

BU guarantees housing for four years.

https://www.bu.edu/admissions/why-bu/student-life/housing/