Guaranteed housing all 4 years

[Anonymous]

Must of the small LAC’s my child visited (ranking 40 to 80) guaranteed and often required on campus housing for 4 years. It was very convenient and encouraged attendance at community events.

As the kids got older, new options opened up, like college owned apartments, specialty housing for students into the environment or foreign languages.

One example:Juniata.

[Anonymous]

Colby, Bates, and Bowdoin all have housing for all four years. Colby has built additional dorms and senior apartments so only a handful of seniors live off campus with special permission.

- Colby grad

[Anonymous]

My suggestion is to make a list of colleges and then make a phone call or send an email to confirm. Also, join the Facebook parent pages for the colleges and see if parents are complaining about housing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I lived off-campus except for sophomore year. Let the kid grow up. Teach them how to sign a lease.

Despite four years of campus housing (and four years of cafeteria dining!), I managed to grow up, signing leases in my 20s and learning to cook for myself. There's no prize for moving into a crappy apartment at age 19.

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I feel like this conversation has been hashed and rehashed repeatedly on this forum. I went to Mary Washington and spent all four years on campus (like most fellow students). I had no problem moving in with roommates after college and doing all that fun lease-signing and utility-paying.

[Anonymous]

There’s a word for college kids who must have four years of housing: nerds.

[Anonymous]

I don’t agree. I am considering this because outfitting an apartment is expensive and pay year round is expensive. I did this one year at school and I was in a dump because this is all my friends and I could afford. I also think you lose out o. community once you leave dorm.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There’s a word for college kids who must have four years of housing: nerds.

Or smart parents. My nephew rented a group house his senior year. Two of the four boys ended up leaving and the remaining two boys had to cover their portion of the rent.

I’d never agree to a setup like that unless each kid had their own separate rental agreement with the landlord.

[Anonymous]

W&L has housing available all 4 years. Some opt to stay off campus Senior year, but there are on campus options available. The sorority and fraternity houses are also owned by the school. They also have theme housing available.

https://www.wlu.edu/campus-life/daily-life/housing/

[Anonymous]

Something to keep in mind is whatever the housing was like for US as adults, back when we attended college, what our kids are facing is almost guaranteed to be different. Many of these schools are situated in cities with an affordable housing crises, which in turn means saying ‘Just let your snowflake sign a lease off campus so they can grow up’ is easier said than done. I’m glad you are looking ahead to see if your chosen school guarantees housing. Because although your child might want to move off campus at some point, and you might want that for them, the reality is they might not have a choice because even the residents of those cities can’t afford the rental market. And these crazy unaffordable schools should be chosen by you based on what they can offer for all 4 years, not just that first year. Good luck!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There’s a word for college kids who must have four years of housing: nerds.

Where my son goes to college, off-campus apartments are way more expensive than the dorms, and landlords are notoriously awful — likely because there aren’t enough dorms for students, so landlords can do as they please. Also, my DS drives the morning bus route on campus, so it’s easier to get to the depot from his dorm than from an off0campus apartment.

[Anonymous]

I have a relative who is currently at UVM. They only guarantee housing for the first two years. She is currently a sophomore and has already been working for months to secure housing for the fall of 2024. Landlords jack up rent incredibly high and there isn't enough housing available. It's extremely stressful and many students would happily stay on campus if housing was available. Living in an off campus apartment as a college student isn't that great. Stop fooling yourselves old folks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No wonder you folks still have adult kids living at home at age 30. I was an adult at 18 and signed my own lease.

Agree with PP, let the kids grow up.

What is wrong with you? When did renting an apartment become an adulting rite of passage?

[Anonymous]

I believe that Vanderbilt and ucla now both guarantee 4 yrs of housing

I was certainly interested in this for my eldest when we first looked at schools. For many reasons

[Anonymous]

Surprising to me, Yale does NOT guarantee 4 years of housing. Only guarantees housing for first years and sophomores. Website states that housing is generally available for all who request it, but it is not guaranteed.

https://housing.yale.edu/undergraduate-housing/housing-policies

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My DC is looking at colleges in the T40 range and some SLACS. If you have a kid who attends/attended or are informed about housing and whether or not 4 years of on campus housing is guaranteed please share. For example, I can’t find information regarding this for WUSTL on their website. They mentioned freshman and sophomores living on south 40 but nothing about how many years of guaranteed on campus housing. I’ve heard that because of increased undergraduate class sizes, upperclassmen are having to move off campus earlier and not able to get on campus housing. This is a consideration for my DC who will not have access to a car while at college.

Yale does

Yale does NOT

https://housing.yale.edu/undergraduate-housing/housing-policies