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[quote=Anonymous]Many students stay on campus sophomore year because this will allow them to move into South Campus Commons apartments as juniors. These are nice (though not luxury) apartments that are on campus but convenient to shopping and nightlife. They are safe and affordable (when compared to off campus). Still a significant number move off because they want to be guaranteed to live with their friend group or want a more luxurious apartment living experience. As for on campus dorms, there are gorgeous new/newer dorms and disgusting dorms. Most live somewhere in between. My understanding is the old dorms are being updated but I haven’t paid much attention as I have a senior. The biggest issue is a few old ones have no AC but I believe they will be fixing that. My senior had no AC sophomore year and was probably in the worst dorm on campus but he didn’t complain. With 3 kids we made lots of college visits and I found similar dorm conditions at many schools. My own kids stayed on campus all 4 years.

There are a ton of off campus apartments. Some are quite fancy but they can be expensive. The kids we know pay $200-$400 more a month than my son in South Campus Commons. I’m glad my kids were ok with South Campus Commons.

There are also rental houses. This can be the most affordable option but we have no direct experience. We have heard lots of rumors of slumlords. [/quote]

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