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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why doesn't anybody talk about the benefits and upsides of classes where you are one of 400 students? Nobody mentions the upside of being able to walk around campus without running into anybody you know all day. [b]How about the wonders of sharing an off-campus apartment after freshman year because the school has a housing crunch?[/b] That can really bring down the price of room & board. [/quote] I don't know if you're being facetious, but I never understood the appeal of living in on-campus housing after your freshman year. Do people really want the university and RA's looking over their shoulders any more than absolutely necessary? The son of a friend of ours was in university housing as a sophomore briefly during fall of 2020, and bailed out to live with friends first chance he got to get away from mandatory covid testing and other restrictions.  [/quote]

It depends.  My kid attends 6K undergrad university, where 80%+ of kids live on campus all 4 years, first 2 years is required.  The "housing off campus" that is nearby the university is old and terrible and is in an area of higher crime, whereas campus is pretty much self contained.  I don't need my kid figuring out how to walk home at midnight from chem lab/studying in the library on a 1 mile walk off campus thru some really not good areas.  Even if you take the "bus", the final 2-3 blocks to your rental home can be dangerous after dark.    To really get a decent place to live you need to go a few miles from campus.  That means a car or relying on the not so good bus system.  It means you can't easily go back to your apartment between classes.  Whereas is you live on campus in dorms or campus apartments, you are right where you need to be, with easy access to everything on campus.  If it's a campus apartment with kitchen you can ditch the meal plan as well.  [/quote]

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