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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I went to a slac where students lived on campus in dorms primarily first and second years, junior year was a mix and most seniors lived in off campus houses (you were guaranteed on campus housing all 4 years, but this is how it played out). The area was right off campus all within a seceral block radius, and since it was a small college I would bet it was still a closer walk to the academic quad than some dorms are at big unis. Still, it was off campus so you had to secure the rental yourselves and no meal plan. My friends and I lived off campus junior and senior years and loved it.

pros:
- more independent feel 
- your own yard for bbq’s!
- lots of other students around so had a great feel
- no meal plan! fun group meals
- the biggest pro for me - as a natural introvert - none of the loudness and constant bustle
going on in the dorms

cons:
- you had to coordinate with friends esp junior year was hard bc of people’s
different study abroad schedules
- if something went awry in the house, and they were old and run down so it often did, you had to fix it or
hunt down your out of area LL
- you paid for full year leases even though you probably weren’t there in the summer 
- it was a scramble to lock down your rental - often word of mouth, leases “passed down” among friend groups- eg, there was a “soccer house,” a “water polo house”, etc

I think on campus apartment living would give you most of the pros without the hassles. But I would not want an actual dorm room all 4 years. [/quote]

What school?[/quote]

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