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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Down in Charlottesville, this whole thing is fueled by students who think they need to live in a select few buildings and complexes. The companies that run those places are happy to get their commitments.

No one needs to sign a lease in October. Just because some do doesn't mean your kid does.[/quote]

You are underestimating things. MOST of the small and medium sized well located apartment buildings will be sold out by end of October. My DD wanted to live in what she thought was a little known complex and called at 8 AM the day they said they would know what they had available (which was in early Oct). Low and behold they had 70 applications already for probably less than 10 apartments. My DD didn't even know you COULD put in an app earlier, because she definitely would have. The next few weeks saw availability decline on a daily basis.  My DS's roommates dad came down over parents weekend and took the boys around, made a spreadsheet of the options and then the boys made the decision. There's alot that an incoming freshman does NOT know about areas that are safe, what is popular, what is ethical, what is a good price etc.  They do need help and if we parents want to help them, there is nothing wrong with that. With my DD she only looked at one apartment with her roommate, loved it, booked it all done.

Those nice smaller builders were done by Nov 1st. Booked and done. The "select few buildings and complexes' that are the most popular actually tend to have availability a little later because they are larger and more expensive. The trick is finding the smaller ones that no one knows about.[/quote]
Luckily, you aren't kicked off campus there. You can stay in the campus apartments if you wish. [/quote]

yep very true. BUT I am hearing all over the parent pages about how bad the upperclass dorms are, no parking here, AC not working there, not a function kitchen here. I'm quite glad my kids are in nice apartments which they have been enjoying all aspects of. The upperclass dorms are by and large QUITE out of the way unless you do a theme house like the international dorm, or there are two dorms that are close in, the rest are a hike from grounds. Its not all peaches and cream living on grounds either.

The net net is this. My DD wanted to wait, very much. BUT her friends started grouping up and she did not want to be left out, so that caused the panic of ensuring you found your roommates for next year. She did not actually join the initial group that she thought she would, but rather waited a few weeks and just asked one person to live with her. It worked out. But I guarantee the kids will start feeling the pressure to group up early. It sucks for sure but it's not the end of the world.

I went to a school with 4 year in campus housing so it was all new to me. My DH went to URI and lived on the beach for two years. Lots of different experiences out there, none of which is superior to another really, they all have their quirks.[/quote]

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