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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a 2021 graduate and a current first year.  My sense is that the attitudes are shifting, primarily due to the new upper class housing opening fall 2024.  Used to be that the "cool" option was to move off-campus second year.  The new dorms have unique configurations (eight single bedrooms, sharing living area, two kitchens, and four bathrooms) and amenities that are attractive to students.  The rumor is that UVA wants to move to make it mandatory for second-years to live on-campus.   [/quote]

I also have a current 1st year, and would agree that they are trying to make on grounds housing more attractive. That said, the new housing went FAST, and a lot of people who wanted it didn't get it.  I also heard that some people ended up dropping out of the housing process because by the time they got their choices, there wasn't anything left that they wanted. My own son got an apartment in October with 3 friends which I thought was crazy, but he knows them from HS, so I hope it will all work out. [/quote]

guess what? they will be asked to renew their lease probably in SEPTEMBER this coming fall!

my DD decided to room with her best friend from first year, renewed their lease in September of second year and by October, we basically not friends anymore. She is now a third year and still living with the "friend". She finally moves out in June to live in a house with 8 other sorority sisters. She cannot wait to move and live with actual friends.

I guess the reason for my post is not to scare you but to let you know that they will have to renew even earlier than you had to sign the lease this past fall and even if they are not best buds anymore, it is possible to be roommates. My DD and her roommate tolerate each other and hang out/have meals together every so often but live separate lives almost entirely. It's fine, but it will be better when she can move out for her fourth year.[/quote]

Thanks!  It's all pretty crazy to me.  The interesting thing with my son and his roommates is that I don't think they even really hang out right now.  They all know each other from HS, and one of the boys is closer to my son especially when he's back home, but I rarely hear him mention hanging out with them at school.  So maybe it will be more of a roommate situation than a friend situation.[/quote]

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