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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think this is the case of many colleges. UVA freshman year, living in the dorms is required, and they are specific first year dorms. People do start grouping finding roommates and signing leases in the late fall, but that’s typical many colleges. [b]However, it was kind of considered a bit nerdy to live on campus, [/b]and 2nd through 4th year I lived in an apartment that was on the bus line and was probably as close as some of upperclassmen class housing on campus. Different friend groups every year. It’s the kind of thing not to worry about until the fall and your student will handle it. [/quote] Why is that? My daughter will be living in one of the on grounds apartment next year as a second year. The housing is a full-fledged apartment. Why is living g on an on-campus apartment less desirable than on off-campus apartment? [/quote] There is nothing wrong with living on grounds. [/b]I think that some kids love the idea of living in their own apartment, having in apartment laundry, their own room and furnishing it as they like, being closer to the Corner etc. it just makes it feel like they are grown ups, rather than living in a dorm with an RA and very standard furnishings. [b] The newer dorms are great so I agree that the tide seems to be shifting because they are much closer to "the action" so to speak of the Corner and where others live off grounds. [/quote] But Bond and Faulkner are both apartments without an RA. They are nothing like dorms and aren’t even technically on grounds, so why would it be “less cool than living in other apartments that aren’t affiliated with the school? [/quote] Bond is great, everyone wanted Bond before this years first years went through selection (now eveyrone wants the new dorms). Problem was, no one gets Bond. No one. You had to have a first day, early time in the lottery to get a space there. Now they have the newer options, so you're right it's more cool to be there, mostly because it's new and the location. Faulkner sucks. You might as well be a grad student living there. Its nowhere near the Corner and where students hang out, other than basketball games. [/quote]
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