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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I can see why some parents would want the ease and certainty of guaranteed housing. But for those kids who are jetting off to colleges that are IN metropolitan cities like Nashville, Houston, NYC, LA - there is nothing more freeing than living independently outside of the constraints and rules of the school. Kids who live off campus actually have to be an adult in the city. Landlords, utilities, maintenance, package deliveries, sublets, parking - they need to handle all this. And, at least to my kid and their friends, there's thankfully no more required meal plan. They figure out the local grocery stores and make runs to trader joe's for the week's provisions, split the costs, and figure out who is cooking meals. My kid was actually bummed they Had to stay on campus Sophomore year. But, it's likely equally a factor of the type of kids who choose these kinds of universities over a small suburban or rural campus.[/quote]

This post made me laugh.  You seem to think "the type of kids who choose these kinds of universities" are... better?  Smarter?  There is nothing better or smarter in choosing an urban school as opposed to a suburban or rural campus.  Everyone eventually gets their own place and lives independently.  [/quote]

Way to jump to a conclusion. I made no such remark. But absolutely the kids who want to live on an isolated campus in the Berkshires are looking for something very different at 18 years old than a kid who wants to live in LA and NYC.  I’m not saying they can’t get to independence eventually. But some kids are ready for and looking for the excitement of a city as their backdrop at 18. Some don’t want anything to do with it. [/quote]

My kids already live in a city.  Oldest is going to an urban campus— but it has a defined campus. [/quote]

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