Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Tufts, Northeastern and BU have serious housing issues (not surprising given the widespread housing issues in Boston). Beyond big city schools, University of Vermont is having serious housing issues.
Doesn't BU guarantee housing for four years?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I never had to worry about housing when I went to school. I could have lived on campus all 4 years, but moved off for senior year and had great options. Based on a few tours and what I've seen here, housing can be a MAJOR issue. What schools actually do have room or, at the least, easily accessible off campus housing?
My DC has only been looking at Big State U type places b/c most LACS don't have certain ECs that are very important to them. I've seen/heard the issues with UC schools. Can anyone help identify schools that either definitely do have housing issues or ones where it isn't going to be a major issue?
Thank you!
Actually, my DD is at UCLA and they now guarantee fours years of on-campus housing. They've built a lot of new dorms on campus and their dining halls are excellent. There's a wide variety of UCLA housing options, including apartments for Juniors and Seniors. DC loves it there - although full disclore - has never lived on campus because she started in 2020 when the campus was shut down. She's lived in an off-campus apartment her entire time there. My advice would be stick with on-campus options - the off-campus apartments are super expensive and landlords range from predatory to down right criminal!
Isn’t the “guaranteed housing for four years” triple bedrooms for freshmen, and then four bedroom campus apartments with 2 kids to a bedroom? And they don’t let you buy a meal plan all four years? I think it would be very distracting to live in those conditions AND pay for UCLA OOS for the “privilege” of it but YMMV…
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I never had to worry about housing when I went to school. I could have lived on campus all 4 years, but moved off for senior year and had great options. Based on a few tours and what I've seen here, housing can be a MAJOR issue. What schools actually do have room or, at the least, easily accessible off campus housing?
My DC has only been looking at Big State U type places b/c most LACS don't have certain ECs that are very important to them. I've seen/heard the issues with UC schools. Can anyone help identify schools that either definitely do have housing issues or ones where it isn't going to be a major issue?
Thank you!
Actually, my DD is at UCLA and they now guarantee fours years of on-campus housing. They've built a lot of new dorms on campus and their dining halls are excellent. There's a wide variety of UCLA housing options, including apartments for Juniors and Seniors. DC loves it there - although full disclore - has never lived on campus because she started in 2020 when the campus was shut down. She's lived in an off-campus apartment her entire time there. My advice would be stick with on-campus options - the off-campus apartments are super expensive and landlords range from predatory to down right criminal!
Isn’t the “guaranteed housing for four years” triple bedrooms for freshmen, and then four bedroom campus apartments with 2 kids to a bedroom? And they don’t let you buy a meal plan all four years? I think it would be very distracting to live in those conditions AND pay for UCLA OOS for the “privilege” of it but YMMV…
Dorm living isn't usually singles!
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I never had to worry about housing when I went to school. I could have lived on campus all 4 years, but moved off for senior year and had great options. Based on a few tours and what I've seen here, housing can be a MAJOR issue. What schools actually do have room or, at the least, easily accessible off campus housing?
My DC has only been looking at Big State U type places b/c most LACS don't have certain ECs that are very important to them. I've seen/heard the issues with UC schools. Can anyone help identify schools that either definitely do have housing issues or ones where it isn't going to be a major issue?
Thank you!
Actually, my DD is at UCLA and they now guarantee fours years of on-campus housing. They've built a lot of new dorms on campus and their dining halls are excellent. There's a wide variety of UCLA housing options, including apartments for Juniors and Seniors. DC loves it there - although full disclore - has never lived on campus because she started in 2020 when the campus was shut down. She's lived in an off-campus apartment her entire time there. My advice would be stick with on-campus options - the off-campus apartments are super expensive and landlords range from predatory to down right criminal!
Isn’t the “guaranteed housing for four years” triple bedrooms for freshmen, and then four bedroom campus apartments with 2 kids to a bedroom? And they don’t let you buy a meal plan all four years? I think it would be very distracting to live in those conditions AND pay for UCLA OOS for the “privilege” of it but YMMV…
Anonymous wrote:Tufts, Northeastern and BU have serious housing issues (not surprising given the widespread housing issues in Boston). Beyond big city schools, University of Vermont is having serious housing issues.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I never had to worry about housing when I went to school. I could have lived on campus all 4 years, but moved off for senior year and had great options. Based on a few tours and what I've seen here, housing can be a MAJOR issue. What schools actually do have room or, at the least, easily accessible off campus housing?
My DC has only been looking at Big State U type places b/c most LACS don't have certain ECs that are very important to them. I've seen/heard the issues with UC schools. Can anyone help identify schools that either definitely do have housing issues or ones where it isn't going to be a major issue?
Thank you!
Actually, my DD is at UCLA and they now guarantee fours years of on-campus housing. They've built a lot of new dorms on campus and their dining halls are excellent. There's a wide variety of UCLA housing options, including apartments for Juniors and Seniors. DC loves it there - although full disclore - has never lived on campus because she started in 2020 when the campus was shut down. She's lived in an off-campus apartment her entire time there. My advice would be stick with on-campus options - the off-campus apartments are super expensive and landlords range from predatory to down right criminal!
Anonymous wrote:I never had to worry about housing when I went to school. I could have lived on campus all 4 years, but moved off for senior year and had great options. Based on a few tours and what I've seen here, housing can be a MAJOR issue. What schools actually do have room or, at the least, easily accessible off campus housing?
My DC has only been looking at Big State U type places b/c most LACS don't have certain ECs that are very important to them. I've seen/heard the issues with UC schools. Can anyone help identify schools that either definitely do have housing issues or ones where it isn't going to be a major issue?
Thank you!
Anonymous wrote:I believe Rice and Tufts have housing all four years?
My kid is at USC and housing is guaranteed for Freshmen and Sophomore years, all the kids go off campus Junior Year, or Study Abroad, and Senior Year. There are plenty of apartments so its not an issue.
I would say, don't rule out a school just because housing isn't guaranteed to upper classmen. Most kids Want to get off campus, live in apartments by then. If there are decent, clean, reasonably priced apartments in the area, you're kid will be fine. Honestly, read reddit housing posts, they will be informative for you.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I believe Rice and Tufts have housing all four years?
My kid is at USC and housing is guaranteed for Freshmen and Sophomore years, all the kids go off campus Junior Year, or Study Abroad, and Senior Year. There are plenty of apartments so its not an issue.
I would say, don't rule out a school just because housing isn't guaranteed to upper classmen. Most kids Want to get off campus, live in apartments by then. If there are decent, clean, reasonably priced apartments in the area, you're kid will be fine. Honestly, read reddit housing posts, they will be informative for you.
Tufts only guarantees housing for the first two years. The problems at Tufts have been ongoing and unlkely to be resolved any time soon. https://tuftsdaily.com/investigative/2022/05/22/reviewing-housing-at-tufts-can-a-crisis-years-in-the-making-be-put-in-the-past/
Not sure why admitting fewer students isn’t an option.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I believe Rice and Tufts have housing all four years?
My kid is at USC and housing is guaranteed for Freshmen and Sophomore years, all the kids go off campus Junior Year, or Study Abroad, and Senior Year. There are plenty of apartments so its not an issue.
I would say, don't rule out a school just because housing isn't guaranteed to upper classmen. Most kids Want to get off campus, live in apartments by then. If there are decent, clean, reasonably priced apartments in the area, you're kid will be fine. Honestly, read reddit housing posts, they will be informative for you.
Tufts only guarantees housing for the first two years. The problems at Tufts have been ongoing and unlkely to be resolved any time soon. https://tuftsdaily.com/investigative/2022/05/22/reviewing-housing-at-tufts-can-a-crisis-years-in-the-making-be-put-in-the-past/
Anonymous wrote:I believe Rice and Tufts have housing all four years?
My kid is at USC and housing is guaranteed for Freshmen and Sophomore years, all the kids go off campus Junior Year, or Study Abroad, and Senior Year. There are plenty of apartments so its not an issue.
I would say, don't rule out a school just because housing isn't guaranteed to upper classmen. Most kids Want to get off campus, live in apartments by then. If there are decent, clean, reasonably priced apartments in the area, you're kid will be fine. Honestly, read reddit housing posts, they will be informative for you.