Anonymous
Post 08/17/2017 10:23     Subject: 4 year residential requirement
Anonymous wrote:It is a pro. Appleton and Lawrence aren't big enough to have a student ghetto and normal people don't like living near undergrads. And be glad you won't have to pay 12 months rent.

I don't know if you understand how small the cities in Wisconsin are. Appleton isn't the boonies, but it is nothing like a DC suburb.

I'm from Appleton. It's really not that small, I don't think there's any "understanding" that needs to be done.
Anonymous
Post 08/17/2017 10:23     Subject: 4 year residential requirement
Con. I would prefer a campus where housing is guaranteed all four years if you want it, but not *required* to live on campus all four years.
Anonymous
Post 08/17/2017 07:57     Subject: 4 year residential requirement
Just because it's all "on campus", doesn't mean it won't be varied. It won't feel like the same experience year and year. Older students probably get some perks, get the nicest accommodations. Probably will be managed better than typical off campus at other schools. However, I would be much more concerned that it's a tiny college, in the middle of no where. Without knowing the college, I'm going to guess this.
Anonymous
Post 08/17/2017 07:47     Subject: 4 year residential requirement
It is a pro. Appleton and Lawrence aren't big enough to have a student ghetto and normal people don't like living near undergrads. And be glad you won't have to pay 12 months rent.

I don't know if you understand how small the cities in Wisconsin are. Appleton isn't the boonies, but it is nothing like a DC suburb.
Anonymous
Post 08/16/2017 23:15     Subject: 4 year residential requirement
Huge pro. More oversight, more immersion in the college atmosphere, less worrying about paying utility bills or calling a plumber. The only con is for low income kids whose families live nearby, who want to commute to save money.
Anonymous
Post 08/15/2017 21:57     Subject: 4 year residential requirement
I went to a SLAC that only required living on campus for 2 years but guaranteed on-campus housing for all. In practice, about half of the juniors and seniors lived on-campus. Off-campus tended to cluster in 2 or 3 buildings, a handful of houses that were always being rented to students, and a handful of apartments within the privately owned homes around campus.
Anonymous
Post 08/13/2017 22:05     Subject: 4 year residential requirement
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Can you share which school?

Lawrence University in wI

What? Appleton IS the "large city" - it's not a suburb.
Anonymous
Post 08/13/2017 21:20     Subject: 4 year residential requirement
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Which college-that should be taken into consideration. If it's a big public university then no. If it's a SLAC with limited off campus housing, then I understand the requirement.

It's a smaller SLAC in a suburb of a larger city.


This description fits DC's school, and I like the requirement for the reasons PP lists above.
Anonymous
Post 08/13/2017 19:29     Subject: 4 year residential requirement
Anonymous wrote:Can you share which school?

Lawrence University in wI
Anonymous
Post 08/13/2017 19:22     Subject: Re:4 year residential requirement
Anonymous wrote:I went to a SLAC with a four-year residential requirement, I think it was a huge plus. The student body wasn't that big to begin with, and if everyone was scattered around town after the first year or two, I think it would have made the school feel very fractured socially. With everyone living on campus, it was easy to meet up with friends for a quick coffee during a study break, I was pretty much guaranteed to always see someone I knew in the dining hall, even if I went by myself, etc.

I went to a school where most people most off campus after freshman year and no one was scattered around town. Off campus meant moving into housing that was right there, but you just weren't dealing with the school.
Anonymous
Post 08/13/2017 17:43     Subject: 4 year residential requirement
is't it hordes v. hoards
Anonymous
Post 08/13/2017 16:30     Subject: Re:4 year residential requirement
Anonymous wrote:I went to a SLAC with a four-year residential requirement, I think it was a huge plus. The student body wasn't that big to begin with, and if everyone was scattered around town after the first year or two, I think it would have made the school feel very fractured socially. With everyone living on campus, it was easy to meet up with friends for a quick coffee during a study break, I was pretty much guaranteed to always see someone I knew in the dining hall, even if I went by myself, etc.


PP again, I'll also second the poster above who mentioned that it made room draw a lot less stressful -- you might not end up living in your ideal housing, but there was no chance you'd end up without housing. Plus no dealing with leases and landlords, transportation to campus, etc.
Anonymous
Post 08/13/2017 16:26     Subject: Re:4 year residential requirement
I went to a SLAC with a four-year residential requirement, I think it was a huge plus. The student body wasn't that big to begin with, and if everyone was scattered around town after the first year or two, I think it would have made the school feel very fractured socially. With everyone living on campus, it was easy to meet up with friends for a quick coffee during a study break, I was pretty much guaranteed to always see someone I knew in the dining hall, even if I went by myself, etc.
Anonymous
Post 08/13/2017 16:10     Subject: 4 year residential requirement
It's a pro.
Anonymous
Post 08/13/2017 15:44     Subject: 4 year residential requirement
Can you share which school?