Is it cheaper to live on campus or get an apartment in college?

My college wont allow me to live off campus?

I am a 22 year old junior who attends a Jesuit college. Three of my really close friends and I decided to get an apartment near campus so we could save a lot of money. So, naturally we just didn't sign up for campus housing for our senior year (this fall). Today I received an email from the college housing office telling me that I must sign up for housing. I was confused by this because I know plenty of people to are commuters at this college. So I went to speak to them personally, and I asked them what the issue was, and they told me that because I don't live locally I'm not allowed to commute. This made no sense to me because wouldn't I be living locally once I leased an apartment? So I asked them to clarify and what they told me blew my mind. They said that because I don't have parents that live locally I MUST live on campus. Parents? Were all adults here. Not to mention I haven't even seen my parents in years (My mother passed away and my father and I don't speak to each other). I have been completely independent for nearly 5 years. I can't help but feel as though they are treating me like a child by telling me that I can't even live on my own. The main issue here is that I will be saving 5 grand if I live off campus and split rent with my friends. I simply cannot afford to live on campus this year, and I'm afraid I wont even be able to return to school because of it. I've explained my situation to them, and told them I am in a financial crisis, but they said its the college policy and there's nothing they can do about it. Do they have a right to do this to me? They are literally forcing me to pay thousands that I don't have just because of this unfair policy. Do most colleges operate this way or is it just this one? Does anyone have any sort of advice to go about this? What would happen if I just didn't even sign up for housing? Please I really need some help here,
Answer:

If you just don't apply for housing, you will probably be withdrawn from your classes. No, most students do not have to live on campus. I'm familiar with schools that require it for the first 1 or 2 years, with a few exceptions. I haven't heard of one that required it for the whole time you're in school, and I haven't heard of one that didn't allow (chronologically) older students to be exempt. But they probably believe that there is a benefit to all students and to the community as a whole to make all (or almost all) students live on campus, and could defend the rule on those points if it were challenged. And they probably do have the right to do this. Get out your student handbook. If you don't have it in a hardcopy form, look it up on the school website. See whether you can find the policy there. If you can't, see whether you can find it on the Housing page on your school's website. The odds are very good that one of the pieces of paper they made you signed included an agreement that you understood and agreed to follow all the policies in the student handbook. So if the rule is there, you agreed to the policy 3 years ago ... and 2 years ago ... and last year. And if the rule was communicated to you at some point, your continued enrollment at the school probably means you've accepted it. You could try making the "independent for nearly 5 years" argument. I think that's your best one. But a better approach would be to find out *why* they have this rule (there's a good chance that it will be outlined on the housing web page on your college's website, or you could ask), and then try to use their own reasoning to show that you should be allowed to live off-campus. I'm really sorry that you discovered the rule in this way.

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They can't force you to do anything and I have never heard of a college doing that. I suggest you consider just transferring to a different college to finish your degree with.

That's weird. At my college you can live off campus if you're a junior or senior. However, if you're married you can also live off campus. There are probably other loop holes. Try looking up more information on it or talk to someone else in the office. I don't think that they would kick you out of school if you didn't live on campus...I don't really know what to tell you.

Most colleges require all freshman to live on campus. some require sophomores too. Never heard of a seniors required to live on campus. Who did you speak to? Is this info anywhere? Did you sign anything with this info on it/ Keep at it. Talk to anyone and everyone there. try housing and the Dean of students. do you know of any student who live off campus and not with parents?

Talk to tge person in charge of housing explain your sichuation to them, you are all adults dont let them treat you like a child

If you just don't apply for housing, you will probably be withdrawn from your classes. No, most students do not have to live on campus. I'm familiar with schools that require it for the first 1 or 2 years, with a few exceptions. I haven't heard of one that required it for the whole time you're in school, and I haven't heard of one that didn't allow (chronologically) older students to be exempt. But they probably believe that there is a benefit to all students and to the community as a whole to make all (or almost all) students live on campus, and could defend the rule on those points if it were challenged. And they probably do have the right to do this. Get out your student handbook. If you don't have it in a hardcopy form, look it up on the school website. See whether you can find the policy there. If you can't, see whether you can find it on the Housing page on your school's website. The odds are very good that one of the pieces of paper they made you signed included an agreement that you understood and agreed to follow all the policies in the student handbook. So if the rule is there, you agreed to the policy 3 years ago ... and 2 years ago ... and last year. And if the rule was communicated to you at some point, your continued enrollment at the school probably means you've accepted it. You could try making the "independent for nearly 5 years" argument. I think that's your best one. But a better approach would be to find out *why* they have this rule (there's a good chance that it will be outlined on the housing web page on your college's website, or you could ask), and then try to use their own reasoning to show that you should be allowed to live off-campus. I'm really sorry that you discovered the rule in this way.

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Talk to tge person in charge of housing explain your sichuation to them, you are all adults dont let them treat you like a child

They can't force you to do anything and I have never heard of a college doing that. I suggest you consider just transferring to a different college to finish your degree with.

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