Living On Campus vs. Living Off Campus

Okay so we all know that living on campus entitles us to a roof, extra long twin bed, café food, and of course the easy walk to and from classes, but what does living off campus entitle us to?

            As college students many parents and their dependents (aka US) often only see dorm-ing as the only way to live away at school. Some schools, like Quinnipiac University, often guarantee only three years of housing, if that. Recently, however, Quinnipiac has been working to get more and more students on campus, and are therefore now able to offer students four years of housing. Some students, however still opt to move off campus their junior and senior years

Saira Zafar, 19, a sophomore, speaks out about what it is like to live on campus and why she decided to move off. She anticipates parking to be the biggest issue when living on campus, because she feels that the cost will ultimately be cheaper to live off campus, but the aggravation of finding a spot in the commuter lot in the mornings may not be. 

 

Rachel Hellman, 20, a junior went so far as to create an excel sheet for her parents to prove her point. "It will always be cheaper to live off campus," Hellman said, "because when living on campus each student pays approximately $14,200 to live in a room made for 7 when in a house you will be splitting it two, three or four ways and you have your own bathroom, kitchen, laundry etc. It will be cheaper, I know it will be." 

      Most Quinnipiac students live in Seramonte, Aspen Glen, Hamden Center Apartments, and Broadmoor. Of course there are more apartments and houses throughout the Hamden Area. Many students find their houses through realtors or an online google search. The best website to use is Rent.com. This website allows a student to send the landlord an email to inquire about rent, and the actual facilities. It also pays $100.00 if you happen to sign a lease with a policy you found on their website. 

Ultimately many students are currently happy to move off as they feel it gives them a taste of the real world while still being sheltered in the bubble of Quinnipiac. This may change, however, as more and more dorms begin to open up on York Hill and the North Haven campuses. 

   As someone who lives off campus and throughly enjoys it I say its something everyone should do, but if you don't believe me think about this- if you live off campus you DON'T have to eat the 80g of fat hamburger found in the cafe, how's that for a reason to move off campus? I think it's a pretty good one.