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| Monday, August 11, 2008 |
| Economy spurs a rush to dorms on campus |
The Boston Globe reports: Campus housing options scarce which is not good news for the record number of college students who are now trying to move back on campus to the more economical dorms. At UMass-Amherst, the number of returning students seeking on-campus housing increased by more than 400 over last year, officials said. In the letter informing students of the housing shortage, university officials acknowledged they were caught off guard by the heightened demand, and named national economic trends as the cause.
"National trends in college and university campus housing indicate that more students are choosing to live in campus residence halls," stated the letter sent by the housing office earlier this month. "The increase in the cost for utilities and commuting are making living on-campus a more attractive option for many students." This may explain why I had an unusually high number of applicants for my condo this summer. I had a mix of college students and professionals. This was a little odd to me since my condo is not in a typical student neighborhood - but this year the students had definately discovered that area of Boston. I ended up going with a professional couple over the students since I have learned from experience to avoid picking trainee tenants. |
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At the college in upstate NY where I used to teach a dorm room cost about what a whole apartment in town cost. So it clearly was cheaper to share off campus.
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Weird!
I went to school in a small town in Ohio and living off campus was WAY cheaper than the dorms.
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Nice to discover this blog as well!
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At the college in upstate NY where I used to teach a dorm room cost about what a whole apartment in town cost. So it clearly was cheaper to share off campus.