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<p>Bluebayou:
I’d like to respectfully disagree. Our son at BC is living off campus this year and his housing and food costs are far less than what we paid his first two years for on-campus living. Based on our son’s experience and all the houses his friends have, it’s pretty clear they would be very unhappy if they had to trade their off campus experiences with living on campus. </p>
<p>Our daughter had similar experiences when she and her friends moved off campus in her junior year.</p>
<p>You are correct about BC’s seniors all moving back in their senior year. That has more to do with the attractive on-campus living arrangements BC guarantees for its seniors than it has to do with off campus experiences.</p>
<p>As parents who have seen how the off-campus experience is/was for our son/daughter, we feel fortunate that they were able to thrive and grow from the many real world learning’s that off-campus living uniquely provides.</p>
<p>I am sure that both you and I have equally small sample sizes (seen primarily through our child’s experiences). I agree that off-campus living junior year may not be everyone’s 1st choice, however I am convinced it is a highly cherished opportunity for many a BC junior - male and female.</p>