Housing for a transfer student?

jarr111
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:44:33 +0000

Hello all,

I am currently a sophmore at Virginia Tech. Long story short, after a semester long suspension and dealing with living in the south, I want to transfer! I love VT, but I think I’m more suited for living more north. I am from NJ and want to possibly transfer to Fordham for spring semester after I finish fall semester at Tech.

I have always wanted to live in NYC and I have recently come into the opportunity to go to school where I want and not having to worry too much about tuition. So, Fordham seems like the perfect option at the moment.

My biggest question right now is the housing situation. I am aware that transfer students may not be able to receive housing on campus and that’s okay. Reading reviews about the school, I read how restricting it is to live on campus with visitation hours and guards at the doors. I understand this is for safety but I will be living in an apartment in Virginia and I don’t think I will enjoy going back to dorm life dealing with an RA and rules of that sort. I’d much prefer to not worrying about getting in trouble or dealing with the “parenting” of the school.

So, bottom line…is it a good idea to try and find off-campus housing so I don’t have to deal with res life? Or is the on-campus housing at fordham not as bad as it sounds and worth it to live on campus? If so, where should I live as a transfer student?