<p>Our housing plans were thrown for a loop when D went to visit her college over spring break. The school offers housing to freshman only, older dorms and an off-campus apartment located about 1 mile away. All first come first served. D met a few upperclassmen who already had their own off-campus apartment and were looking for 2 new roommates for next year. After visiting and realizing that the apartment was actually closer to the classrooms than some of the dorms and the college owned apartments she was hooked. A private bedroom, a kitchen and sharing a bath with one other frosh girl was alot more appealing than dorm life! And since she is a hyper-social type I don’t worry at all about that aspect of her life. The plus side is that it’s cheaper than the dorms/mandatory meal plan would be.</p>