<p>Both my kids had great off-campus experiences, and my daughter ended up living off campus for 3 semesters and abroad for one semester. DS has a terrific 4 bedroom/2bath duplex with hardwood floors about 6 blocks away from Rice campus which he shares with three other students - and he only pays $550 a month. Even with bills and food it is cheaper than living on-campus. That being said, we are funding his move back on-campus for his senior year, because he likes the whole “roll out of bed and walk into the servery” and “crawl out of bed and go work out in the new rec center” thing and it’s only ONE more year of college to pay for. :)</p>