<p>Yep, tomofboston, right on the money with your comment. My freshman daughter at Penn State contracted for an apartment first thing at the beginning of this school year for next year. My junior son put his money down very early at another college to guarantee an apartment. I haven’t met a person yet who doesn’t know the deal from the very beginning, especially at Penn State: NO SURPRISES. Plus, not many want to stay on campus anyway after their freshman year…and everyone is busssssyyyyy…that’s why advanced planning is a good thing…so you don’t have to deal with a mess later.</p>