Students must move after Freshman year?

anon94785555
Thu, 16 Jun 2011 14:23:39 +0000

Don’t worry. Your college student child will learn the ropes early on next fall. Where there is not much on campus housing there will be off campus housing and the mechanisms to obtain it. With most students living off campus there will be systems in place to deal with every aspect, likely from the school, city and private enterprise.

With a culture of living off campus after freshman year there will be plenty of support and info sharing. Do be aware she may be wanting to line up her second year housing asap in the fall- make her wait a bit so she knows people better etc. This is the warning given by UW- just because apts for the next fall become listed in Nov doesn’t mean they will be gone soon…

Don’t worry about the apt situation either. Many come furnished and there is a ready market of used furnishings from graduating seniors, et al. In a way it is better to learn apt living in a familiar setting instead of when moving to a strange city for that first job. 12 month leases also mean a place to stay when the child cum adult gets on your nerves (trust me, you won’t mind that when the time comes).