<p>Don’t live in NC. He’s OOS. Airports would be NYC area airports. Also, being an RA wouldn’t be so much for the $ as it would be for the ease of living on campus. He also wants to do a study abroad semester which at most schools (UNC included) means that he just doesn’t sign up for a dorm that semester. At USC he’d have to sublet his portion of his apt (roommates willing of course) or pay housing at USC and simultaneously at the abroad loaction. Kind of an expensive proposition when considering a semester’s rent is about 6k.</p>