<p>They do this every year yet it’s a different story/blame each time. When I was an RA 3 years ago they were doing the same thing. They made me have a roommate both years I was one for half of the semester which technically violated my contract too. The housing guy told us that they basically “guess” at what numbers will need to be housed ect and it’s always an under estimate it seems. It’s terribly inefficient and somewhat stupid since it screws a certain number of people but at least they aren’t struggling to fill rooms I guess.</p>
<p>Anyway, I have lived off campus for 2 years now and I’d say the prices are about the same. Although some apartments are cheaper than living on-campus and some are more expensive, the primary thing to remember is how much will utilities cost and how much will you be eating at home/shopping for groceries. </p>
<p>I’d say it’s potentially cheaper to live off campus since you can find rent as low as $350 around here and potentially cheaper if you have a lot of roommates. You can buy cheap food as well that would be cheaper than a meal plan which tends to bite your wallet if you don’t use all the money on your plan since you can’t get it back.</p>