What colleges allow freshmen to live off campus?

Marian
Fri, 23 Jan 2015 15:08:21 +0000

@oldfort said

Apparently Cornell does not require freshmen to live on campus.

This was also my impression, but I couldn’t find confirmation on their Web site. It wouldn’t hurt to e-mail Admissions and ask.

@hanna said

I consider living in the dorms to be an educational experience.

You’re right, of course.

But living off-campus is an educational experience, too – one that both of my kids had as upperclassmen, and I’m very glad they did.

I’m more concerned that if a student doesn’t live on-campus as a freshman, that student may miss a lot of opportunities to make friends. But there may be reasons for living off-campus. For example, a transgender student might feel more comfortable off-campus, no matter what accommodations the university is making for people in that situation who live in the dorms.