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I don't think that's stupid at all. UGA wants to be a residential college for its first-year students. I know that some schools are requiring first years to live on campus so they don't rush fraternities and sororities their first semester on campus, when they don't really understand what it is they're doing.
My school does it. Actually, seniors are the only people allowed to live off campus; but housing is guaranteed for all four years. First years are also required to be on meal plan. They do allow students who live in Prov w/ their parents to live at home, and married underclassmen. The housing's so good that I and most of my friends still live on campus as seniors--and about 3/4 of the senior class lives on-campus. Their rationale is that students who live on-campus will do better in school, and will be more involved with campus life. For the most part, I think it's true. I think it's unfair for a 17-year old to have to find an apartment because their school doesn't have enough beds.
How would it hurt the local economy? Shouldn't there be enough upperclassmen to make housing prices competitive?
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