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My school did the same thing. Freshmen are required to live on campus there, unless their parents live within commuting distance and then they must live with their parents. In fact, juniors and seniors are the only ones allowed to live off campus, and they have to apply for it. I think that living on campus is good, especially for a freshman, to get involved in college life and meet new people. Now, this works for a school that has enough housing, but for a school that doesn't, it's a stupid idea... unless they can require upperclassmen to live off campus. The school I went to is facing this issue now. It's a small school with about 3,500 students, but they want to move up to 5,000 students. There isn't any room for new dorms so they're probably going to have to start requiring upperclassmen to live off campus. They do have contracts with local apartment complexes to keep costs reasonable for students. They wind up paying only a little bit more than they would if they lived on campus, and they get a whole apartment with a washer and dryer in it and a kitchen, etc. One complex there is set up solely for college students. I never lived off campus while I was at school because I was an officer in my sorority by the time I was eligible, and therefore was required to live on campus.
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