<p>Is there any surefire way to get out of the freshmen housing contract? I live within 15 minutes of the school but they are forcing me to live on campus and pay (outrageous amounts - you can get an apartment with utilities payed for less here) to share a 15'x7' room with one of my parennts being unemployed. Will simply mentioning my financial situation help or will they try to get around that? I understand that university is a business, but this is out of hand.</p>
<p>Unfortunately they don’t really care about your finances with regards to the housing contract. About the only way I have heard of getting out of freshman contracts at school that require freshman dorms is to use a medical excuse (allergies, weak immune system). But you’ll need a Dr. to sign something to make that work. My advice is to just live with it for this year and consider it an expense of attending. Next year you can move out into an apt.</p>
<p>I was lucky that my fraternity’s alumni board paid the fee that Purdue charged for breaking the housing contract in which saved me mucho money. You could also get caught for possession of marijuana or alcohol in the dorms. lol. A few kids I know got kicked out for having weed in their rooms and they got kicked of Residence Halls. They also got their money back I recall and now they are so much more happier since they can have off-campus parties now.</p>
<p>Now there’s a thought. LOL</p>
<p>My cousin was dismissed from his school for possession of marijuana in the dorms a few years ago. He is now 26 years old, perpetually single, and works at a gas station. :D</p>
<p>Don’t pay.</p>
<p>That would likely put a hold on his account and transcripts, making life pretty difficult.</p>
<p>Just curious, which college? Many colleges that have a requirement for staying in freshman dorms have an exception for those who live in the immediate area.</p>
<p>^ Yeah, my college has that “exception” but they don’t grant it unless you have a better reason than just being close. So I’m not even sure why it’s considered an exception.</p>
<p>I would definitely submit a letter explaining your financial distress. Sometimes that can make a difference. If you can’t afford housing, appealing the financial aid office with a letter may also help somewhere. It’s an unfortunate reality that we have to take these things into consideration when we choose our schools.</p>
<p>If you are on financial aid, check if/how moving out of the dorms would affect your financial aid package. My college would reduce your financial aid to account for the savings in housing costs.</p>
<p>If they do make exceptions sometimes it can’t hurt to apply for one, or ask somebody there or something. Especially if your family’s financial situation isn’t great they might give you a break.</p>
<p>You could try and get kicked out of housing. Use a heater in your room or something. Paint the walls.</p>
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<p>So, he’s young with no dependents and a steady job? [/marketing].</p>
<p>You can probably get out of a housing contract if you can demonstrate great hardship. Alternatively, you can do as has been suggested above and urinate in your RA’s mouth while he’s sleeping and carefully bury dead animals in difficult-to-access places around the school.</p>
<p>Take a deuce in the hallways.</p>