<p>Hi my family is planning on moving to amherst and living off campus to save money. I was wondering if incominng freshman are allowed to stay of campus and live with their parents even their first year. Thanks.</p>
<p>I believe that you can live off campus with your parents/guardians if you live less than 40 Minutes (or was that miles) away. If your family is going to be living in Amherst you can probably live with them. </p>
<p>If your parents or guardians live within 40 miles, you can get exempted from the freshman residency requirement. You need to apply for an exemption, and don’t forget to cancel your meal plan because that will not be automatically cancelled. </p>
<p>See here for the full details: <a href=“http://www.housing.umass.edu/assign/resreq.html”>http://www.housing.umass.edu/assign/resreq.html</a></p>