<p>I will live in dorms for four years if I get in. I'm wondering if NU guarantees housing up to senior year because I do not plan on going Greek or living outside of campus. also, do a lot of seniors live in dorms?</p>
<p>Not guaranteed, but readily available, especially if you’re not over picky about where you live/ live in a residential college.</p>
<p>It’s not guaranteed, but there hasn’t been a housing issue for the last 30 years or something</p>
<p>Very few seniors live in dorms. </p>
<p>If you are adamant about living on campus, I’d suggest going the CA route.</p>
<p>I feel that living on dorms is much more convenient and cheaper.
and what is the CA route?</p>
<p>Living off campus is generally cheaper as long as you find reasonable rent or are willing to split a room with someone, especially when you incorporate meal plan costs. </p>
<p>Community Assistants, you might know them better through the term many other colleges use, RAs - are upperclassmen that live in the dorms as the supervisor for a floor/half a floor. You live fo free and get a free meal plan.</p>
<p>Off campus is much cheaper.</p>
<p>No, not a lot of seniors (or even juniors) live in the dorms, but some do, and I probably will when I’m a senior.</p>
<p>While the CA deal sounds good, you have to keep in mind that whether or not it’s a good deal for you depends on your financial aid. If NU is giving you a lot of loans or grants, they’ll just take some of those away if you’re a CA, and you still have to pay the same amount as you would have if you weren’t a CA. However, it is a really good deal for some people, and of course there are non-financial reasons to do it as well (good experience, looks good on a resume, etc.).</p>
<p>I would recommend looking into the residential colleges. Once you’re there, if you participate in enough dorm events, you’re very, very, very likely to be able to live there next year. Usually the amount of events required to be eligible to live there next year is very reasonable, and it’s easy to get enough points not only to be able to live there, but also to have first pick of which room you want (including singles).</p>
<p>It should also be noted that being a CA is NOT automatic- you have to be reccomended for it to even apply.</p>