living away from home/off campus housing

<p>for students that went away for school...do most of you live on campus or off campus? also how is the experience of off campus different? more difficut to meet other students? i'm transferring next spring and plan to live off campus...dont know anyone from that city or that school, so it will be an adjustment...also probably off campus housing wil be more expensive. just curious, for other students , do you guys also work part time or have your parents help you out with rent? I probably wll end up working during the day and classes in the atfternoon/evening since all apartments in calif. are very expensive</p>