<p>We received a letter here at the house yesterday about life in Lincoln Tower discussing housing options for 08-09. It does not mention living in Lincoln again so I guess it’s not common. It listed these choices:
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<p>I know President Gee wants to increase on-campus living but that won’t kick in for a while. If 6000 freshmen live on campus, what is common for sophomores (especially from the honors program)?</p>
<p>DS is talking about living in Lincoln again. He has a couple of 2nd year suitemates this year, so I guess it is done, but it probably isn't common. When we made a visit earlier in the year our guide said she has lived in the dorms (Bradley, I think) for 3 years, so I know kids choose the dorm option over the local slums - I mean, off campus housing alternatives.</p>
<p>DS enjoys Lincoln though (and I still think it's the best arrangement I've seen at OSU space and amenities-wise), so I hope he chooses to stay there. I guess we will be talking about the options over break. Much of the off campus housing around campus is pretty bleak and party-oriented. I plan to lobby for Lincoln as long as I can, and then an OSU-sponsored apartment option after that. I'll hold out as long as I can. ;)</p>
<p>I'm a sophomore living in Taylor again. Taylor (the North Campus honors dorm) is about 50-50 freshmen and upperclassmen (mostly sophomores, but there are a couple of juniors on my floor). </p>
<p>Of my (sophomore) friends, I'd say it's also about 50-50 ratio between on campus and off campus.</p>
<p>I'm happy about my decision to live on campus again. All of the upperclass housing options are so nice--I'm in a superdouble, and I know people in the Neilwood Apartments who have kitchens. </p>
<p>Of my friends who live off-campus, all but two live in very dorm-like apartments--I don't understand why they would choose to live in a setting so similar (space-wise) to the dorms and have to worry about the extra utilities and such. And they complain that in these off-campus apartments, there are loud parties every night of the week which aren't loud enough to be reported but are loud enough (with the bass especially) to make studying at home impossible. In the dorms, especially the honors dorms, this simply isn't tolerated.</p>
<p>I wouldn't criticize ALL of the nearby off-campus housing, though. I plan to live off-campus next year, and as I become increasingly familiar with the off-campus neighborhoods through my work in urban planning and development, I have gained an appreciation for the neighborhoods around campus. There are just certain places which you wouldn't want to live if you are a serious student who doesn't want to be around loud parties.</p>
<p>If anyone has specific questions about off-campus neighborhoods or on-campus upperclass housing, pm me.</p>
<p>I can't speak from direct experience, just observations, but I visited my ex boyfriend in Lincoln a few times and 3/4 of his suite were sophomores as well as half the rest of the floor. </p>
<p>A good number of sophomores still live on campus. Usually after that, people move off campus.</p>