<p>Hi, this is kinda related to another topic I started but wanted to seperate it. I was just wondering approx what percentage of students live in dorms in second year college. I stayed at home the first year and felt I missed out on a bit of fun.... however I know many students in 2nd year get an apartment or share a place with friends, so I'm wondering if it's worth it or not. Let me know what you think....</p>
<p>Thanks.....</p>
<p>Edit: Also, would it be weird to live in res when your family lives in the same city...?</p>
<p>Well, a lot of colleges require students to live in on-campus residence halls beyond just freshman year. Vanderbilt, for example, requires all students to live on-campus all four years to the extent that residences halls can accomodate them (IOW, there are more students then places to put them on campus). I think it's a similar situation at most private universities and colleges.</p>
<p>At University of Michigan most people do move out after the first year, but if you get a dorm then you can still get to make a lot of friends...just most of them will be freshmen. Nothing wrong with that, and if you're looking for a social experience, there ya go.</p>
<p>Matthew: I'm gonna be a soph and living in the University of Michigan dorms again...for the reasons that 1) very close to campus (i'm in barbour) 2) no cooking 3) no cleaning a bathroom 4) social and i just like the dorm experience you never get a chance to repeat it later in life.</p>
<p>Nice thing about living in dorms is you get to meet new people and make some friends. That's what I did first year. This year I'm moving to an apartment to live with said friends. I think a lot of people follow this route (but admittedly living in the dorms is much more convenient than living off-campus with convenient facilities and proximity to campus).</p>
<p>It totally depends on the school. Some schools guarantee housing all four years, others don't provide housing junior year (to encourage travel abroad). If you're in an expensive city, apartments off-campus are probably expensive, so most people stay on campus. Talk to your friends and see what they're doing. I don't think it's dumb to live in a dorm when your family is in the same city; you can feel like you're far away just because you're not living with them anymore. It's a good experience to have--living away from home.</p>
<p>as everyone has said, it really depends on the school. If most frosh have moved out, than it might be a little strange since your peers are out in apartments. But its not uncommon for people to live in the dorms in the city they are from. For example, ucla now guarantees housing the 1st 2 years and most people take advantage of it even if they are from LA.</p>