"… Demand for off-campus housing could also be driven up by the fact that juniors and seniors aren’t often provided spots in on-campus housing, which Scott Young, an associate director for the Department of Resident Life, said is reserved for freshmen and sophomores, along with exempted groups such as resident assistants.
Because the department wanted to minimize the number of lounges and flex rooms used to accommodate students this academic year, many upperclassmen weren’t given the option to participate in room selection at all, Young said." …