<p>We were told on a Brandeis tour that a kid who absolutely wants to live on campus all four years could as long as he/ she wasn't too picky about which dorm they ended up in. Shoshie, is that not true?</p>
<p>mezzomom: As a fellow midwesterner, I love Boston, as does everyone else I know from the midwest (my neighbor grew up in central Illinois, one of my close friends is from a farm outside of Madison and another is from St. Louis). That shouldn't be too much of a problem. I'm glad to know that she would be intrigued by the Jewish flavor rather than repulsed by it. I definitely know many people who have raised an eyebrow when they found out I kept kosher and observed the Sabbath. My roommate last year was a bit worried until she found out how little it would affect her. </p>
<p>pyewacket: That's strange...we were definitely told from the outset about the housing situation. However, I do know that the University intends to build more on-campus housing in the near future. Perhaps by the time your class would be at Brandeis, housing will be much less of an issue. Also, supposedly, no one has been denied housing who elected to stay on the waiting list. If living off campus is a major concern, check out the off-campus housing section under classifieds at my.brandeis.edu. It has a bunch of posts from people who are leasing apartments and people who looking for roommates. Obviously, it's not something you need to worry about now, but just to get some idea of the area and what kinds of living arrangements you could make in Waltham if you wanted to.</p>
<p>The website says all freshmen and sophomores live on campus and 80% of all students live on campus, then it must follow that 60% of juniors and seniors find on campus housing. Does that seem realistic based on your experience, Shoshie? Thanks.</p>
<p>Sounds about right. Some people also choose to live off campus sophomore, junior, and senior year.</p>