<p>I found this on the BC website:</p>
<p>“Transfer students who plan to enroll at Boston College for the Fall semester are guaranteed a year of on campus housing, No guarantee of campus accommodations will be made beyond this initial offer”</p>
<p>[Transfer</a> Applicants - Boston College](<a href=“http://www.bc.edu/admission/undergrad/transfer.html]Transfer”>http://www.bc.edu/admission/undergrad/transfer.html)</p>
<p>What are other transfer students’ experiences? Do you really lose your housing after one year?</p>
<p>Signed, a mom of a potential transfer student…</p>
<p>You are guaranteed only one year of on-campus housing. You may request additional years of housing, but you may or may not get it, depending upon availability.</p>
<p>Remember that only 50% of all incoming freshman get 4 years of guaranteed housing; the other 50% get only 3 years. Unlike most schools, it is the junior year that most students live off-campus. (They move back on campus for their senior year.) It is not a big deal if you don’t get a room on-campus, since there are so many other students in the same boat and there are plenty of apartments in close proximity to campus. My son did receive 4 years of guaranteed housing, but he is voluntarily going into an apartment next year (his junior year) because his friends – who only got 3 years of housing – have to move off-campus.</p>
<p>We went through this last year when my daughter was applying as a transfer to BC. As a transfer, she got one year of guaranteed housing (she lives in a dorm on College Road now). She is moving off campus next fall… like most of the juniors at BC.</p>
<p>She is planning to apply for on-campus housing her senior year but if she can’t get it, no worries! There is PLENTY of great off-campus housing for upperclassmen very near to the campus. It may even save you some money! One suggestion-start looking early and scout out areas they want to live in… the nearby locations (like Foster Street, South Street, etc) are in high demand. Cleveland Circle is also a popular location with BC students.</p>
<p>I remember being worried about the housing situation like you, but it has really worked out. My daughter is really excited about living off-campus with her friends next year!</p>
<p>The reason I am concerned is that one of the primary reasons she is looking at transferring is that she spend the last year at Brooklyn College in an apartment. She found that she didn’t have much of a “college experience” leaving campus every night.</p>
<p>Do the kids who live off campus tend to live in clusters, close to each other?</p>
<p>My daughter made a lot of friends during this year on campus… they tend to put transfers together in the dorms, so they’re all in the same situation. New to the school, wanting to meet new people, etc. It’s a good way to meet others… </p>
<p>The RA in her dorm was also really good about creating opportunities for them to get together… you are not necessarily going to be best buddies with your actual room mates, so its good to get to know others on your floor/dorm. There is also a transfer club on campus to meet other transfers. Your daughter will also meet other transfers at orientation… the orientation they schedule is for all transfers and a smaller number of admitted freshman.</p>
<p>My daughter also made a point of joining volunteer organizations-great way to meet people and get involved! She also met a lot of people in her classes… she is living with 3 other girls next year… one she met through friends on campus and two who are in her major (education) that she met in class and became friendly with.</p>
<p>Most of the off-campus housing is clustered along Comm ave going right out of the main gate entrance and the neighboring side streets. There are houses on Foster St, apartments all along Comm Ave (differing levels of rent based on their location and how nice they are), South Street, Radnor Street, etc. Then you move along Chestnut Hill -closer to the Cleveland Circle area. Those side streets are Englewood, Sutherland, Strathmore, etc. You can google map the area. I also found the BC shuttle map helpful in pinpointing areas close to the shuttle stops: [BC</a> Shuttle - Transit Visualization System](<a href=“http://bc.transloc.com/]BC”>http://bc.transloc.com/). This outlines the shuttle route and indicated the stops.</p>
<p>Rents increase depending on how nice the apartments are and their proximity to the BC shuttle, which was really important. You don’t want to be too far away from a shuttle stop… The locations near to the shuttle are literally crawling with BC students!</p>
<p>Hope this helps!</p>