Your Housing Options The next step in planning…

Choices On Campus -- residence hall  Costs are billed by the college  Costs will vary depending on the room and meal plan you choose Off Campus – apartment/rental  Costs will vary greatly depending upon the housing choices you make Video Clip

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Your Options / Your Plan I n four steps….

Step 1 ROOM & BOARD CALCULATOR  Research 2 options: Living in a dormitory Living in an apartment w/ 2 bedrooms Other?

Step 2 Synthesize this information and analyze 2 of the options. Reflect upon your evaluation of which option is best for you.

Step 3 Create a document that represents this analysis and evaluation (see example)example

Step 4 Upload/submit to TIIC by midnight Sunday

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Gabi’s World: Dorm vs. Apartment Money spent PER SEMESTER DormApartment Room$3,575$1,756 Groceries/Restau rants $320$1,500 Meal Plan$1000$0 Electric Bill$0$560 Miscellaneous$320 Total PER SEMESTER $5,215$4,136

What living in a dorm is really like… Choose your roommate wisely!! Not all friends should live together. XL Twin beds are uncomfortable Community bathrooms  Pros: you don’t clean it  Cons: other people can be disgusting and the toilet paper sucks

What living in a dorm is really like… Get ready to share a ridiculously small amount of space with another person(s) for a year Pick the dorm hall that’s right for you (“party” vs. “studious”) LOCATION!!! You’re literally right on campus. Wake up, grab your backpack, walk to class, walk back, and get back in bed. Cooking in dorms is tricky. You have to go at the right time to make sure no one else is using it.  Also people WILL end up burning their popcorn, cookies, etc. which WILL set off the fire alarms at ungodly hours

What living in a dorm is really like… WARNING: Fire alarms/drills are terrible. They can be at any time: during the day, while you’re dead asleep at 4am, when you’re just about to wash the conditioner out of your hair…the last one was not fun…

What living in an apartment is like…  Once again, choose your roommates wisely. (if you even want another one after freshman year)  You have your own bedroom and it’s the greatest thing ever  If you’re lucky, you’ll even get your own bathroom o Only con to this is that you have to clean it (or not)

What living in an apartment is like…  Apartments associated with Universities are known to throw the occasional party and neighbors can be noisy in general o The walls are paper thin  DO NOT RELY ON THE MANAGEMENT o I was living with a hole in my roof for a month after there was a leak. Didn’t get a new mattress for two weeks which meant sleeping on the couch. They are imbeciles who are not to be trusted. Maintenance also sucks so those two are a deadly combo.

What living in an apartment is like…  The worst part of living off campus is the commute. If you have a car it isn’t too bad, but having to take the shuttle can really suck sometimes  A regular kitchen is a blessing. Full sized fridge, pantries, sink, oven, stove, and microwave. No more easy-mac and ramen for every meal  Overall, it’s nice to get out of the dorm scene and feel more independent o More privacy, more space, more like a home