Living OFF campus? Legal or any type of advice?!?!?

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  • college rip off

    Anonymous Poster

    16 years ago 03/10/2008 10:58am EDT

    I go to a smaller university. They have a "policy" which says all students must live on campus AND buy a 19 meals per week meal plan. As you might guess, this is VERY expensive and they make a ton of money off of it.

    The only way you can live off campus and not be forced to be on a meal plan is if your parents live within a 30 mile radius of the university, then you can live in apartments or houses around town.

    Is there any way the university can FORCE me to live on campus next year? I have a friend who basically told me he told them he was NOT going to live on campus and somehow he got away with it, and he's from another state!

    Advice? I could be saving a TON of money!

  • rabatin

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    16 years ago 03/10/2008 11:22am EDT
    re: college rip off

    Is this Grove City College?

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    chuck d

    Member since 12/27/2006.

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    16 years ago 03/10/2008 11:37am EDT
    re: college rip off

    this isn't hard. look at the school's policy. find out for what reasons a student can get a waiver. apply for a waiver using one of the reasons that apply to you.

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    swofford11

    Member since 10/05/2004.

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    16 years ago 03/10/2008 11:40am EDT
    re: college rip off

    My university had the same policy for Freshmen....

    I never for a moment regret living on campus...

    You will be missing out on a lot if you don't live on campus at least one year.

    Go for it even if it does cost an extra thousand.

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    dean moriarty

    Member since 11/11/2003.

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    16 years ago 03/10/2008 11:43am EDT
    re: college rip off

    Sounds like a great way to become the campus hermit.

  • Dr. Fraunkensteen

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    16 years ago 03/10/2008 12:20pm EDT
    re: dean moriarty

    At my school there was a group of kids who protested the same sort of policy for religious reasons. they filed a lawsuit and it went nowhere. The bottom line was, the university could require them to live on campus, or at least continue to pay for housing on campus while living somewhere else.

  • Bex

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    16 years ago 03/10/2008 12:51pm EDT
    re: college rip off

    at my school you have these options:

    Housing options (you have to live on campus for 90 credit hours):

    Single - $1800/quarter (3 quarters) 11 X 8 room

    Double - $1500/quarter

    Triple - $1300/quarter

    Quad - $1400/quarter

    Meal Plans which you also have to have if you live on campus:

    Super 20: $1600/quarter (Super means you can use your meals in the market) Works out to $8/meal, however, you only get to use $6/meal at the market.

    Regular 20: $1320/quarter. Works out to $6.60/meal, but you have to go to every meal offered in the dining hall, or you lose that meal.

    Super 14: $1500/quarter. Works out to $10.70/meal. Still only get to use $6 per meal at the market.

    Regular 14: $1240/meal. Works out to $8.86/meal.

    Also, the food at the market is a complete ripoff. You can get a small box of cereal for $4.

    My school's gotta be the bigger ripoff.

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    Luv2Run

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    16 years ago 03/10/2008 3:34pm EDT
    re: college rip off

    Is this a state university or a private university? If it is the latter, then it falls under contract law.

    If it is the former and applied just to freshman then you might have a case. However, I would encourage you to live on campus and take meals in the dining hall. Get used to college without having to deal with rent, commuting, making meals, etc.

    You may not save as money as you think you will living off campus and you might not be involved in campus activities (there were hard numbers on this in the 80s showing frosh who lived off campus tended not to be involved in extracurricular activities and tended not to stay at the school.).

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    chuck d

    Member since 12/27/2006.

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    16 years ago 03/10/2008 3:39pm EDT
    re: luv2run

    luv2run wrote:

    Is this a state university or a private university? If it is the latter, then it falls under contract law.

    then if it is the former, what does it fall under?

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