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On Campus
- Academic year contract (9 months)
- Advance payment refunded ($50)
- Utilities included in room rate
- No utility installation fees
- (phone, Internet, cable, electricity, gas)
- Free Cambus service
- Laundry in each building–$1.50 to wash, drying is free
- No grocery shopping, cooking, or washing dishes
- Convenient, close to classes
- Meet people
- RA on floor to answer questions
- Always someone to study with
Off Campus
- 12-month lease ($300-950/month rent)
- Security deposit ($300-$1,000)
- $197/month for phone, cable, Internet, electricity, heat
- $120 installation fees for utilities
- $.75 per bus ride
- Must go to Laundromat, $1.50 to wash, $1.50 to dry
- Regular trips to the grocery store, daily cooking, dirty dishes
- Commute time
- No help if you have disruptive neighbors
