Babson College - Off-Campus HousingCollege Prowler1.54
Quick Stats
Undergrads in Off Campus Housing
17 %
Best Time to Look for a Place
End of the last semester
Average Rents
- Studio - $1,000.00
- 1 BR - $1,110.00
College Prowler Take
Not many students live off campus, and there are several good reasons why. First, Wellesley is a very expensive small, suburban town. Wealthy locals living in huge mansions envelop the Babson College campus, so this is the price range of the off-campus places within a radius of approximately two miles from campus. Obviously, whoever decides to live off campus will have a car and could rent an apartment on Washington or Linden Streets in Wellesley. But, besides high rental prices, students should also consider the time it’ll take to travel back and forth for group meetings and other activities. It’s true that many international students live off campus, but most international students don’t participate in team sports or other on-campus activities. It takes a lot of patience, time, and some good cooking abilities to reside happily outside of campus.
There are also many restrictions that accompany rent in the Wellesley area, one of them being age. If you are not over 21 and sometimes if you mention the word "student," the landlord automatically decides that he actually does not have any available housing for the school year. After all, who wants their nice apartment to get abused by a group of college students? Finding affordable housing in Boston is even harder, since the social scene is the reason why most students relocate into the city. The average cost for living in the downtown area in a one-bedroom apartment is a lot, not to mention utilities and other expenses. This may seem like a good idea at first and could be a good option for students not involved in any on-campus activities. Overall, the Boston housing option is overrated by most and disliked by many of those who have tried it.
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Anonymous says:  |
Off-campus housing isn’t very...
Off-campus housing isn’t very convenient, because it’s really expensive, but most of the students here are wealthy and can probably afford it. |
Anonymous says: |
Most students live on campus...
Most students live on campus because it’s more convenient. A lot of students are in clubs or on sports teams, so it would be hard to make it to all the meetings and find time for traveling. There are lots of speakers that come to campus, too, so it would be hard to attend those if one has to travel back and forth. |
Anonymous says: |
There is so much homework here...
There is so much homework here that has to be done in groups; I don’t think there would be time to travel to my house if I didn’t live in the dorms. It’s a pain to have someone in your study group that lives off campus, because they’re never on time for meetings. |
Anonymous says: |
I know that the Office of Campus...
I know that the Office of Campus Life offers housing options off campus. And by researching their Web site, I found that housing is very expensive in Wellesley. I can’t afford it, but some of my friends live off campus. It’s great to have friends who live off campus who I can always visit and hang out with. |
Anonymous says: |
I’m a freshman, and I can’t...
I’m a freshman, and I can’t imagine how great it would be to live off campus. It would definitely be hard to complete all of my work, though. |
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