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Students who wish to move off campus must apply to Campus Life during their junior year at Dickinson. It is a completely random selection process, and approximately 150 seniors live off campus each year. Dickinsonians chosen to live off campus are required to attend a seminar about productive neighborhood living in an effort to maintain a positive relationship between students living in the community and Carlisle residents.

Off-campus residences vary, just like the dorms. It’s a matter of personal preference, and the more you are willing to pay and the earlier you begin to look, the better place you will find to live.Most students who live off campus say they like it because they see it as a cheaper option than living in the dorms. Additionally, a lot of students like to live off campus because of the privacy it allows. Since students who live off campus are seniors and legally allowed to drink, they want to be able to have people over to party; living on campus, there is much larger chance of getting caught, and kegs are not permitted in any Dickinson-owned housing. Off-campus housing option also allows seniors to get closer to the real world and prepare for life after college.

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Off-Campus Housing at Dickinson College

collegelifee

'15

Psychology

3.1

B-

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Off campus housing can be very close to the school, there are apartments that are directly across from the Hub (where dining services, mail/package pickup, the school bookstore and the dean of students offices are). The surrounding streets are generally safe but a 15 minute from Tome (the science building) there is the "ghetto of Carlisle" where there is known to be a meth lab (stay away). Townies though are generally friendly.

The housing itself can be a hit or miss, the outside of the buildings are anything but impressive but depending on the building, some of the apartments or houses are liveable.

The biggest pro is how close it is to campus and how easy it is for parking.

Oct 25, 2011

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Off-Campus Housing at Dickinson College

dyroffa

'14

Environmental Sciences

4.2

A-

Off Campus Housing

At Dickinson we are not allowed to move off of campus until our senior year. As a rising sophmore I have not experienced off campus life very much, but from the houses i have seen they seem very nice.

Jul 03, 2011

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Off-Campus Housing at Dickinson College

chalmere

'14

French Language and Literature

2.3

C

No-Go for Underclassmen

Only available to seniors; even then it's pretty difficult to get off campus. However, on-campus apartments for upperclassmen are pretty nice, so it's not that big of a deal.

Oct 28, 2010

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