Gustavus Adolphus College
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With over 90 percent of the student body enrolled as full-time students, Gustavus prides itself on being a close-knit and traditional community. The majority of upperclassmen students opt to live on campus in apartment-style housing and still enjoy the idea of not having to mow the lawn, shovel the snow, or pay for all their own utilities. The biggest hassles with being granted off-campus status come courtesy of Residential Life. Applying to live off campus is tricky since your randomly-generated priority number can either make or break your chances of getting off campus (don’t even bother thinking you can live off campus as a sophomore). In addition, not having a car means that you have to walk up Old Main Hill each day—a good workout, but certainly something to be dreaded in the middle of winter.

Students who do live off campus sing both its praises and annoyances. While there are many perks to not having to deal with Residential Life and having your own space, downfalls of living off campus in St. Peter include overpriced rent based on demand over supply and few options outside of living in large houses with a number of friends—apartments in St. Peter are sparse and not the closest to campus. With the majority of your classmates living on campus and having the benefit of living in apartments while still being able to walk next door and knock on your friend’s door, you are better off just living on campus.

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Off-Campus Housing at Gustavus Adolphus College

nine37pm

'15

Legal Studies

3.1

B-

Off-Campus?

GAC doesn't really like students living off-campus - even seniors need to apply to live off-campus, and even then you aren't guaranteed.

Dec 20, 2011

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Off-Campus Housing at Gustavus Adolphus College

agoepfer

'14

History

1.9

C-

Residential Campus

Gustavus is primarily a Residential Campus, so getting permission to go off-campus is very tricky, and not always guaranteed. Also, you need to have at least 3-4 friends that share and apartment to stay in the nice student living spaces off-campus, St. Peter isn't a big enough town to support a lot of cheap apartments for only one person. The benefits of living off campus is that it is probably cheaper in the long run, but you will probably want a car sometimes because going up the hill can get tiresome. The disadvantages are that Res Life makes it hard to live off-campus, and you miss a lot of the community atmosphere GAC is known for.

Oct 09, 2011

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Off-Campus Housing at Gustavus Adolphus College

aschult4

'14

Nursing

2.3

C

Residential Campus

Gustavus is a residential campus, so mainly only seniors are granted off campus living. If you do get off campus, the houses are old, but a lot cheaper because of it. If a student continues to live on campus, they pay three times as much as it would cost for rent and utilities off campus.

Oct 06, 2011

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