Kansas State University
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Unlike a lot of schools, K-State maintains no policy requiring students to spend their freshmen year on campus, so many students don’t even bother waiting until their sophomore year to forsake the residence halls. Sometimes abandoning ship means a studio apartment, sometimes a frat house, but it virtually always amounts to a more cost-effective living situation. This is not to say that off-campus housing is categorically cheap (landlords near campus are not oblivious to the marketability of their location), but provided you’re willing to put in some effort, scoring something affordable isn’t too tough.

Needless to say, living off campus requires more maturity than living in the residence halls. Filling out a form and signing your name at the bottom isn’t going to cut it. You’re going to have to track down your own place, deal with utilities, forage for sustenance, and undertake a daily commute. Even going Greek means increased responsibilities, as most houses enforce mandatory study hours and make community service a membership requirement. Still, if you’ve reached a phase in your life where hall-wide Halo tournaments cease to dictate your schedule, flying the coop is probably worth it.

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Off-Campus Housing at Kansas State University

kellyab

Music Teacher Education '15

5.0

A+

Off Campus Housing

the off campus housing has a lot of options around town, whether you want apartments or houses, pricing is reasonable!

May 22, 2012

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Off-Campus Housing at Kansas State University

kmerk

Mechanical Engineering '15

3.5

B

Lots of Places.

Dorms are great and you meet a lot of people. Apartments the nicest, but you don't meet as many people and you have a lot of the same rules the dorms have. Houses can get pretty dirty, but they're cheap and you don't have many rules.

Apr 10, 2012

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jennifer27

Pre-Medicine Studies '16

2.7

C+

Cost

Many of the off-campus apartments are kind of expensive. Luckily I was able to find one that included a good amount of utilities but it still comes to just over 1,000 a month. There are others in the area farther from campus (by just a few blocks) that do cost as low as $711 to about $950 a month but 90% of them are closer to the latter and they don't include as much as my apartment does. I am signing the lease at University Crossing in Manhattan, Kansas. It's not perfect but it is pretty close as far as I can see. The cost is expensive but it makes better sense to spend $1,000 a month with most utilities included than it does to spend $900 a month with nothing included. Overall I give this high price a C+

Mar 26, 2012

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