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Beginning of the spring semester
The decision to live off campus depends on personal preference, with both benefits and downfalls. While it gives students an opportunity to enjoy more independence, the independence can also bear more responsibilities. First, once a student decides to live off campus, he or she is not allowed in the housing lottery again. Then, the application process can be an ordeal on its own. Students must have a 2.5 GPA and attend a meeting in the spring semester in order to be eligible. However, fulfilling these two requirements is not a guarantee of approval. Students have to wait for a letter that gives them permission to live off campus, and, if approved, the student can then sign a lease. Students wishing to live in Muhlenberg Independent Living Experience (MILE) housing go through a similar application process, but it is not nearly as laborious.
A student’s off-campus experience varies depending on where they end up living. Most students try to get MILE houses or the Tremont Apartments (also part of the MILE program) close to campus. The Tremont Apartments and most MILE houses are a reasonable walk away. Some places are definitely nicer than others, so students have to do their research to find out where they would prefer to live. The decision to live off campus comes down to two choices: the luxury of rolling out of bed and being able to walk to class in five minutes versus more space, no RA, and the freedom to cook your own food rather than pay for a meal plan.
Small2Big
'15
Entrepreneurship and Small Business Operations
Nice Options
Muhlenberg offers Mile houses that are pretty nice and affordable. I haven't lived in any personally yet, but i know people who have and they've liked it there. I plan to live off campus starting Junior year when it becomes available as an option.
Jan 15, 2012
muhlenberg
Student
Psychology
Housing
Off-campus housing is not in the best neighborhood and houses are pretty trashy but anyone who wants to live on campus can so it really isn't a problem.
Jul 04, 2011
nt10307
'14
Biology
I'm a Freshmen, So My Knowledge Is Limited
I don't know too much about off campus housing, but from what I've heard it's pretty nice. Nobody seems to complain about it and the cost is supposedly fairly low.
Jan 10, 2011
Office of Residential Services Off Campus Resource Pagewww.muhlenberg.edu/mgt/resserv/offcampuspage.html
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