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Many students opt to live off campus as their years at Penn progress, although most don’t go far, staying almost exclusively in the surrounding area that comprises University City. As a result, students in off-campus housing are not at all isolated from campus life. Many students take pleasure in the freedom of not being told when to move in and out and of not having RAs and GAs to monitor their activity. The Office of Off Campus Living can assist students with everything, from finding a place to live; to settling disputes with landlords. There are also local real estate companies that cater to members of the Penn community.

The school is, in one way, forced to make off-campus living a convenient option for students because Penn is only equipped to house about 70 percent of students. The school responds to this need by providing shuttles and other forms of transportation around campus and also by offering an internet connection to those students who decide not to live in dorms. There is an abundance of houses including spacious Victorian-style homes and apartment buildings in close proximity to Penn’s official campus. So many inhabitants of these buildings are Penn students and faculty that the few streets west of campus are regarded as part of Penn by most who travel there for parties or dinner.

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magoetz

Nursing '97

3.8

B+

Getting Better but Expensive

Lots of options, but the better the apartment the more expensive. It's also very hard to find something late in the season.

May 14, 2012

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laurinno

Nursing '15

3.8

B+

There's a Variety...

I personally am going to live on-campus next year, but my friends who are living off campus are currently struggling to find summer sublets. Most houses and apartments are close to campus; you can find something cheaper than oncapus along with much more expensive (the Radian, Chestnut Hall, etc).

Apr 20, 2012

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Off-Campus Housing at University of Pennsylvania

RHoltz

Elementary Education '11

3.5

B

Off Campus Housing

There is a lot of off campus housing at Penn. There are houses with various numbers of bedrooms to accommodate groups of several sizes. They are cheap, and there is free residential parking around. However, some of the houses are dirty and run down.

Mar 31, 2012

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