Virginia Commonwealth University - Off-Campus Housing

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Students at VCU usually decide to find off-campus housing after freshman year not only because it is hard to get on campus housing but because they can also decide who they want to live with. Students often decide to find a place to live with the friends they made freshman year. This can turn out good or bad. It can seem more expensive to live off campus with multiple bills to be paid, but usually it works out to be about the same as on-campus housing.
 

The apartment complexes around campus look dumpy from the outside and aren’t much better on the inside. Most places
for rent are houses surrounding campus that people have bought and split up into 3 or 4 apartments each. Bugs, mice,
and noisy neighbors are the biggest complaints of students living off campus. The owners of off-campus apartments, usually called slum lords, tend to stay away from their properties and do as little work as possible knowing that they will rent out to a needy student anyway. The further out from campus you go, the better the places you will find, but this may cause you to drive or bike into campus, which isn’t always possible. Students need to really research their off-campus housing options before they move in. There are a lot of students looking for places, so the competition is high.

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Students Speak Out

Anonymous says:

The places for rent right around... The places for rent right around VCU are not good quality. You can go toward the West End, but that’s about 20 minutes away, so you’d have to spend money on gas and parking. 12345 Off-Campus Housing Report

Anonymous says:

Living off campus is way better... Living off campus is way better than living in the dorms. It is definitely worth it because it gives you more freedom and you feel more independent because you have your own place. 12345 Off-Campus Housing Report

Anonymous says:

You can find places off campus... You can find places off campus everywhere. 12345 Off-Campus Housing Report

Anonymous says:

Splitting a big place with three... Splitting a big place with three or four people can reduce rent drastically, saving you more money to go out at night. 12345 Off-Campus Housing Report

Anonymous says:

There are a lot of dumpy places to... There are a lot of dumpy places to rent around campus. 12345 Off-Campus Housing Report

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