u/Kooky_Foundation6885

Can anyone comment on living on campus vs off?
We would want a two bedroom apartment/townhouse and I’m not sure with the additional fees if it makes sense to stay on campus long term. (Also I’m not sure if we would’ve approved for lakeside or meadows without children) For context I am an incoming undergrad and we are downsizing from a 3 bedroom single family home with a 2 car garage so this will be an adjustment. We are both used to having our own office as my partner works from home.
We currently live in a very low cost of living area so almost 2k square feet costs us around 2,000 a month. We saw some off campus options that are within our budget if we were to be careful, but I wanted to get some insight from others first.

Been lurking for almost two years. It's been fun, but I'm outtttt. Committed today and withdrawing the rest of my apps. Cycle recap:

Harvard (First Year): Rejected

Yale: Rejected

Smith: Rejected

UCLA: Waitlisted

Brown: Accepted

Amherst College: Accepted

UC Berkley: Accepted

Boston College: Accepted

Williams: Accepted

Georgetown: Accepted

NYU CAS: Accepted

Columbia GS: Accepted

Princeton: Accepted & Committed

Withdrawing Apps: Stanford, Northeastern, Boston U, UCLA, Wellesley &Tufts