Housing for Students
When your high school student graduates, there is a lot of worry. Initially, you worry about whether they’ll choose to go to college. If they make that selection, your concerns turn to how they’re going to afford to live, or how you’re going to be able to afford to send them to the college that they’ve chosen.
If you’re like most parents, you also worry about where they’ll live
once they’re out of your home. Most students do beautifully when they
move away from home into the college world, and it’s the parents who
need a bit of reassuring. Here are a few things that you should know
about housing for students.
The Dorms
Students who live in
dorms, which is often required of freshman by the university or
college, are exposed to a whole new world. They’ll have a roommate or
two, and will live in a building that locks down after a certain time of
night or adheres to certain curfew rules to ensure that no one unsavory
gets into the building. They will have an advisor, usually an older
graduate student, who is in charge of their room or floor. They will be
allowed to eat in the cafeteria, depending on which menu plans you
choose together and will often be able to use their menu plan buy snacks
or pizza on campus so you don’t have to worry that they’ll go hungry.
Apartments
When your child says that they’re ready to look for
apartment housing for students, be prepared: there is a lot that they
have to learn. Fortunately most apartment housing for students have
dealt with students on a regular basis and understand how they work and
the pressure that they’re under. This doesn’t mean that they’ll rent
slide, but it does mean that they will likely be much more sympathetic
if they’re trying their hardest to make their rent payments.
It
is a good idea if your college student is in apartment housing for
students that you check on them every once in awhile. Students who are
living in apartment housing for students often eat unhealthy food, so
bringing them some good home cooked food, or taking them out for a nice
meal, would be appreciated by everyone in the apartment.
The
social world of college is like nothing parents can imagine, even if
they’ve been to college before. It is, however, the best place for most
students to prepare for a new career and to learn how to become adults.
From: articles.student.com
Photo: kameralnie.com
last modification: 2011-02-14
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