One of the best things about living on-campus is that in the basements of the dorms there are study rooms, so whenever you need a quiet place to study, you do not need to walk a distance to find one. When looking at colleges, it is important to check on how many years the university guarantees housing. If you do not plan on living off campus during any of your time away at school, you may want to look at schools that do not have off campus residences, or schools that mandate students live on campus for a certain amount of time. By doing this, you can assure that you will still have friends to live with. Some schools even offer university apartments, which are maintained by the school and are usually on campus but different from the dorms.
Housing is one of many things to take into account when looking at schools.
Though it may not seem important now, the long term matters, too, since we all plan on being at school for at least four years. Emily Flynn is a junior at Miami University of Ohio.