Peace and quiet is a rare pleasure. The distinction between school and work is also important to those moving away from the dormitories. Yet college students are expected to live and work in the same place. The off-campus trend can be seen at other schools as well. After your fourth semester, the majority of people try to move off campus for their junior and senior years.
Students start moving off-campus as early as their sophomore year.
Both Ellen and Rita still live on campus, primarily for convenience, but next year they both plan to move into their own apartments. Samantha Gregg, a junior at Gettysburg College, observes that her school does not give her the freedom to decide. Any trends are completely school controlled. Nobody lives off campus except a very small number of seniors. In order to do that, you have to go through a lot of red tape.