University Residence Hall or off-campus housing?
You might be wondering what it is like to live off-campus? how to search for an apartment? and so many other questions in your head. Well, here i am sharing my personal experience to help you to decide.
I have mentioned earlier that i really enjoyed living in residence hall. There i made many friends. In few words, it was a wonderful experience.
Anyways, right now i live off-campus, in Melrose. The proper name is Melrose Student Suite. It has been already a year since i moved in. Melrose is almost on-campus. I really like the location, it is known as prospect park area. Prospect Park area includes Dinnaken apartments, UniversityVillage, Melrose and some other apartment buildings. This area is pretty safe. I am comfortable walking late to my apartment when i study in the library. Almost until 11 pm there are many other students walking. Pretty nice huh? Also, there are many restaurants just few blocks away.
I live with my brother with an absence of arguments, lol.
The part that i like living at Melrose is that i can have my own room which means more privacy. I think that girls prefer more privacy. Maybe boys don't really care about the privacy part. In addition, the whole building is full of students and i made many friends too. It is fun when you have many friends in your apartment building.
The best way to look for an apartment is through websites. For example, university website http://www.housing.umn.edu/offcampus/, www.uloop.com, www.craigslist.com, www.apartments.com