Web Chat Explores Housing Options
More than 75 parents participated in a web chat held Nov. 3, taking advantage of a chance to learn about second-year housing options. In case you missed it, here are a few key points that were covered during the session.
- If you are searching for off-campus living, the university provides a resource to help. Campus Area Housing is a student service of Visitor & Information Programs. For more information, visit www.campusareahousing.wisc.edu.
- With 25 percent of our University Residence Halls residents returning for another year, parents had several questions about timelines and logistics. Students who decide to return to the residence halls are able to choose rooms. Most halls will have 50 percent of the spaces reserved for returning residents. Tripp Hall and the Susan B. Davis House spaces are held for non-first-year students only.
- Students who will be studying abroad also need to consider housing options. Many property owners offer semester leases; the key to finding those leases is waiting out the fall rush. After the initial rental-season surge, rent prices and lease terms tend to be more flexible. Also, your student has the option to stay one semester in the residence halls. University Housing releases students from contracts if they are studying abroad. Students forfeit the $300 deposit, but are released from the semester charges.
For the full transcript of the chat, visit www.news.wisc.edu/chats/housing_20101103.html.