Ever wonder why university housing cost so much? Or maybe how much of your overall tuition actually goes into housing? Believe it or not public housing is a marketing business that is growing tremendously every year. Some may say that housing is not overpriced but instead worth every penny due to the benefits it had to offer, but I say the money given to university housing is almost equivalent to a house which you can possibly invest in later. Due to imbalanced university finances and federal government dependence on loans from public universities, the U.S higher education system lacks sufficient on-campus housing for low income students, which can be resolved by decreasing the overall cost of university housing.
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Finning did an experiment to see how much of an effect living on campus may have affected the sophomore and freshman students academically. Research shows that the majority of students developed academic self-efficiency by sophomore year (Finning 8). This means they were independent; they had to adjust to living and develop time management, organization, and self-discipline. So there are some benefits in living in on-campus housing; you can get more of a full college experience while living on-campus. Finning expresses that living in a dorm room is a sort of “independence for students and it can actually help the students find their identity along the way” (Finning 9). Another article that agreed that housing was pricey but it is worth the money was Benson Jones’ "Effects of Residential Learning Communities, on-Campus Housing, and Gender on Students ' Perception of their Living Environment." The article discusses how although on campus housing may be pricier, the campus has more to offer other than just a place you wake up and sleep. This article compares and contrasts how residential learning communities may differ or may be similar to the general residence hall. According to statistics from “the college of William and Mary out of 600 responses, 225 students lived in an on-campus residence hall and 375 live in …show more content…
Jay Korn’s article explains about how parents are now coming to the realization that housing on campus is very expensive, and because of that reason they feel that investing in a house for their child to live in would be more beneficial than putting the money toward on campus housing. You would assume that buying a house would cost way more than getting a dorm room at a university. The reason why it is beneficial is because unlike a dorm room you can invest in a house. Putting money toward on campus housing results in no profit back, but putting money toward a house where you can later invest means possibly receiving a profit back. According to statistics, “in the year of 2005, the average housing cost of a public university was $6,636, and $7,791 for a private university and it is only going to increase from there” (Korn 34). In Korn’s essay he also explains a story of a girl who preferred a condominium rather than on campus housing because she believed that you do not receive that homey feel and being comfortable in the place you live is very important. Comfortability is a very important aspect of a successful academic year, some students are leaving their house for the first time and the university job is to make them feel as comfortable as others (Korn 42). So to solve this major problem first we need to provide more housing that
University Public housing …show more content…
Finning did an experiment to see how much of an effect living on campus may have affected the sophomore and freshman students academically. Research shows that the majority of students developed academic self-efficiency by sophomore year (Finning 8). This means they were independent; they had to adjust to living and develop time management, organization, and self-discipline. So there are some benefits in living in on-campus housing; you can get more of a full college experience while living on-campus. Finning expresses that living in a dorm room is a sort of “independence for students and it can actually help the students find their identity along the way” (Finning 9). Another article that agreed that housing was pricey but it is worth the money was Benson Jones’ "Effects of Residential Learning Communities, on-Campus Housing, and Gender on Students ' Perception of their Living Environment." The article discusses how although on campus housing may be pricier, the campus has more to offer other than just a place you wake up and sleep. This article compares and contrasts how residential learning communities may differ or may be similar to the general residence hall. According to statistics from “the college of William and Mary out of 600 responses, 225 students lived in an on-campus residence hall and 375 live in …show more content…
Jay Korn’s article explains about how parents are now coming to the realization that housing on campus is very expensive, and because of that reason they feel that investing in a house for their child to live in would be more beneficial than putting the money toward on campus housing. You would assume that buying a house would cost way more than getting a dorm room at a university. The reason why it is beneficial is because unlike a dorm room you can invest in a house. Putting money toward on campus housing results in no profit back, but putting money toward a house where you can later invest means possibly receiving a profit back. According to statistics, “in the year of 2005, the average housing cost of a public university was $6,636, and $7,791 for a private university and it is only going to increase from there” (Korn 34). In Korn’s essay he also explains a story of a girl who preferred a condominium rather than on campus housing because she believed that you do not receive that homey feel and being comfortable in the place you live is very important. Comfortability is a very important aspect of a successful academic year, some students are leaving their house for the first time and the university job is to make them feel as comfortable as others (Korn 42). So to solve this major problem first we need to provide more housing that