Welcome Back, Dear Students!
The ACUHO-I central office has been inundated with journalists’ requests for information and comments; the number of students living in residence halls in the US (2.6 million)*; the percentage of students living on-campus (average for all schools is 54.8)** and how much students spend on back-to-college gear (average of $599.38 each).***
We’ve also gotten some calls about the timeless issue of roommate conflict and the “luxury” halls some students now have available to them.
Is your move-in ongoing? Already finished? Still upcoming? Check out the stories below and then take a moment and share your challenges, headaches and little victories here.
- Customize Your Dorm…and Your Roommate?
- “Free Tanning, Movie Theatres, Pool: Dorm Life for the McMansion Generation”
- “College Roommates get vetted online before dorms even open”
* Source: US Census, Population in Group Quarters
** Source: College Housing 2005 Special Report by Paul Abramsen, in 21st Century Project Reading Compendium, Dunkel & Baumann, Eds., 2006.
*** Source: National Retail Federation