We, the students of Vanderbilt, feel as though the process for off campus housing has been unfair to us this year. Given that when we applied to Vanderbilt, we were told that living on campus as a senior was encouraged, and not mandatory, it does not seem right that we are being forced to live in the dorms once again due to a lottery system. We have devoted much time, care and money to this University and if we would like to live off campus as seniors, it is perplexing as to why we would not be allowed to. We believe that living in a real apartment, not an on-campus dormitory, is imperative to our growth and maturation before graduating college.
Further, the time line of the housing process was not conducive to us truly applying for what we want. Being that both application fees for off-campus apartments and the ballots for the Warren and Moore dormitories were due before we were alerted that we would not be granted permission to live off campus, we are now out of money (because the deposits were non-refundable) and are being forced to choose out of a group of dorms that were not our first choices. It seems as though we are being punished for applying for off-campus housing through an arbitrary lottery system.
We trust that there is either a reasonable explanation or a proper solution for this, as we feel slighted by both the housing process and Vanderbilt University as a whole. Thank you for your consideration.
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March 1, 2014
One hundred of us have already signed this because we are all feeling this same exhaustion from the housing uncertainty. It is draining to keep fighting for basic transparency but seeing your names here helps me keep going.
Reached 500 supporters
February 27, 2014
Reached 100 supporters
February 27, 2014
54 Comments
I got lucky to have the opportunity to go off campus. Luck should not have anything to do with this decision. One point not being adequately made is that off-campus housing is often cheaper than on-campus, particularly when in walking distance. The financial well-being of students should be respected.
Why is this only about seniors? Up until this following year Juniors were permitted to live off-campus, and now that has changed. People in my year (Class of 2016) are getting shafted equally as unfairly. We were told upon application and acceptance that we could live off campus Junior year. What the school is doing is disgraceful and completely unjustified.
unfair to all students and parents to force students to live on campus as upper classman to solely benefit the University. If you cannot house all enrolled students on campus then allow any upper classmen to live where they choose. This should not be a one sided situation based on the University's possible financial gain or because there is limited on campus space!!!!
I was approved to live off campus but my roommate was not - there's no reason that we shouldn't have been able to apply together and be accepted or denied as a team. Doing something as simple as adding a group option would be an improvement of this flawed system. I am incredibly disappointed in and frustrated with Vandy housing.
Financially, I needed to be able to live off campus, because it is actually $4000 cheaper for me to live in Hillsboro than it is for me to live on campus. I was ecstatic to be able to live off-campus this year, and other seniors should be granted the same opportunity.
This has not only screwed the seniors, but the rising juniors and sophomores as well. Any of the housing options that rising juniors would plan on taking have been taken by the seniors stuck on campus that may have went off. Now, juniors are left scrambling for various singles in houses they may not want and without people they want to live with.
Although I am not planning to live off campus, I support the ideas stated in this petition.
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We, the students of Vanderbilt, feel as though the process for off campus housing has been unfair to us this year. Given that when we applied to Vanderbilt, we were told that living on campus as a senior was encouraged, and not mandatory, it does not seem right that we are being forced to live in the dorms once again due to a lottery system. We have devoted much time, care and money to this University and if we would like to live off campus as seniors, it is perplexing as to why we would not be allowed to. We believe that living in a real apartment, not an on-campus dormitory, is imperative to our growth and maturation before graduating college.
Further, the time line of the housing process was not conducive to us truly applying for what we want. Being that both application fees for off-campus apartments and the ballots for the Warren and Moore dormitories were due before we were alerted that we would not be granted permission to live off campus, we are now out of money (because the deposits were non-refundable) and are being forced to choose out of a group of dorms that were not our first choices. It seems as though we are being punished for applying for off-campus housing through an arbitrary lottery system.
We trust that there is either a reasonable explanation or a proper solution for this, as we feel slighted by both the housing process and Vanderbilt University as a whole. Thank you for your consideration.
Updates
March 1, 2014
One hundred of us have already signed this because we are all feeling this same exhaustion from the housing uncertainty. It is draining to keep fighting for basic transparency but seeing your names here helps me keep going.
Reached 500 supporters
February 27, 2014
Reached 100 supporters
February 27, 2014
54 Comments
Off-campus living as a senior was an essential step that taught me about managing a real-life living situation. Vanderbilt shouldn't deprive its upperclassmen of learning those skills.
I got lucky to have the opportunity to go off campus. Luck should not have anything to do with this decision. One point not being adequately made is that off-campus housing is often cheaper than on-campus, particularly when in walking distance. The financial well-being of students should be respected.
Why is this only about seniors? Up until this following year Juniors were permitted to live off-campus, and now that has changed. People in my year (Class of 2016) are getting shafted equally as unfairly. We were told upon application and acceptance that we could live off campus Junior year. What the school is doing is disgraceful and completely unjustified.
unfair to all students and parents to force students to live on campus as upper classman to solely benefit the University. If you cannot house all enrolled students on campus then allow any upper classmen to live where they choose. This should not be a one sided situation based on the University's possible financial gain or because there is limited on campus space!!!!
I was approved to live off campus but my roommate was not - there's no reason that we shouldn't have been able to apply together and be accepted or denied as a team. Doing something as simple as adding a group option would be an improvement of this flawed system. I am incredibly disappointed in and frustrated with Vandy housing.
Financially, I needed to be able to live off campus, because it is actually $4000 cheaper for me to live in Hillsboro than it is for me to live on campus. I was ecstatic to be able to live off-campus this year, and other seniors should be granted the same opportunity.
This has not only screwed the seniors, but the rising juniors and sophomores as well. Any of the housing options that rising juniors would plan on taking have been taken by the seniors stuck on campus that may have went off. Now, juniors are left scrambling for various singles in houses they may not want and without people they want to live with.
Although I am not planning to live off campus, I support the ideas stated in this petition.
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Off-campus living as a senior was an essential step that taught me about managing a real-life living situation. Vanderbilt shouldn't deprive its upperclassmen of learning those skills.