House Rules
Whether you are a sophomore thoughtful about living off campus, a junior or senior trying to wise up about living off campus, or even a freshman who cannot stop but dream about living off campus, this list of tips about moving off-campus can help you start thinking about plans for next year.
Verdict a House
Looking for a rental unit may feel overwhelming, especially when dealing with school, profession, extracurriculars and figuring out summer plans. Luckily, both Macalester and St. Thomas have websites with housing specifically for college students and in the Macalester-Groveland size.
Going through these options, students may want to think about limiting factors that can help narrow their search. How many people will be living in the line? When does the lease start? Will students need to find summer subletters or subletters while studying about? Would they rather be subletters themselves before or after going abroad?
After having narrowed down the search results and contacting landlords, it is cooperative to come up with a list of questions for the landlord and current residents for the showing.
