Your days of dorm living are done.
No more noisy neighbors, no more weird smells, no more 3 a.m. fire alarms. It’s time to seek out student housing in El Paso, TX so you can find your first off-campus apartment.
You have a great few years ahead of you…provided you plan strategically. Here a few tips for choosing the right off-campus apartment
1 – Your roommates
The right apartment starts with the right roommates. With roommates, you’ll be able to broaden your social network and have more company, all while saving on rent.
Just make sure you’ve chosen roommates you know you’re compatible with. Chances are you’ll be living with someone you lived with in your dorm. If not, choose people you at least know and get along with.
2 – Off-campus, but still near your school
There’s a lot of freedom that comes with finding student housing in El Paso TX but student is still the operative word here.
School is still the priority and living too far away from campus means spending more than you need to on gas/community cost and more time than you can afford getting back and forth. Look for an apartment close to campus.
3 – Look for apartments that cater to students
Nothing can make for an awkward year like being the only young people in an apartment that’s mostly senior citizens. Look for student housing El Paso TX designed with a vibrant, younger community in mind.
And once you’ve moved in, get to know your neighbors. It will help you socialize, and it’s good practice for post-college life.
4 – Figuring out the bills
Make sure everyone is on the same page on how you’ll be dividing expenses. You don’t want to get to a situation where someone is paying more for groceries than everyone else.
5 – Dividing the workload
Make a chart that outlines who does what chores in the apartment according to a schedule. Try to create a rotating schedule, so that you — or your roommates — don’t get saddled with the same chore the entire year.
6 – The laundry
When you lived in the dorms, laundry was a perpetual pain. No one wants to drag huge bags of clothes up and down stairs or fish through a coin jar for quarters.
If you can, look for El Paso TX student housing that provides a washer and dryer.
Student housing in El Paso, TX
Are you a student at Western Technical looking for an apartment in El Paso? Turn to Corporate Comforts. We work with Independence Place Apartments to provide quality student housing to Western Tech students with large, luxurious units conveniently located near the school’s northeast campus.
If you’d like to learn more, contact us at 915-584-5759 to find out about your next apartment.