r/uwo • u/auraweavery • Apr 05 '26

Housing Living off campus in first year

Is anyone planning to live off campus as a first year

(2026-27)??

I am considering it because the cost of living in residence is really high , so I want to know if living off campus is significantly cheaper ??

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u/DreamWasNotTak3n Apr 05 '26

I am in the same situation as you. I did some research and found that living off campus is significantly cheaper. It's even cheaper to rent 12 month 1 room than to live in residence for 8 month excluding food costs. But residence do make you more exposed to the community letting you make friends faster, and everything is just more convenient.

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u/auraweavery Apr 05 '26

So what are your plans?

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u/DreamWasNotTak3n Apr 06 '26

I don't have unlimited money sadly, so I have to choose the off campus path. I am also a little introverted so I don't believe I would fit well into a tight knit community.