On Campus or Off-Campus?

Everything to Know About Housing Options

By Javiera Sarmiento, Staff Writer

Should you live on or off-campus? Here are some options to help decide and to handle your housing situation for the upcoming semester.

At Lynn University, finding a living space for the next academic year can be stressful for both domestic and international undergraduate students. Thankfully, Lynn does its best each year to provide students with a place to live based on their academic and economic standing.

If on-campus housing is not available, the Boca Raton area offers many options for students to find more independence by living outside college dorms.

iPulse spoke with a Lynn housing team member and students who have already undergone the housing selection process.

“Applying to live on campus next year is a straightforward process,” said a resident assistant who asked to remain anonymous. “All you need to do is use the eRezLife platform created by the housing team, submit the housing application based on your credits and needs, pay a deposit and wait until selection day.”

The eRezLife platform allows students to submit a housing application and create roommate groups. Students then have the chance to work ahead of time and pair up with the people they already know they want to live with the following year.

In the case of not having a set roommate, eRezLife has a short survey that matches students with peers based on aspects like being a morning person, cleanliness, social life and more.

“Something that I’m really grateful for is the fact that Lynn has so many on-campus living options, and that we get to sort of ‘upgrade’ our dorms each year based on credits,” said Tania Pelfini, a sophomore.

Lynn does its best to give students the possibility of living on campus during their undergraduate studies via seven residence halls. Students with less than 60 credits, usually first- and second-year students, can live in de Hoernle Residence Hall, E.M Lynn Residence Center, Freiburger Residence Hall or Lynn Resident Center.

Those with more than 60 credits, typically juniors and seniors, can apply to live in either the Mary and Harold Perper Residence Hall or the new Capstone Apartments, which offer apartment-style living.

“Back in 2020 when I was a junior at Lynn, it wasn’t possible for upper-level students to still live on campus, and as an international student, finding an apartment was very stressful,” said Ivanna Sarmiento, a former Lynn University student.

The possibility of not being able to get a room as an upperclassman exists. That is why Lynn University recommends students look at every option around the local area.

Various living complexes in Boca Raton provide free shuttles to campus, such as Vie Villas, which is less than 15 minutes away from Lynn. Rents start around $1,500. Other off-campus living complexes worthy of looking at are University Park, 10X Boca Raton, Bell Boca Town Center, Cortland Uptown Boca and Mizner Court.

Moreover, to take some stress away from international students, many housing communities work with students to figure out the Social Security number requirement for renting an apartment. In most cases, doing so requires a small fee, but the good news is that it is possible.

For more information, visit www.lynn.edu/student-life/housing or contact Lynn’s housing team at housing@lynn.edu .