Most college freshmen have heard “horror stories” about the cramped college dorms that await them, only to find out that the stories are mostly true. If you are a college freshman who is currently living in a small dorm room, we invite you to turn your living situation into a positive experience. With this in mind, you can explore moving off campus your sophomore year. By knowing your university’s housing requirements, you can spend your time making friends, enjoying campus activities, and searching for the perfect college student apartment.

University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Freshman Housing Rules

While moving off campus might be a goal for some freshman, it will have to remain a dream until they become sophomores. At the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, freshmen are required to live on campus. However, fear not, the university does provide two different types of room: community or suite style. If you are truly dissatisfied with your current on-campus living situation, you can file a “Residency Requirement Exemption Request Form.” The University of Tennessee at Knoxville allows freshmen to request to live off campus; however, unless a specific set of criteria is achieved, such as residing locally at your parent’s home, most freshmen will not qualify for the housing exemption.

Living on campus during your freshman year can provide you with a few perks. For example, you will have a chance to explore the campus, while still shopping around for an improved housing solution for your second, third, and fourth year. As a freshman you will have the unique opportunity to discover what you do and don’t like about your college dormitory. Compile a list of your must-have housing features before you make the jump to moving off campus. Popular amenities include:

Cable TV hook-ups in multiple apartment rooms.
Access to wireless high speed Internet access throughout the apartment complex.
Washers and dryers in the apartment units.
A gym that is filled with premium athletic equipment.
A study room and gaming area.
Walking distance to classrooms, labs, dining halls, and facilities.

The above list of amenities are just a few of the features that the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, provides in their freshman dormitories; they are also some of the amenities that The Standard at Knoxville provides to its student residents.

Moving Off Campus After Your Freshman Year

The Standard at Knoxville is a luxury student-housing solution that is located right next to the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, campus. This beautiful apartment building is the perfect off campus living solution for upcoming sophomore, juniors, and seniors. If you are a freshman who is tired of cramped college dorm rooms and is interested in moving off campus into a spacious, fully-furnished apartment in 2016, then please contact a leasing specialist today! The Standard at Knoxville will be welcoming University of Tennessee, Knoxville, students starting Fall Semester 2016.