The university expected to have 6,200 first-year students on campus this year, has 6,576 and counting, dean of undergraduate admission.
By trying to accommodate both the current upperclassmen who requested on campus housing for this school and the overflow of first-years, the university did not have enough space for all of its first-year students on campus. .
Josh Wise, director of strategic initiatives for the university, said the university did master lease of part of Saga Columbia - Columbia - for year where USC could put their extra students in. .
The students staying in the hotels were later shifted to Saga Columbia.
The university also added more beds to dorm rooms, specifically East Quad and South Quad. .
The first-year students are already stressed about living in environment and having to deal with problems within housing adds more fuel to the fire. .
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lot of the students are unhappy with their current living situation and wish that had better options than what the university provided for them.
The university should have made the projections for the ahead of time and formed leases with nearby apartments to prevent first-year students from having to shift from space to space and make the first weeks of college of hassle.
The students living in the overcrowded dorms will not have the luxury of being able to relax in their comfort of their dorm rooms after finishing up all their classes.
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