Here's excerpts from the email I received regarding housing. He basically said that we'll get an acceptance package with a web address and a password to a database of houses that are available to KCOM students. There are basically three options available: student housing, apartments, or a house.
"1) Student Housing: Everything you need to know about Student Housing:
http://www.kcom.edu/load.asp?url=/student/housing.htm
2) Apartments: There are two main complexes that all the KCOM Student's
live at. The Scott Street apartments (leased by heritage house and
http://www.kirksvillerealestate.com/) St. Charles Apartments, and there is
one other apartment complex most of the students live in, but I can't
remember its name. All three are the closest places to live to campus, just
as close as student housing, and being close has a huge advantage.
3) Housing: I suggest only leasing a house if you have a Friday to come up
here and look at a variety of houses that you've already researched into
renting.
Live in a house that a 1st-4th year is currently living in. That's what I'd
do and in fact that's what I did; I moved into a house that a 4th year lived
in.
In General: I suggest asking how many KCOM students they rent to; for
example I didn't consider going to any place that didn't exclusively rent to
KCOM students or KCOM students plus Truman Grad students and/or
professionals. Trust me, you don't want to live in an apartment complex
that has a bunch of undergraduates living there. Furthermore, if you know
that they mainly lease to KCOM students the housing will most likely be a
nice place with very little distractions."
