>>18637928My university has a rule that all freshmen students have to live on campus unless their parental homes are close enough to commute. Besides, cost aside, I love living on campus. Everything is within walking distance and the dining hall has great food, and my floor of my dorm doesn't have any disrupting inhabitants so it's very easy to just be alone.
Your idea would likely be better for cost, but for comfort I'm pretty satisfied with my campus.