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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;background:yellow;
mso-highlight:yellow'>Where should I live while studying at A&M-Commerce</span></b>
is one of the main questions that our new international students have prior to
their first semester. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>A&M-Commerce is unique in that it offers classes at the
main campus in Commerce, TX and we also offer classes for students in certain
academic majors at multiple locations in the Dallas area including Navarro, TX,
Rockwall, TX, Mesquite, TX and in downtown Dallas. There are certain pros
and cons to living in Commerce, the surrounding area (Greenville, Sulphur
Springs), or the Dallas/Fort Worth area, and the ISSO has developed a brief
discussion on the different housing options for new international
students. <b><span style='background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>Please
click <a
href="file:///C:\Users\jonesjohn\Documents\TAMU-C%20Advising\New%20student%20information\Where%20should%20I%20live.pdf">here</a>
for more information.</span> </b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>The ISSO strongly recommends that new international students
live on-campus their first year to help them become acclimated to the
area/living in the U.S. and so they can make a more informed decision later
about where they will live. For more information about on-campus housing
please click <a
href="http://www.tamu-commerce.edu/international/Prior_to_arrival.asp">here</a>.
If you plan to live off-campus the ISSO has also developed a few helpful forms
(attached) that provide important information about renting an
apartment/house. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>John Mark Jones, Director<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>International Student Services<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Texas A&M University-Commerce<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>PO Box 3011<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Commerce TX 75429<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>(P) 903-886-5097<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>(F) 903-468-3200<o:p></o:p></p>
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