For current students--Granville Towers and other dorm questions

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<p>I got this application to Granville Towers shortly after I was accepted to UNC, and since I was thinking more positively about matriculating at UNC, I thought it would be helpful for me to consider applying for dormitories. So I remembered about Granville Towers, and have few questions:</p>

<li>How does the dorm system at UNC work? Is Granville Towers a private institution contracted by UNC? If I decide not to apply to GT, will I be assigned another dorm by the school at matriculation?</li>
<li>How is life at GT? Is it worth applying now even if I am unsure of matriculating? (Or do I have to wait until I decide to matriculate to UNC in order to apply to GT?)</li>
<li>Is the application a binding contract? (i.e. Do I have to live at GT once I am accepted?)</li>
<li>Is there better places in UNC than GT? What are they?</li>
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<p>tomahawk89: Do a search on the UNC forum for other threads on Granville Towers.</p>

<p>Granville is private. If you decide to go with it and don't like it, it's difficult to get back to an on-campus dorm. You can just choose to ignore the marketing, complete the UNC housing forms they send, and you'll be placed in a dorm.</p>

<p>I won't comment on the "life at GT," since I've never lived there, and if you look at past threads on this topic, opinions vary.</p>

<p>The contract with GT is binding for the year, I'm 99% positive. I know someone who moved out after one semester and had to find someone to sub-lease it from her, so she wouldn't lose money.</p>

<p>My opinion-- I think you'll meet more people by living on-campus; this is especially important if you're coming in from out-of-state.</p>