<p>My daughter just got accepted to NC State and is trying to decide where to live. She would prefer to be in the Central Campus and in a hall style dorm but it seems as if most if not all of those in Central are reserved for the living and learning villages. She is thinking of one of the tri towers but is concerned that the rooms look small, that being in a suite could be isolating and that 10 people are sharing 2 showers and toilets. Does anyone have any advice based on experience? Thanks.</p>
<p>I believe Tucker and Owen are 100% filled with FYC students. I’m not sure that is the case with LLV’s at Alexander and Turlington. The LLV’s comprise part of the dorm population, but not all (I think). See if she can get into one of those. </p>
<p>My D was in Bowen her 1st year, and it went well. My impression was that the rooms are smallish, but there was good opportunity to get to know the gals in her suite. </p>
<p>But so much depends upon a student’s interests, study habits, life-style, etc. While my D’s Bowen experience was fine, she also is not one to just “hang-out” in her dorm room much. Her room is where she sleeps and occasionally studies. But as a College of Design student, most of her time (and late night hours) were spent working, eating and interacting with friends in the Design studios, classrooms, etc. </p>
<p>This year, her 2nd, she is in North Hall and loves it even more – since North Hall is closer to the College of Design, Hillsborough St., Cameron Village shopping center, School Kids Records, …the list goes on.</p>
<p>…further note: IF your D is interested in fitness or athletic activity, Central Campus is great! It is close to the Carmichael gym and all the fun, active stuff for her to do. My D (much to my displeasure) has little interest in fitness activities. So, again, North Hall suits her just fine since now she can walk to Cameron Village faster than she can to that gym.</p>
<p>My S1 lived in Owen. Back then it was freshman only but didn’t have to be FYC.<br>
He really loved Central Campus and was close friends with some people in the Tri-Towers. His opinion was that Central Campus was best for freshman regardless of which dorm you were in. </p>
<p>My S2 went to ECU. He was in a suite dorm…eight guys to a suite in a crummy outdated dorm. His room was tiny because he had the good luck to get the room next to the bathroom. Eight guys shared one shower,one toilet,one sink bathroom.<br>
S2 said it wasn’t a problem. All the guys in the suite became friends. S2 has good memories of his suite life.</p>
<p>Both sons moved off campus after freshman year.</p>
<p>My son just got accepted into engineering at State. He was thinking about Sullivan or University towers, but I’m not sure if UT is the right place for an engineering student. He was sort of hoping that he gets an invitation for the scholars program so he can stay at Sullivan with the first year scholar’s program students.</p>
<p>I’ve known several kids who didn’t like University Towers. One thing to consider is that you pay for the meal plan at UT so if your kid wants to eat with friends from the dorms or wants a quick meal on campus between classes, they’ll have to pay cash.
The NCSU cafeterias have all you can eat ice cream available at every meal…even breakfast… made right there on campus compliments of the NCSU cows…ummm.</p>
<p>My freshman son is at Bowen and loves the central campus location. The rooms are small, but they make efficient use of the space with the lofting of the beds. My son paid his deposit and put in his housing request as soon as possible last year and got his first choice. He had a few friends that submitted their requests for central campus much later and they all ended up in dorms in other areas of campus.</p>
<p>I saw somewhere that you should complete the housing application even if you aren’t ready to send in a deposit and confirm acceptance. I contacted the housing department and they confirmed that via email. The sooner you get your housing application in, the better your chances for getting your first choice should you decide to attend NC State. There’s no termination payment due if you decide not to attend. Here’s what NC said via email:</p>
<p>She should go ahead and apply for housing and if she decides not to come to NC State, she would need to cancel her housing application. She would not be charged a cancellation fee if she decides not to come to NC State.</p>
<p>Thanks for your responses. My daughter went on to mypack portal last night and signed up for the housing. It was pretty easy to do. She chose the Tri Towers in Central as her three top choices. She had received a call from an NC State student on behalf of admissions asking if she had any questions and the student advised her to sign up for housing immediately even if she did not send in her acceptance until later.</p>
<p>My daughter is in her 2nd year at NC State and is in one of the tri-towers for both years. Rooms are small but see if when the room selection opens you can pick one of the D or E rooms. They are slightly bigger than the A,B,C rooms. And, yes, get your housing application in as soon as possible. They open up housing based on when you got your app in. I know kids last year who ended up off-campus because they waited too long.</p>
<p>Since Design School acceptance will not go out til the end of March, are those students at a disadvantage in getting their housing choice?</p>