<p>I was just accepted and out of the wait list couple of days ago. So, I apply for housing and...it's all full. Now, aren't freshmans required to stay on campus for their first year or something? I just don't know what to do because everything is full. I'm thinking of the apartments but they're full too and I'm not sure if they allow freshmans.</p>
<p>Is anyone else in the same dilemma as me? I e-mailed them and tried calling but they're not open on Saturdays.</p>
<p>You do not have to live on campus as a freshman. If I were you I’d call the off campus “dorms”-Tradition, Callaway House, the Cambridge, and the other new one (I think it’s something with a Lodge in the name). I’m sure at least one of them has openings.</p>
<p>Do you have a link to these off campus dorms?</p>
<p>Freshmen are not required to live on campus and all apartment complexes will allow freshmen. There are all sorts of places you can live that have a roommate matching service where you sign an individual lease. Apartments I can think of off the top of my head are The Lofts, Z-Islander, Aggie Station, Callaway Villas, The Zone to name a few.
All the off campus private dorms have roommate matching - and I would think maybe all have available spots -Cambridge, Callaway House, Traditions.
Now you have 8 suggestions to call - I’d get busy!
Just google the name along with College Station and you will be able to find the numbers</p>
<p>Don’t stress. Freshman aren’t required to live on campus at Texas A&M. Plus, there really isn’t a big difference in cost between living on or off campus. Even though I don’t have the actual statistics, I am willing to bet that less than 50% of freshman live on campus. College Station is a wonderful town to live in as a college student…no matter what year you might be. You don’t even need a car if you live off campus plus it wouldn’t matter, parking is a time consuming hassle . The shuttle bus service at Texas A&M is excellent. My best suggestion is to look at the shuttle bus routes and find an apartment along the route. There are some off campus resident halls (Traditions, Calloway and Cambridge) if you are looking for dorm style housing. The resident halls have lots of freshman students. </p>
<p>Also, go on Facebook to make some connections with other freshman. There are a couple of pages already dedicated to the Class of 2014. Find out what others are thinking and doing. </p>
<p>Good luck and gig’em!!</p>
<p>Wow, thank you all so much. I can actually breathe now.</p>
<p>Does anyone know about the university apartments and whether freshman are allowed? Because when I go there it says:</p>
<p>University Apartments units are available for graduate students, single-parent families, married students, or single undergraduate students without children who are Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors, or non-traditional Freshmen (College Avenue only).</p>
<p>What is a non-traditional freshman?</p>
<p>I doubt you can get into University Apartments. They used to be called “married student housing” and I would be willing to bet they are full almost all times and have a waiting list.
Non-traditional Freshman would be someone not right out of high school…
older person
someone just out of military service deciding to get their college education</p>
<p>Freshmen can’t live in the university housing appartments, only upper level students can. But there are plenty of nice appartments nearby worth checking out. Definitely look into them as soon as you can as they are starting to fill up by now.</p>
<p>Go with the Tradition or Callaway. A lot of freshman on A&M’s 2014 facebook page are living there next year.</p>
<p>Ok, thank you all so much, I will definitely check out the off campus dorms. I just find it strange that they have off campus dorms. What makes it different from the on campus dorms aside from the obvious fact?</p>
<p>off campus dorms are not run by the university.
Think of them as upscale living - appartments without a stove. They are much nicer and have their own meal plan cafateria. they all have swimming pools, workout rooms, movie rooms, tanning beds, and so on. They all are very nice. You can have your own bedroom in all of these private dorms - or you can share a room just like a campus dorm. They all have parking - two of them covered parking garages, two of them across the street from campus - and still on the bus stop. Cambridge is not within easy walking distance and it does not have covered parking, but it is on the bus line, east side. Callaway house is right across from Olsen field and close to Kyle Field, south side. Traditions is on Northgate and all that entails.</p>
<p>^This. The off-campus dorms could actually be closer to where you take most of your classes, depending on what you’re majoring in.</p>
<p>Which off campus dorm would you suggest an engineering student?
Also, does anyone know the percentage of freshmen living at the off campus dorms?
Thanks</p>
<p>I hear that most people living at Cambridge are freshman…is this true? We have a deposit there in case D gets in CS or Blinn team.</p>
<p>^Probably.</p>
<p>If you want to live at Cambridge, pick up my friends lease, its 700 bucks cheaper.</p>
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<p>I believe most people at ALL the private dorms are still freshmen. The upper-classmen tend towards apartments. The private dorms are SO nice. A little pricey, but you can move after the first year (if you aren’t addicted to all the amenities). Good luck!</p>