<p>I will be a transfer student coming in next fall. Im just wondering how is the village like? The dorms are way too overpriced and the village seems decent for the price of a single. How are the folks there? Is it friendly? Are there sepereate events going on in the village or is it just a place to live? How would it be an advantage disadvantage for meeting new people? Will I be cut off from the rest of the campus? And just how is it overall?</p>
<p>I’ve only visited it once to meet up with a classmate. It seemed friendly enough. It is down close to the base of campus, but closer than UTC. It’s in what’s called lower quarry and are these one story units with several single rooms in them. The rooms are decently sized (at least the one I saw was) and you have access to a kitchen. I’ve heard that it can be difficult coordinating use of the kitchen, but I can’t imagine it’d be that troublesome unless you’re trying to cook a turkey or something else that takes hours ;)</p>
<p>There is a bit of a hill (not cardiac hill-like, though) to hike up to get to the bus stop. Some complain, but it wasn’t that bad when I tried it. It’s not somewhere I’d walk from to get to the rest of campus, though. But I also don’t usually walk to my classes anyways since I’m lazy. It’s fairly close to East Remote lot which would be the cheapest permit an undergrad can get if you’re bringing a car.</p>
<p>Part of the reason Village is so cheap is because there is no meal plan and because there is no cleaning service. There are weekly inspections according to Village’s handbook. Only common areas are inspected, though.</p>
<p>Village also lacks “permanent buildings” like the rest of the campus. Those one-story units are mobile/temporary units. This also contributes to the cheaper cost.</p>
<p>There are nine single rooms and three bathrooms (one of which is supposed to be handicap accessible). That’s better than you’ll find in the dorms where you could be sharing with anyone with access to your building.</p>
<p>Beyond that, I don’t have any experience aside from one visit. It is something I considered to guarantee a single room when I first transferred, but decided I wanted to be with my college affiliation instead and wanted to be able to walk back easily after dark from theatre arts. The guaranteed single is definitely a huge appeal, though, but that’s just me and my dislike of roommates.</p>
<p>Personally, I would think it would be difficult to get to and from classes there, but some people love it. Anything’s better than off-campus I suppose.</p>