<p>OK starting in the fall me and 3 of my friends will be staying in an apartment thats considered off campus but its technically on campus considering its directly beside the Courtyard aka a apartment style residence hall</p>
<p>Anyways we weren't planning on staying in an apartment but had no other option since all the other dorms on campus were full. Freshman and Rising sophomores got first pick which left many rising juniors and seniors including us homeless.</p>
<p>Now i was wondering how is living in an apartment for you all who have already experience this? How different will it be than living in an dorm besides the obvious like no RA's, no rules really etc. Will living in an apartment effect your involvement around campus ex. finding out about events? And lastly, for you all who have lived in a dorm and apartment, which do you prefer and why?</p>
<p>Next year will be my 3rd in an apartment (first 2 in dorms).</p>
<p>If you read the school newspaper, check out bulletin boards on campus, etc., you’ll hear about all the activities going on. My school is really good about promoting activities and events and I’ve been to about the same amount as when I lived in the dorms. </p>
<p>Not having RAs = not having floor meetings = awesome. The RAs I had were cool and I’m still friends with them, but the meetings were lame and knowing you could get in trouble for drinking sucked. </p>
<p>You have to be more responsible in an apartment to maker sure rent, cable, utilities, etc. are paid on time each month, and you can’t go complaining to someone (RAs) if you and your roommate(s) don’t get along or if there’s an issue. There are no quiet hours. Your building may be quiet or loud, depending on what kind of building it is. Last year I lived in a loud party building, partly because the set-up of the apartments was great for having tons of people over and it was a crappy building so no one cared if things got damaged. This year I’m in a nice, clean building with smaller apartments and it’s really quiet. + and - to both. </p>
<p>Bottom line, I prefer apartment. I feel like I have more freedom.</p>