<p>The</a> Statesider - Student Housing in Madison, WI</p>
<p>i got accepted, and just got an email from ^^ . Take a look at this site plz. Is it like associated with the school at all, or is it like privately owned? And would this cost more than regular housing?</p>
<p>just live in a dorm! - you’ll have more fun, meet more people, and get the college living experience.</p>
<p>:)</p>
<p>It’s a private dorm and not directly associated with the school. UW has a long history of private dorms as the public ones were not adequate for all people that wanted them–especially out of staters who get lower priority. Now they have built some new ones and done some other things to add more rooms so most kids who want a room get one. The advantages of privates are you can know what you are getting from the start and the services may be better. Other privates are the new Lucky and a couple older ones on the other side of campus.</p>
<p>However, most freshmen will live in the UW Residence Halls. The private dorms are not associated with UW but close to campus. Res Halls is also separate from the university in its own way although it is public like UW and connected. This means that telling one or the other (Res Halls or UW) is not sufficient for telling the other. Any notices you give one will not be passed along to the other, such as a decision not to attend UW and therefore get your deposit back- you would need to also notify Res Halls separately.</p>
<p>There are always pros and cons to every living situation. Be sure to read any fine print- especially contract terms concerning being a student at UW. There may be no clause to get you out of your obligation if you don’t attend or drop out/transfer from UW. </p>
<p>The state legislature put in a Res Halls stipulation that all instate admitted freshmen would have a place in Res Halls if they applied to Res Hall by a certain date (being admitted to UW is necessary to apply to Res Halls)- March 15, I believe. This means that OOS students could potentially not be offered a Res Halls contract, being displaced by an instate freshman who met requirements. Practically speaking OOS students can and easily do get into the public dorms. Only the late admits may find the dorms full. Once you have a signed Res Halls contract it makes no difference if you are instate or OOS.</p>
<p>Students choosing Res Halls will rank their choices and be part of the May assignment lottery. Room assignments are not based on application date- it is not first come first served as at some schools.</p>