<p>Please post all of your experiences with temporary housing to raise or lower the fears of us incoming freshmen.</p>
<p>Well I'm an incoming freshman and I was in temp housing until just now when I checked my SIO thing and I've been placed in Margaret Morrison Appts. My deposit arrived on April 28th, so it was on time but later than most.</p>
<p>Temporary housing is a very different experience for everyone. If you haven't been placed by the time school starts, you will most likely be staying in a hotel, that runs shuttles to CMU. It is a nice setup, but I have heard it is a pain to commute. Some people are in this situation for over half the semester, depending on how long it takes housing to find spots for people. On the other hand, it is possible you will get placed into a really nice room in West Wing, Resnik, or some campus apartments that you could retain for the next year.</p>