<p>I will be a freshman this fall and i want to live in the towers. I know i'm guranted housing somewhere before march 1st, so i will be applying before then but i need help.</p>
<p>what are my chances of getting into the towers with applying this week? ( i know there is usually a waiting list) </p>
<p>are the towers a good place for freshman to live, like socially and things like that? ( i would like to make good griends there)</p>
<p>which towers are intended for freshman, or do i have the best chance at getting (1-4), because i know some are mainly upper classman?</p>
<p>are the towers worth the extra money?</p>
<p>Thanks in advance. Also anything you want to say about the towers is apperciated.</p>
<p>I don’t think you’ll have any problem getting into the towers. My son is a freshman this year and although he chose to like in Nike, he was still getting emails that there was availability in the Towers almost right up until the start of school in August. I don’t think they had a waiting list for the Towers since they still had availability so late. I also don’t think that there is a Tower that is dedicated to just freshman. Can’t tell you if they are worth the money.</p>
<p>All the dorms in Nike/Hercules are freshman dorms. Only the apartments are upperclassmen. So, in my opinion, its a great place for freshman to live. Its newer than the other dorms on campus (except for Towers), doesn’t have the cinderblock walls, close to the gym, pool and Marketplace!</p>
<p>S lived in The Towers for his first two years. He started in Tower 3, which was the Honors Tower at the time, no sure if it is now or not. Anyway, he didn’t know his 3 roommates that were assigned the same room, but it worked out extremely well and 3 of them decided to live together the next year in Towers too. One flunked out, so they grabbed a 4th when it came to signing up, but since he wasn’t in the honors college they had to move Toweres. They went to Tower 4, I believe, which had a lot of athletes. Didn’t particularly notice a difference between the two Towers, except that he was no longer the largest person on the elevators anymore. LOL He had a friend who had lived at home his freshman year and he moved on-campus and has lived in Towers the past two years. Each year he’s been in a mixed suite. Since he was assigned the first year and because only 2 of them decided to remain the next year and were assigned two more, each time they’ve had different ages from freshman thru junior. I think they try and keep freshman together in the suites, but it doesn’t always happen. You might end up in a suite with sophomores or juniors, too. Can’t speak to anything but S’s and his friend’s experiences, but they loved living in the Towers. I think there are times this year that S misses being there where he could roll out of bed and get to class. LOL</p>
<p>My daughter has just “re-upped” for her third year in the same Tower’s room. She is in Tower 1 and loves how close she is to classes. Her freshman year, the apartment had one other freshman, one sophomore and one junior in it. This year there was one senior, and two sophomores. She is in a 4/4 which tend to have more upperclassmen and transfers. There are more all freshman apts in the 4/2 arrangement. The Towers are great. They are convenient, safe and comfortable. They are also expensive. Next year her 4/4 apt will cost $3500 a semester and I think $2200 for summer. Parking in the lot next door costs about $500 for the year (but it is a covered, assigned spot which I feel is worth it).</p>
<p>Right. Many (if not most) of the returning Towers resident or current students who want to stay on campus, opt for the 4/4. With a 4/2, the odd are great of having at least one or two freshman roommates (if not all).</p>
<p>Here’s some advantages to living in the towers over other housing:
Its on campus and you DON’T need to move out before and after summer. That means several less days that are huge headaches, no need to rent storage.
Much better parking situation then any other housing on campus (if you buy a towers decal of course), only housing with covered parking and dedicated spots, if you’re getting home between 10-5 its a total pain to find any non-housing student spot on campus)
Guaranteed spot on campus for housing next year, renewals of Towers get priority over new residents, it is the only on campus spot where renewals get priority. If you don’t take Towers as a freshman, you may not have the opportunity to live on campus in future years.
Great location. Lots of good food very close in Knights Plaza, great ice cream, pizza, a sports bar, and even falafel. They’re also building a salon/barber shop… </p>
<p>The big disadvantage is you lose the experience of sharing a room with someone for a year, which can either be a good or bad thing depending on who it is, but its an experience.</p>
<p>Tower 3 is reserved for honors housing (although residents who moved in 2007 or earlier still have the option of renewing and staying where they are until they graduate, so over the next year or 2 it should become entirely honors housing), tower 4 contains all the athletes…</p>
<p>I wouldn’t worry so much about living with freshman, not many seniors live on campus and living with a sophomore or junior can be a great experience, they’ll already know a lot of people to introduce you to and their way around campus, being able to give you helpful tips and such along the way.</p>
<p>No, there are no ceiling fans. My daughter bought one of those clip on fans and clipped it to the wood headboard of the bed. One of her friends put a desk top fan on her dresser and aimed it at the bed.</p>
<p>can you hang anything up in your room? such as pictures frames, mirrors, anything into the wall bascially. also, as far as room temperature goes, does each room have an individual thermostat? or is the whole tower set under a centain temp? fi so what is the standard temp? thanks;)</p>
<p>Each individual unit (not room) has a thermostat, so you and your roommates have to decide what temperature you want it to be.</p>
<p>I don’t have the answer about picture frames–I’m leaning towards no from seeing my friend’s place–but I do know she got written up for having too many posters on her wall. It was an excessive amount of posters, but it sounded pretty rigid.</p>
<p>does anyone have some pictures of the rooms that they can send me via email? ive seen the ones on the housing site, and that doesnt really give a good picture. anything would be great!</p>
<p>Does anyone know what would be a good size tv to have in a towers bedroom? I basically want the biggest I can without it being too ridiculous lol</p>
<p>There’s not a lot of space in the bedroom either so if anyone has any idea on where to put the tv that’d be great! (we’re not allowed to mount it to the wall, right?)</p>