<p>I see a lot of threads concerning the on campus dorms but I can't find one with anyone talking about the UTC. Does anyone know what its like? The housing website doesn't really much as much when compared to the other dorms.</p>
<p>The UTC is downtown. Very few first years live there.</p>
<p>That won’t be an issue for me since I’ll be a transfer student, I was just wondering if anyone had been inside/had an opinion on it. :/</p>
<p>I haven’t been inside it, but I like that it doesn’t require a meal plan (or at least it didn’t last I looked). It seems like a decent option if you’d like to be closer to the city especially since University Inn is no longer a part of our housing. I’ve never heard anything negative about it (I don’t hear much at all about it, to be honest, but no news can be good news).</p>
<p>When options as a transfer are the TC, Village, or UTC, I’d say the latter two options are the best. They don’t force you to live in a dorm situation and you have the option to not have a meal plan. Village is pretty secluded, but it is at least on campus. That I have visited and I liked what I saw, but I can see how it can be hugely inconvenient as well (such as coordinating use of the kitchen).</p>
<p>I should caution this with I hugely dislike the TC and think it is a detriment to transfers and Porter so one could accuse my opinion as being biased. But as a transfer myself from last year, I honestly think the others are better options for transfers (the apartments as well). Not everyone likes dorms and I found it much easier to integrate myself into my affiliation’s community by being a part of it.</p>