Hi, just got into Arts & Entertainment Technology Class of 2022. Planning to get a 2-bedroom apartment, anyone looking for roommates or has other plans?
And I’ve got tons of questions I’m pretty sure some would like to know too So please post them and hopefully we can figure those out together and make some new friends for freshmen yr
Should I drive my car or not??
There are lots of closed facebook groups for UT Students to help you out here with people looking for roommates. Also there should be a facebook group for the year you graduate to help you out with questions. I recommend you go looking. Not all apartments/condo’s around campus offer parking. Some charge a small fortune and some don’t charge at all. UT garage parking for students is based on a lottery system - it’s also super expensive. So you have to kinda know where you will live to determine whether you should even consider a car or not.
@comptechmom thank you! that’s really helpful!
You don’t need a car if you live on or close to campus or in an apartment either on the UT shuttle route or city bus route. The West Campus complexes I am familiar with charge roughly $1,000 per year for covered parking. It is nice to have a car so you can run errands and go home when you want, but it is not a necessity.