<p>Hey, I'm going to UCF as an honors freshman next year, so I tried to get into Tower 3 housing (honors housing), but found out last week that I was placed into Tower 4 (my LEAST preferred option). I filled out a room change request form, but it's really unlikely that I'll get into Tower 3 because all spaces are filled. I'm confused about what to do because I've heard some unappealing things about tower 4, like it's the "jock" tower or the tower where all the athletes live. I don't know how else to say it, but I really wouldn't fit in there. I'm pretty unathletic and studious (I'm at the top of my high school class) and the whole environment would be really uncomfortable to me :/. I think I'd even be happier in a double rather than being stuck in apartment-style housing with all athletes. I'm really at a loss and don't know what I should do, so I need some advice. Can anybody tell my anything about Tower 4? I may sound a little dumb but all I know about Tower 4 is what I read online.</p>
<p>I know it's my fault for not getting my preferred housing since I applied late. Originally, my mom refused to let my leave for college (I live 50 mins away) and told me I would commute. But later, I realized I had to move out and I really didn't want to live at home during college (b/c I was worried about being lonely / not making as many friends, plus I want to escape my family). So my original plans were to commute and I had decided later when applying for housing that I'd cancel my application and commute if I was put into tower 4. I may sound ridiculous but I'm afraid I'd be miserable in "jock" housing and may just be happier at home. I could stay at home and move into dorms or off-campus housing later, or get an apt with my gf (we're in a serious relationship, but she isn't going to college and isn't quite ready to move out, so this might not happen soon. She actually suggested looking into apartments). Please give me some advice because it's been a week and I'm still confused, worried, and can't decide what to do. Thank you!</p>
<p>I heard also that tower 4 has most of UCF’s athletes</p>
<p>Tower 4 is where most of the school athletes live. You have that bit right. However, I haven’t heard anything particularly bad about Tower 4. For the most part, the Towers tend to be more antisocial as opposed to Nike/Libra/Apollo/Hercules. </p>
<p>However, if you feel as if you’ll truly be unhappy, call housing and request a room change. I’d be surprised if there aren’t rooms left in T1/T2/T3 or in another dorm on campus.</p>
<p>Well, I know that aren’t rooms left in T3, and I placed Towers 1 and 2 above Tower 4 in my housing preferences, so I don’t think there’s any space left there either. How do I figure out where there are rooms left? Should I just call housing and ask where they have availability?</p>
<p>Yep. Also, just because they were higher in preferences doesn’t mean they are full.</p>
<p>I lived in Tower II for my first year at UCF, and a friend of mine lived in Tower IV. As such, I spent a fair amount of time visiting Tower IV, and I can assure you that they are simply no different. Walking into Tower IV is not equivalent to passing through a football locker room or anything like that; it’s exactly the same as Tower II. You aren’t going to get whacked in the ass with a rolled up towel, or anything.</p>
<p>As far as your roommates go, there’s naturally a high likelihood that you’ll end up with athletic roommates. This doesn’t necessarily mean that they will be “jocks,” if the term jock is to carry a negative connotation. It’s still a dice roll to be considered, though. You very well may end up with the worst stereotypical scenario you could possibly imagine. That’s just how student housing works.</p>
<p>If you really must circumvent these possibilities, you’ll need to get into Tower III. Otherwise, the aforementioned dice roll applies to the three remaining Towers. My three roommates were all fraternity members, and I was the outcast to some extent. Had you told me this prior to moving in, I’d have been upset and disinterested. However, all three of them turned out to be pretty good roommates. I, too, had misconceptions based on social cliques, that almost all turned out to be dumbfounded.</p>
<p>I guess I’m just trying to tell you not to worry about it. Just be prepared to answer the inevitable question “why did you get put in Tower IV if you’re not an athelete?” with a laugh and a shoulder shrug, and blame it on housing.</p>
<p>Thanks ericiidx, that’s nice to hear. One of my biggest worries is that I wouldn’t be able to relate with very many people there. I hear the towers can seem a little antisocial, so I feel like I’d be confined to that environment, where I obviously stand out for being really nonathletic. So it’s nice to hear that tower 4 isn’t that different from the others. Right now, the wait until college starts is killing me. There’s always the chance it’ll be fine, but then again this might turn out to be a mistake and I’d be better off commuting or doing something else.
And do a lot of freshmen live in towers? I originally thought mostly upperclassmen did that so I planned on getting a double somewhere else, until I found out that freshmen could live in the towers and I really wanted honors housing in tower 3.</p>
<p>Tower III is mostly freshman, because most people realize off campus is thousands cheaper after a year of paying for Towers.</p>