What's a townhouse like? Full of rich kids?

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<p>I just received the news that I'm placed in a townhouse. It wasn't what I wanted, and I'm not familiar with the townhouse system. If anyone lives in a townhouse, please let me know your experience.</p>

<p>1.) I heard it's full of rich kids (well since it's obviously more expensive), is that true? My family has low enough income for full financial aid.
Followup question: will my finaid pay for the increased cost of a townhouse? It doesn't seem fair if I'm forced to pay for it if I didn't even choose it.</p>

<p>2.) Big party scene? Well if it's true, it might just make me feel better :)</p>

<p>3.) Isolated from everyone else? I've 3 other roomies, but other than that it feels i'm cutoff kind of...</p>

<p>4.) Close community? I'm concerned that my freshman experience won't be as close living in townhouses as oppose to in regular dorms, where everyone is closer together and stuff</p>

<p>5.) social experience? Do you hang out with people in other dorm buildings, or mainly within the townhouses? I'm in a 4 / townhouse townhouse.</p>

<p>And any other experience you've had in a townhouse. Thanks!</p>

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<p>Hey, I was placed into a townhouse too… Though, I wanted one.
Will it be like living in an apartment with three other people? If so, awesome.</p>

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<p>Since it’s so isolated/big, can one host parties in a townhouse? Just wondering.</p>

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<p>1.) I heard it’s full of rich kids (well since it’s obviously more expensive), is that true? My family has low enough income for full financial aid.</p>

<p>hm…not that I know of? from my experience I think a lot of athletes end up in townhouses, but I’ve never heard of the rich kid thing. In fact I’ve heard a lot of rich kids end up in Mews/CKB because they are the newest and have air conditioning and legacies/wealthy parents have extra pull? Not completely sure whether that’s a myth or not haha</p>

<p>I’m pretty sure your financial aid should cover any extra cost, although I wasn’t aware there was one (I didn’t live in townhouses though so there very well could be). I’m guessing this is the case because I know for a fact that if you request a double and get a single by chance you don’t have to pay for the extra cost of the single–I know several lucky people who this happened to. </p>

<p>2.) Big party scene? Well if it’s true, it might just make me feel better</p>

<p>Not sure about “big party scene” but I’ve been to a few townhouse parties. It’s definitely at least easier to pregame/chill, but I wouldn’t recommend trying to throw an all out frat party in one—that’s what frat houses are for! (although I’ve been to one of those—a townhouse party with blacklights–haha it suprisingly took a while to be broken up because the people who lived there took precautions like covering the windows, that the people next door having a beer pong tournament did not at all). It’s way easier to get away with things but be smart, keep it to a few people, and make note of where your RA lives and how strict they are. </p>

<p>3.) Isolated from everyone else? I’ve 3 other roomies, but other than that it feels i’m cutoff kind of…</p>

<p>It is kind of isolated from the other dorms. You only have close contact with your roommates, and if you want to hang out with other people you’ll have to go to different dorms, you don’t have the social advantage of having a hall of 50 people to chill with. Make a few friends in other dorms and visit them or invite them to your place.</p>

<p>4.) Close community? I’m concerned that my freshman experience won’t be as close living in townhouses as oppose to in regular dorms, where everyone is closer together and stuff</p>

<p>I’m not completely sure but I don’t think the townhouses have a very strong community feel–this would be better discussed by someone who lived there</p>

<p>5.) social experience? Do you hang out with people in other dorm buildings, or mainly within the townhouses? I’m in a 4 / townhouse townhouse.</p>

<p>It varies, depends on who you talk to, what friends you make, who you get to know, etc. I know people who lived in townhouses and never left and people who lived there but were never there.</p>

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<p>My friend lived in townhouses freshmen year and he hung out with us all the time (we were in low rise 6 across the street from the townhouses). I feel that it does kinda feel isolated because I’m still pretty good friends with everyone in the three low rise suites and hang out with plenty of people in nearby dorms whereas aside from him, I’ve never even MET anyone who’s lived in the town houses.</p>