Living in house

Live in the house for at least one year. You will make friends that you normally wouldn’t. There will be days you feel like you need your own space but the majority time is great. IMO

Ok I graduated in 2012 so my advice might be a little out dated. This was before alot of the new houses were built. My house had alot of rooms with 4 girls or more. I absolutely hated it. Absolutely no time alone and I had alot of drama with one of my roommates and felt like I could never get away from her. Spent alot of my time at my boyfriend or friends apartments. Honestly I think I spent more time at my house eating, studying and hanging out junior and senior year compared to when I actually lived there
All that being said, most of the houses now only have doubles I think. Spent alot of time at your house your freshman year and you will get a good idea if you'd like to live there. Also your choice of roommate is SO SO important.

You will NEVER get the chance to have this kind of experience again in your entire life. Don't pass it up if you get the chance.

DO IT IF YOU CAN! there were times I hated it but really missed after it was over. But if you really love your own space just get an apartment and hang out at the house as much as possible.

Also an only child here, extremely introverted and NEED alone time. I get horrible anxiety and literally will start shaking if I'm around people for too long. I braved it and lived in for a year and actually ended up loving it. I did it by:

1. Being extremely appreciative of the unique opportunity and knowing it wouldn't last forever. Everyday I was very grateful for the beautiful house and getting to live in a situation that many people are curious about but never do.

2. HAVE A CAR. This SAVED me. It gave me a guaranteed place to have where I could be alone for a minute. I'd go out to my car and facetime my mom or a friend from my hometown, watch YouTube, listen to music, etc. Basically the stuff I'd normally do in my room, but it helped my social anxiety so much just knowing that I'd always have SOMEWHERE where I could go if the house was too much.

I made the the mistake of convincing my parents to let me get an apartment my freshman year (!) because i had anxiety about needing my own space/bathroom, etc. Big Huge Mistake. I missed out of so much fun in dorms freshmen year. Bonding with girls not in my pledge class, etc. So i after freshman I moved into the house. I absolutely loved it. its 4 years of an experience you will never ever have again. You can always live by yourself after your graduate. And what other poster said about having a car definitely helped!

I lived in the house beginning my sophomore year and I was on exec. Believe it or not, I stayed for three years. It was the best thing I ever did! I had two older siblings but during my high school years felt like an only child as they were away in college. The advice about a car is so true too! You absolutely will need to escape the house at times!

I’m an only child too who lived in pres my freshman year because I was scared about not having my own space but I can tell you now one of my biggest regrets was not living in tut, and I never thought I’d say that going in but it’s the truth. If you have an experience like me you’ll notice that so many tut girls make friends 1000x easier their freshman year which definitely motivated me to want to live in the house. Like everyone else said it’s a once in a lifetime experience and unlike tut, the living arrangements will be really nice

I lived in house and I am an only child. seriously the best decision I’ve ever made! it helps you meet so many girls that you maybe would not have gotten close to, and you are so close to everything! transition was hard at first, but I got used to it fast

Wow this is all great advice! Thank you!!! I already love getting in my car and driving around aimlessly to listen to music or have deep conversations with friends. I am still am glad I'll live in prez. I'm going to hangout at the house as much as possible and I'm sure I'll make friends with people in tut and the other traditional dorms. But question.... One responce say there are rooms with 4 or more girls??? That sounds awful!