Future Lucky Resident Testimony
This future resident is a male and has signed a lease to live in Lucky Apartments for the Fall 2015-Spring 2016 academic school year. He is currently a first year undergraduate student living in University Housing and emphasized the fact that he will be living with individuals he knows and never once considered living in campus housing for his second year. Q: Why are you choosing to live in Lucky? A: I like the location. The rooms are nice and big, although a little more expensive. Closer to the campus than other off-campus housing. Plus, you can see the Capitol. Q: Are you worried about the safety in the building? Why or why not? A: No. In Lucky, they have a front desk person making sure no one is going through. They watch more (than current residential hall) and also they have keycards that you have to use to open doors. Q: What are some of the benefits you expect there to be during your time there? A: Balcony, high up- good view, study lounges, rooftop balcony, and it's kind of like- it's not like a house. There's going to be sophomores and upperclassmen there too so we can meet people. They have parking and me and [my roommate] can park our bikes there when we get it. Oh, and it's furnished. Food storage and food accessories, preparation utensils like a stove and a fume hood. Q: What do you think the demographics of the building are going to be? A: Mostly college students. I didn't even consider the fact there there might be non-college students. I hope that there's a mix- not just all dudes down the hall. Q: Did you think you'll feel excluded in any why during your time living there? A: Not because of the apartment complex, no. Unless the people in the building are rude, but that's everywhere you go, i suppose. I doubt I'll butt heads with anybody. Q: Do you think it'll be hard to pay rent? A: No, my roommates may struggle maybe. For me, no. My family is helping me. I worked out my situation with them. I'm paying for a little bit more of the rent with [another roommate] for the bigger bedroom. We're sharing a room and the other two are sharing a room. I'd be worried about somebody else backing out before myself. This future resident emphasized how ideal it is to live in lucky and never spoke about the room features that drew him in to the site, but rather the benefits of living in the site in terms of location. He may not consider the fact that there are other individuals that do not attend the university that may live in Lucky Apartments, which seems to be the trend in expecting there to be secured housing for just an exclusive community. |