Ga Tech Housing & Parking???

[SniperJoe]

Well, I'm in a dual degree program with Georgia Tech, so I'm about to transfer there this fall. Therefore I got a few questions!

1. Why the fuck is Ga Tech parking and housing deposit so damn high?
2. Next, what dorms (apt style) would you recommend living in?
3. What parking lots are near those dorms?
4. What are the odds of getting where I want to live and park at being a transfer student?
5. Last but not least, how good is campus safety? (Are there many vehicle brake-ins and etc....?)

Thanks!!! And hopefully I can meet some of the IA-GT peeps

These are the answers that I can give you right now:

1. Because it will be the very first of many screwings you will get at Tech, so they had to start you out right.
2. I would absolutely recommend an apartment style place. West campus is great.
3. No idea, look up the parking map.
4. Zilch, zippo. Almost as bad as your odds of getting the classes that you need at a reasonable time.
5. What are you kidding? I sure hope you have a beater.

Damn I'm glad that I got out.

[trini_gsr]

1) what sniper said that's why i moved off campus after my sophmore year and i was recognized INSTANTLY by most ppl in the parking office, lol. i could tell you some stories about breaking my car out of impound...

2) west campus has the vast majority of apt. style housing. this is probably where you'll end up, assuming you can get into one. maybe that whole situation has improved since i left tech...but i doubt it

3) they have some residential ones close by...when you sign up for a parking permit they'll show you what's there. again, that's assuming you actually GET a permit for a zone close to where you live.

if they still oversell the permits like they used to...then you can normally park anywhere afterhours as long as you have a permit at all. just don't expect to actually drive to classes (unless you wanna get raped with parking fees) or get home late and find a reasonably close spot (unless it's the weekend, lol).

4) what sniper said

5) cars get robbed left and right at tech, but from my experience (i used to work for the police when i was there)...usually it's kids breaking windows and stealing shit left out in the open. so don't leave ipods laying around the seat and pull the face off your radio when you park. that plus a SOLID alarm system (kill switch, fuel cutoff, etc) is about all you can really do, living anywhere downtown. but if you've spent money on your ride you should do this anyways...