[...] written about my unbearable living experience at The Village at Science Drive a few times before. Ever since I published my negative review of The Village at Science Drive on [...]

@Christina - sorry I didn’t post back sooner. My friend Kristin lived at U-House. They didn’t like it very much, but they didn’t want to kill themselves as much as I did, I don’t think. Doesn’t matter, though, because Kristin is my roommate at my new apartment complex. Non-student affiliated. It’s really the only way to go. Perhaps someone else is better equipped to give advice on U-House as I’ve never lived there. I’ll see if I can get Kristin to post a comment on her experience there.

So I completely feel for you and what you had to go through, I would list everything that has happened to me but I dont feel like writing a novel tonight.

If you’re definitely decided on living off-campus, and you want it be student affiliated (not sure why you would want this), then The Village may be the best of the worst places in the area (unfortunately). U-House is also another place that one of my friends used to live at and didn’t hate. That’s what it’s about, what place do you hate the least?

Pegasus Landing (and there’s another Pegasus something…connection? not sure) are horrible, from what I’ve heard. So stay away from those!

I think The Village is bad just because the office staff has no idea what they’re doing. That’s really at the core of the problem. If you’re lucky enough to never have a problem, and you never have to talk to them, you might just skate by without too much of a headache.

When you move in, anywhere, be ruthless about your inventory check-in form. Mark down every possible thing — holes in your window screen? Mark it. Carpet looks bad? Mark it. It’s really safe to even over-mark things. Carpet looks okay? Mark it bad. They never follow up on those things and you’ll be a whole lot more protected when it comes time to claim on your security deposit.

I’m currently involved in a horrible situation now where The Village isn’t giving me back my full money because of a hole in my window screen. $40 bucks they want for that. And it’s a small hole. And who the hell checks their window screen? Anyone could walk by and do that. Since when am I responsible for the exterior of the building?

That’s the type of stuff that you deal with at The Village. But again, it might just be the best of the worst. In my opinion, if I have to live a little further from campus in order to not want to kill myself every time I have to deal with apartment issues, there’s no question if it’s worth it. It’s a no-brainer.

Thanks <3

It’s on campus, which means that you save a ton of gas money by not having to drive to campus. And not to mention that parking at the University of Central Florida is absolutely atrocious. Do you live five minutes away? Hope you’re leaving at least 30 minutes to a hour early (depending on what day you’re leaving).

In terms of space, though, the on-campus dorms are much smaller. Living off campus gives you a better sense of responsibility. You feel older. Honestly, if you hate the idea of living on campus I’d check into non-student affiliated housing. How about River Park Apartments? I know people who love living there. Rent is relatively cheap and it’s not a “college crowd,” really, which means not a lot of noise at all hours.

That’s my advice. Let me know if you have any more questions.