I don't even know where to begin... Well, I have made 4 close friends at NIU and we have been talking for quite some time about living together next year. We have checked out apartments and haven't found one with 5 rooms that is reasonalbe. A friend and I came to the conclusion that University Plaza might be a better idea. We went and checked it out a couple of days ago and really liked it. The rooms are very nice and spacey. They have their own bathroom and walk in closets. You can also get a room that has a living room in the middle. The whole format reminds me of a hotel! You even get housekeeping! haha There is a nice size swimming pool, hot tub and 2 saunas. UP has their own gym with bikes and weights. They have a ping pong table and air hockey and pool tables. It seems like a very good choice to live. It is pricey, but so is an apartment and school.
We do have one problem about it thought. Since there is five of us, its an odd number. We are trying to find another roommate so we can each have our own room but still share the place. This is causing alot of problems between the five of us because me and this other girl are set on living her. Our parents like it better and it just fits us. We don't want to rush into getting an apartment when we are still 18 and still have about 6 years in Dekalb. I still don't know what to do though. Hopefully it all works out in the long run and all 5 of us stick together!!
http://www.uplaza.com/
That is the website that shows you just how great of a place UP is to live.
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I here that University Plaza is a very nice environment and a well kept place to live. Living there is beneficial because it very close to campus, at least closer than the dorms. Another pro to living there is that it saves a slim portion of money because you wont be forced into paying for the meal plans. Living there is also nice because the rooms are very clean and more secluded than the dorms.
I have heard many different things about University Plaza. I have heard that it is very nice living there and is a lot of fun but,there are a lot of rules much like the dorms. They have rules on what you can and can not bring in there such as lamps. I have a friend who currently lives there and they took her lamp away because it was a "fire hazard" although they never told them there was any codes about living there. They also said the the food tickets there are a rip off if one of your friends wants to go and eat there. Over all I think you are just better off finding an apartment because in the long run you are going to end up living there some time throughout you career here at NIU and you don't have to have the hassle or moving in twice.
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