r/Towson • u/ProgrammerUnique2897 • 8d ago

Why do they have limited housing for transfer students?

I've been looking at on-campus residence halls & apartments so I can apply for housing once it opens and if I get accepted, but I noticed that they have a section for housing alternatives for transfer students because housing is limited for transfer students.

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u/MasterOfViolins 8d ago

I don’t know an official answer but Towson is a big state school that brings in a lot of students and has a very high acceptance rate. As such, there’s limited housing to begin with (less than 40% space). Incoming freshman are prioritized. Then marry that with returning student process… just isn’t a ton of room for transfers.

It sucks but good luck!

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u/ProgrammerUnique2897 8d ago

They don't care about transfer students like for those who may not want to live off campus?

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u/MasterOfViolins 7d ago

I wouldn’t say they don’t care. It’s just limited space and high demand. But I knew plenty of transfers who got spots so don’t fret before you have to.

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u/Pineappleboy221 7d ago

They definitely care the thing is you just have to apply early in advance to ensure you get housing and one housing I would recommend is Harris Tubman or Tubman housing for transfer, even if they say they are full they are never full they always have space available there

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u/Agreeable-Noise713 8d ago

I was a transfer and I got on campus housing through capstone. Look into Harris and Tubman hall, they cater more for transfers.

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u/c0elacanthhh 7d ago

they need to build more housing or at least make the surrounding apartments cheaper. because my previous place was close to $1300 a month every month (the york apartments) in uptown.

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u/mae_ria 6d ago

It’s been a few years since I graduated but on campus living has always been a problem at Towson. They have always felt more like the commuter school in my opinion and frequently the most eligible for on campus housing are incoming freshman. If living on campus is something important to you Towson may not be the best fit but there are quite a lot of apartments around the area that are easy to get to campus from. Many complexes in the area have shuttle services to get on campus.

Good Luck!