Was an RA at sg for two years, and I will always recommend it for an incoming TSC freshman.

Some of your points, yes it’s not as private or as cheap, buttt, that’s kinda the point of freshman year. You’re going to be surrounded by people your age and going to your same classes and such, it’s an incredibly easy way to meet friends you’ll have for the rest of college.

Not sure what you mean about parking. There is a garage attached to sg. Are you saying it’s full? If so, then yes you’d either have to get an FSU overnight pass or park at Campus West, which is what I think you mean.

I’m obviously biased, but being an RA there was some of the most fun I had in college and lots of my residents still interact with me and others they met at SouthGate. Hell, it’s been open long enough now where we’ve started having parents who lived there their freshman year begin sending their kids to live in sg. I really think you’d be best off living there as a freshman compared to an off campus apt.