its a big call on whats better.. im towers biased because ive been there for 2 years and am staying for a 3rd. so im going to give you the pros and cons of towers!
Pros
*there are 30 people in a dorm therefore instant 29 friends!
*closest accomodation to dining hall, W9, Cunningham House and 2MCE (if you are a comm student you will need these!) Not to mention THE famous (and probably infamous) UNIBAR and CSUSAB (student) building.
*its an extremely social environment- there is always something going, organised or unorganised, usually involving alcohol and almost always involving a game of some sort!
* towers pub run- only the most awesome day of the year! (think 200 adolescents marching down the streets of bathurst in hot pink shirts)
*the hot water and electricity are seemingly everlasting
*every room has a heater (like in JOV too) but cause the rooms are so close together the building warms really quickly
* the building is full concrete which means you cant hear the goings on of your neighbour and his/ her sex slave into the early hours of the morning unlike the paper thin JOV walls
*we have our own racing greyhound called Towers! (beat that JOV!)
Cons
* a dorm of 30 people- 29 possible enemies!
*the rooms are tiny but all the essentials are there- bed desk, chair, shelves, drawers wardrobe, heater, towel rack, desk lamp
* share toilets and showers (2 showers and 2 toilets between 8 people- not sure about the ratio in JOV)
*it looks like a gaol- which is actually an advantage as there isnt usually too much of a fuss if the building gets destroyed on bar nights. JOV looks like woomera. it was built as temporary accomodation in the 70's and just stayed there!
*we are the furthest building from the library (when i say far, im talking maybe 100metres?!), most classrooms, the gym and the computer labs (which are like smack bang in the middle of the uni anyway)
*the buildings go straight up. its a pain in the ass haulling a bar fridge up 4 flights of stairs!! but it depends whether you are 30 week (meaning you move in and out of the same room each term) or 40 week. the top 2 floors are 40 week dorms so they only have to move in at the beginning of the year and out at the end
*the social events are the perfect way to procrastinate
*the fire alarms are so freaking loud! (maybe a good thing?)
mmm i think thats about it. as for cut off dates, no idea- returning students applied ages ago- so try the csu website: csu.edu.au
hope i helped!
