<p>Since I qualify for automatic admissions, it says that I can apply for housing now. If I am applying to other schools and will not hear back until March/April from them, should I pay $50 and apply for housing or wait until spring? </p>
<p>Pay the deposit now! You will have a better chance of getting into the dorm you want.</p>
<p>The part of the housing app you can turn in now is just parent contact info and the $50, so it’s essentially just holding your place in line until the springtime, when you decide where you might want to live.</p>
<p>Despite the fee and the fact that I haven’t been accepted yet, I turned mine in already because I’ve heard some horror stories about getting stuck in Jester… 3,000 college freshman in one building is not my cup of tea. </p>
<p>If you are already admitted, and applied for a housing contract, you can now agree to your housing contract by paying the $300. Not sure if this is refundable. At least this is how my son’s account is now. I would think that $300 deposit would put you “in line.”</p>
<p>Hmmm… I’m waiting until April to commit to a school because the other schools won’t give me a notification until then…
I already paid the $50 I’ll wait until spring to maybe commit to UT</p>
<p>Not true. The $50 deposit puts you “in line”. And the date to finalize your dorm choices list is late like June or July 1. Pay the $300 contract once you have committed to the school. </p>
<p>Thanks for clarifying lots2do…I reread it and see that now. Wish I had held off on prepaying the $300! Oh well!</p>
<p>I got offered a supplemental housing contract for the time being in the spring semester – should I accept it?</p>