<p>^^^</p>
<p>I don’t know how that student found her roomie, but many kids find roomies on FB. They join the FB group. I’m not sure of the exact name, but it’s like Alabama Class of 2014.</p>
<p>She meet her room mate on Facebook. The folks at Housing told my D to post her info there and they matched in less than a week.</p>
<p>Then they looked for 2 more room mates. All are great girls. It has been a fantastic freshman year!!</p>
<p>This worked well for my D since she was late to the Alabama Housing party!! She applied on time but did not get to look at the school until February. When we returned from our tour we put in all deposits. But many students do that in the fall.</p>
<p>It all worked out!!</p>
<p>Omama, D is still undecided about UA and greek life. How did your D like living in Honors, and eating her meals across campus in sorority house? This seems like a long walk for dinner, and Lakeside looks like it has a nice selection of offereings. How do the sororitites accomodate the huge number of members for meals? Do they have multiple seatings? Do you know if they are they catered or do they have cooks?</p>
<p>D didn’t seem to mind going accross campus for meals. For lunch she would just head over to her house after her morning class or library which is closer than her dorm.</p>
<p>Her house has I believe 5 cooks, and access to a “pantry” for those who can’t make a meal. Also D had a day when she could not get to house for lunch. She just requested a box lunch.</p>
<p>She also meet with friends greek & non greek at the cafeterias. She likes the Ferguson Center the best but has not ventured to many of the other food service options.</p>
<p>Honors housing?? One of the reasons my D was so interested in Ua was because of the dorms.</p>
<p>They are great. But really great for her. When she studies / is in the middle of a project or exam her space is a mess. I really was concerned about how a room mate would put up with it. But here its no problem, do your work , close your door…after test or project … clean!!</p>
<p>And some people find the suite housing not condusive to socializing. That also has not been the case for my D. She really utilized the pool and club house. In August & September everytime we spoke with her in the day she was at the pool.</p>
<p>She will be living off campus next year but in a similar housing situation…4 private rooms, 4 private baths…</p>
<p>Bumping this to ask a question or two about Alabama Action & Outdoor Action.</p>
<p>1st: looking through the schedule of classes, it seems as if D would register for one of those when she is at Bama Bound as it is a 1 credit class. In a link off the honors college page, there is an application for Alabama action & it says that the due date is April 1st and that the course fee is $200 and must be enclosed with the application. Now, there’s no year on the application, so it could be up there from a previous session. So should she be sending that in soon or wait & select it as a class at Bama Bound?</p>
<p>2nd: would anybody care to give their thoughts on Alabama Action vs. Outdoor Action? If I’m reading things correctly, AA is based in community organizations such as schools doing community service, while OA is environmentally based community service and the students would be outside most of the time. Given the humidity in AL in August, I’m just wondering how uncomfortable those OA kids get.</p>
<p>3rd: should we even worry about this yet, since UA Honors will probably send something in the mail closer to the time?
TIA!</p>
<p>Realistically, how fast do the Bama Bound sessions fill up? How many students in each -? Trying to figure out how late we can sign up for one of the three honors sessions and still get in…</p>
<p>It’s hard to know how fast they fill up. Certain ones are more preferred than others. The honors ones will fill up the quickest simply because there are only 3 of them (including the “one day only” version).</p>
<p>The seating is limited by the size of the room and the accomodation of parents. It would be realistic to imagine that each Bama Bound allows about 325 students, when you consider how many Bama Bounds there are in total - 17. I doubt there is an even distribution at each one.</p>
<p>May 14, 2010 Early Honors Orientation
May 27-28, 2010 Freshman 1 (Honors)
June 1-2, 2010 Freshman 2 (Honors & Blount)
June 3-4, 2010 Freshman 3
June 7-8, 2010 Freshman 4 (Living-Learning Communities)
June 9-10, 2010 Freshman 5 (Living-Learning Communities)
June 14-15, 2010 Freshman 6 (Freshman Learning Communities)
June 16-17, 2010 Freshman 7
June 21-22 , 2010 Freshman 8
June 23-24 , 2010 Freshman 9
July 8-9 , 2010 Freshman 10
July 12-13, 2010 Freshman 11
July 14-15, 2010 Freshman 12
July 19-20, 2010 Freshman 13
July 21-22, 2010 Freshman 14
July 26-27, 2010 Freshman 15
August 13, 2010 Final Freshman Orientation</p>
<p>I would also like to know how soon you need to sign up to get a slot in the honors BB. My son still hasn’t gotten his acceptance from UVA and Davidson, which are his other top choices. Don’t think any are going to beat out Bama for him, but we “at least” want to see what they have to offer…</p>
<p>Since the fee for Alabama Action says $200, it must be for this upcoming year because last year’s cost was $195. The humidity can be a factor for Alabama Action too if you end up doing landscaping or working in areas without air conditioning. IMHO, you don’t have to register this early. Yes, you do register for the 1-credit class at Bama Bound, which I think is UH 103. If the student would be over the 16-credit limit for scholarships with this extra credit, it appears to be possibly to have this credit assessed as a spring semester class.</p>
<p>Alabama Action</p>
<p>I believe we sent in application with a check before we went to Bama Bound.</p>
<p>When you are at Bama Bound you just add it to your schedule for the 1 credit.</p>
<p>When we were at the Bama Bound session they spoke about both programs & lots of students became interested. But when we visited the Honors department both programs were filled up. (2nd session of Bama Bound) We were pre registered so DD was all set.</p>
<p>One of last years parents spoke highly of the program & DD also loved it.</p>
<p>The only thing I know about Outdoor action is I believe they helped rebuild some trails in a park or forest this year. Pretty labor intensive but looks like a cool program</p>
<p>On the AA application we LOL at the thought of DD handling power tools. But she liked all the projects they did. One was a mural, one was a stain glass mural & some kids at her school built a shed to store outdoor items. And they tutored / mentored!</p>
<p>I am new to College Confidential and this is my first post, but I have some questions about sororities and rushing at Alabama. My daughter is out-of-state and just decided on UA. We have already signed up for bama bound. She is going to be in UHP, IHP, and Blount Undergraduate Initiative. </p>
<p>Since we are out of state, I do not know much about the whole rushing process. I have read online about some of the activities and such, but I would like to know some more details. What are her chances of getting in? Will she be too overwhelmed with the honors, blount, pledging, and normal school? I have heard a lot of people talking about recs. Should she be trying to get them? Is it possible to get into a sorority without a rec? She wants to rush so she can meet new people and get comfortable with the campus, but she is not sure if she will actually pledge. Any information would be greatly appreciated!! Also, do parents stay during rush week, or should we leave her be?</p>
<p>Hi,</p>
<p>Her chances are very good. Most girls do get bids. If you send a pm to Calantha, she can give you all kinds of Bama rushing info, because she is a Bama sorority advisor. </p>
<p>If possible, would your D be able to come to Bama for Panhellenic preview weekend? It’s on March 27th.</p>
<p>The Interfraternity Council and the Alabama Panhellenic Association have announced that Greek Preview Weekend will take place on Saturday, March 27th. Preview weekend is an opportunity for incoming students and interested high school seniors and their parents to visit the Capstone and learn more about the Greek community and the recruitment process.</p>
<p>[Greek</a> Life](<a href=“http://greeklife.ua.edu/]Greek”>http://greeklife.ua.edu/)</p>
<p>Yes, your D should get recs. My sorority is on campus, so if she needs one PM me.</p>
<p>The Greek website tells you how to get other recs. (see info on the right) [Greek</a> Life](<a href=“http://greeklife.ua.edu/panrecruitment.html]Greek”>http://greeklife.ua.edu/panrecruitment.html)</p>
<p>Parents don’t stay during Rush Week. :)</p>
<p>Will she be too overwhelmed with the honors, blount, pledging, and normal school?</p>
<p>Forgot to address this issue. :)</p>
<p>I think that every student should avoid taking too hard of a first semester (even if not pledging). Avoid 8am classes, unless the student is a natural early riser.</p>
<p>Will your D come into Bama with some AP credits? If so, that will help make the first semester easier. </p>
<p>If your D doesn’t overwhelm herself with many difficult classes, she’ll be fine. Sororities have mandatory study hours. Honors won’t be too demanding. Does she know which honors classes she’ll take her first semester?</p>
<p>We also sent in our Alabama Action payment well before we went to Bama Bound. And my son just loved it. Glad he did it, because he, too, is from out of state. Gave him a chance to make some great friends with whom he still has daily contact.</p>
<p>I think any of these programs…RTOR, AA, or OA are great for incoming freshmen - especially the OOS students!</p>
<p>if we go to an early Bama Bound, how are we supposed to register for classes. AP credits aren’t in til mid July, so I would hate to schedule a redundant class</p>
<p>OK, so here’s my dumb bunny question about Alabama Action: if we send in the application with the $200 check now, and then she registers for the 1 credit class at Bama Bound, doesn’t that mean that we “double pay?” Or is the $200 to cover room & board for that early week?</p>
<p>The $200 is to pay for room/board/costs. It’s not to pay for the 1 credit.</p>
<p>rocket6louise: I had that problem when I was going to register for calculus. They told us to register for classes based on how you thought you did on the AP tests, and if need be you can go back and change it. I decided that if I did not pass my calculus exam, I would take the class in the Spring semester. Fortunately, I did pass it and did not have to take the class at all. </p>
<p>If you know you bombed the test, then take the class. If you think you may have passed it, hold off and wait to take it in the spring.</p>
<p>It’s not an ideal situation at all, but there is not much else anyone can do.</p>
<p>Also, for some introductory science classes such as the first few biology and chemistry classes, it is not a bad idea to retake these classes because they will refresh you on the material before you take more complicated classes.</p>