Do apartments go fast?

<p>So, I'm having a hard time deciding whether to stay on-campus or get an apartment off campus. If I apply for on-campus housing and wait for my housing assignment to come and then decide that I want to cancel it (in early April), will I still be able to find decent apartments to live in off campus? or will EVERYTHING be gone by then?</p>

<p>Good question. D is looking at options for next year also. We actually figured we would need to put a deposit down for next year off campus just in case her on campus housing options were not to her liking. Will look forward to answers. Also, what are the chances of a freshman now, sophomore in fall getting into Ragens with a low priority number (#30)? Anyone here know of sophomores in Ragans? Or do you generally have to put in more time elsewhere to get a spot there? Thanks</p>

<p>My son found his 3/3 townhouse in the summer. In fact they gave him a free month's rent to take it in July.</p>

<p>appt's are not hard to find contrary to popular belief. this past year i very few of the appt complexes filled up completely due to the cut in admissions. the companies rely on the income of x amount of new students and this year that x amount was cut somewhat so i saw appt complexes offering amazing deals on super nice appt's.</p>

<p>to name a few,
boardwalk, spanish oaks, 11 11, osceola ridge, oaks grand, theres a really nice place off tenn and dixie, right before boardwalk. i cant remember anymore at the moment</p>

<p>Apartments in student areas would likely experience some periodic pressure from students but areas outside of the traditional student ghettos are not likely to see this same strain.</p>

<p>Maybe the cut in enrollment will encourage the management of the student-type apartments to better care for their properties.</p>

<p>sunnyflorida - my son and his current roommate want to live in Ragans next year too. He will be a sophomore and his priority is also low (64). I think they are going to put Ragans first. I think it's hard to get in Ragans because juniors and seniors have first priority, even if their priority number isn't as good. Does that make sense and is it correct? I like the idea of putting a deposit on an apt. "just in case" - we're trying to figure out what to do since his roommate has a two-year prepaid dorm contract, although he doesn't. However, after all the advice from other parents and students on this thread, we are thinking that the dorm apt is a better option for a number of reasons (safety, security, parking, etc.). He is okay with it...he would probably rather be off campus, but I hope he can get into Ragans. He's in Gilchrist now, and is thinking about Wildwood as a second choice (even as a sophomore, and knowing it's traditional dorm vs apt). He said the location of McCollum (the other apt-style dorm) isn't that great. Does anyone know anything about McCollum and would you choose it over Wildwood?</p>

<p>The prepaid dorm contract can also be used for Heritage Grove apartments. You don't need to be a member of a fraternity to live there. These are small two bedroom two bathroom apartments convenient to campus and Publix and have a bus to take you to campus.</p>

<p>McCollum is not as nice and new as Ragans. Bedrooms are shared by two roommates in each instead of singles.</p>

<p>D2 just moved into a McCollum single. She moved from Ragans after living for about two years in Ragans. She likes it.</p>

<p>D emailed housing about Ragans. Priority goes by number of years already in on-campus housing, not by "senior/junior/sophomore" standing. If a freshman moves off campus for sophomore year, then applies for housing for junior year, they are in the group with one full prior year in on-campus housing. So students with say, 3 prior years, have first pick. Within those students it is according to their priority date then priority number. Then it goes to those with 2 prior years on campus. Number of academic credits or your actual standing (ie senior, junior) makes no difference. I believe that summer doesn't count.</p>

<p>Anyway, they said that Ragan's was the number one requested dorm on campus. The purpose of her email was to ask if there were any current sophomores in Ragans, and what they thought the chances of a current freshman with a low number were for next year. They said it varies year to year, and that there are current sophomores in Ragans. Some got their first pick, and some did not but applied for a housing reassingment, and that between the time housing dorms were assigned, and move-in date, some with higher priority made other plans. Basically they said "who knows,"</p>

<p>GaNoleMom, it sounds also a little complicated to get into Ragans with the roommate you want based on the whole priority system, as again you have to choose which has more priority--roommate or dorm. But it can be done. If nothing else, D wants her own bedroom this coming year, and since McCollum has few singles available, and mostly 2 room suites with two beds per room, she is not keen on that. </p>

<p>D will be applying for on-campus housing and hoping for a spot in Ragan's. Well, actually its me hoping for a spot so that she will stay on campus. She has also applied for a bed in her sorority, which is just across from her current dorm Gilchrist. That would be IDEAL for location, and for cost. It is less than the dorms, less than an apartment, an adult lives in the house, and the rules are STRICT--no alcohol in the house and no boys other than in one downstairs public room ;). But there are only 50 beds and there are 100+ returning nonseniors. They do it by points, and she has earned enough to lead the current freshman, but it will probably fill with current juniors and seniors :(. She will know if she has a spot this month. And if not, we will have a back-up off campus plan if she does not get into Ragan's, probably with current sorority sisters... Looks like two deposits one on campus and one off.</p>

<p>Thanks SunnyFlorida - this is incredibly helpful. I hope your D gets her first pick! The sorority house sounds perfect. I love the location of Gilchrist (it's my son's dorm too). That's great about the backup plan. Parent2Noles, it sounds like McCollum singles are decent too. Will keep our fingers crossed, and probably apply just after midnight on the 20th to be on the safe side, even though they say it's not necessary. My s and his friend have very similar priority #s (in the 60s) so hopefully they will be able to room together again. They're like "Felix and Oscar" but it seems to work well for them! (My s is very neat and organized, the roommate is the social whirlwind who sleeps til noon+)</p>

<p>Similar (and low) priority numbers are great!</p>

<p>When are housing contracts due for current freshman?</p>

<p>i found this inormation on the housing page.....</p>

<p>"University Housing will be accepting new applications for returning students applying for the Fall 2009 term beginning 01/21/2009.... Please return at that time to complete your Housing agreement. "</p>

<p>Yes, you can go online as of Wed and fill out a housing contract for next year. IT DOES NOT MATTER WHEN YOU GO ON, they base your priority on your exisitng priority number and the number of semesters you have already been on campus. You have until approx March 23 (per the housing.fsu.edu site) to fill out the online paperwork and pay the deposit. The deposit is due within 10 days of the online request or the request is voided and you start over, and everything is due by 3/23. They then do their assignments and results are mailed out to the Univeristy po boxes on or after 3/30. Upon receipt of an assignment you can fill out a reassignment request, and you have until 4/24 to CANCEL YOUR CONTRACT if you don't like your assignment. Florida</a> State University Housing - Current Housing Student Renewal Information. This is the current 2009-2010 info, The housing depost of $100 is nonrefundable. The existing freshman and up do not have to go on at midnight for any leg up on the competition. HOWEVER, summer housing is different and anyone doing summer would be advised to go on early to get a priority number onve summer applications are live.</p>