Dorms, Collegium V questions

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<p>I'll be a student at UTD for the upcoming fall 2011 year, and I had some quick questions about certain parts relating to living accomadations and to their honors program.</p>

<p>Firstly; I haven't yet applied for housing in the dorms yet, will that affect the chances of me sharing a room with a friend (this is particularly important because I only have one desired room mate) will they split us up since we're rather late in the process?</p>

<p>Secondly; how is the Collegium program? Is it worth getting into? I've been hearing that it's a bit of a joke, but I'd rather hear from some people who are more closely acquainted with it.</p>

<p>Thanks in advance for any help I could get on these topics!</p>

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<p>you should be fine since there are 400 more beds for freshman opening up. def apply for housing asap though.</p>

<p>CV program offers small class sizes mainly for poly sci and artsy type classes. kinda sucks for a science major, but you can take core classes through cv. they might even be easier than the regular classes depending on the teacher. i dont know what you mean by it being a joke. The perks are early registration and free printing, which is worth applying for the program. and the director of cv is super helping in giving out advice</p>

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<p>Ahh, okay thanks for the news about housing.</p>

<p>Well, that’s great to hear about early registration. I did meet with the director, he was really helpful, I just wanted to hear from some students about the program is all. Guess I’m applying into CV then!</p>

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<p>Hi bigreddawgie, do you know how is the biology major in UTD? Thanks</p>

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<p>I am actually accepted to UTD in Biology. Plan to apply for medical school in 4 years. Is UTD a right place for that?</p>

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<p>yea, utd’s bio is pretty good, and most bio majors are premeds. im not a bio major, but ive taken some of the bio classes. not bad at all</p>

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<p>Thank you,bigreddawgie. Do you have any idea about bio major in SMU?</p>

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<p>no idea, but the premeds that come out of smu arent as strong as the ones coming out from utd (in my opinion)</p>

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<p>UT Southwestern alone is reason to go to UTD for premed. Just my opinion.</p>

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<p>Yeah, I have a lot of questions to ask about the Honors program too since i can’t really find much about it one the web.</p>

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<p>Agree with earlier posters…SMU is a good school but it makes no sense to go there for pre-med. UT-Dallas will give you AT LEAST as good an education if not better for less money (if we were to assume that a person was footing the bill for their own college education).</p>

<p>As for Collegium V, I think that it is worthwhile if you plan on charting a path that will require post-undergrad education. If you are looking at medical school, law school or a highly competitive business school (Wharton, Mendoza etc.)…earning good grades and being apart of Collegium V can only help you. However, if you are the type that intends on finishing undergrad and acquiring a reasonable amount of work experience before going to grad school…I’m not sure if CV will make much of a difference. </p>

<p>Employers that care a lot about internships, GPA’s and academic achievement (usually the companies where you will work 90 hrs./week but get a good starting salary) and anything related to academia will value CV more than anyone else.</p>

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<p>Hi jgn2011. Thank you very much for your conments. For understanding your note clearly, can you please advise what is CV standing for? Thank you</p>

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<p>CV stands for Collegium V, the honors program. You might hear C5 sometimes, too.</p>

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<p>I know it is late now to apply for CV program. So usually, how many spots will open in spring for second semester freshman? And is it super hard to apply for this program in spring?</p>

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<p>Just came back from freshman orientation with my daughter where we were told they have filled both the new dorm that will be opening this fall and the current dorm, as well as some of the apartments with freshman students and they are still receiving applications for housing. They have already started putting names on a waiting list for Freshman housing, however they wouldn’t give a number as to how many. In July they will send out housing packets that will let us know if we are in the dorms, apartments, or on the waiting list. The housing department said they are making assignments based on when you submitted your housing application as well as how far away you live from school for those who sent them in at similar times. The further you live the more likely you will receive housing. Many parents were upset as their scholarship packages included money for university housing and the housing department speakers really didn’t address what happens to that money if the school can’t place you in housing.</p>

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<p>We were also told the same at the first orientation that all Freshman housing was full and they were still receiving applications…</p>

<p>Did they say when in July they would send the responses ?</p>

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<p>you lose the money for housing if you dont stay on campus</p>

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<p>@momtotwins
I was at orientation recently as well. We brought it up with the Financial Aid office who were able to help us because they, not housing, was responsible for scholarship packages.</p>

<p>The date in July they said items would go out is July 1</p>

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<p>I’ve just received a notice today and they said I was put in the waiting list. Why does this notice came so early? I think it should be in July, right? Do you think it is because I am an international student and they want to inform me in advance so I have more time to make a new plan?</p>

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<p>I heard that last year, applications in middle June are still accepted. So that means this year, there is a significant rise in number of applications? Can anyone confirm this?</p>