<p>I've heard that Brackenridge, Prather, Roberts, and Moore-hill are pretty similar. But there must be some differences that makes one better than the others. Of these dorms, I need to choose a top two at least. Help please?
And btw, I'm looking for a dorm with good studying environment, spacious, and where you get to know your roommates pretty well.</p>
<p>i would go with moore-hill</p>
<p>From what I can tell with the floor plans and pictures, Prather has the biggest rooms because the shelves and dressers are built INTO the wall and do not protrude. I think Roberts and Prather are known to be quieter dorms, supposedly good for studying. I also know that Brackenridge is connected to Roberts, so that could possibly indicate similarity. Apparently Moore-Hill is quite social though.
It seems to me that no one dorm is just <em>perfect.</em> Haha trust me, I have tried to find one in vain. Each has its own advantages and disadvantages and it depends on what's your priority in a living space. When I selected my housing choices, after my top choice (the honors quad) I basically put down dorms that I wouldn't be unhappy with. So I just asked myself, "where do I NOT want to live?" and made sure those weren't on my list. Happy researching!</p>
<p>thanks! i agree with you on Prather and as of now, it is my top choice with brackenridge at second. i've heard from several people from UT that Moore-Hill would be the dorm to pick but I have it as my last pick because the rooms (as well as the desks) in Moore-Hill looks relatively smaller than the others according to the online virtual tour. I'll certainly still keep my eye out though!</p>
<p>However, I'm not sure how reliable the online virtual tour is. I know I can't decide based on room size alone but that's all the information I can get from the virtual tour. Any more information on those dorms will help me a lot. Also, when you apply for dorms, how are the choices prioritized? Is it the first who pay for housing/sign contract gets first choice?</p>
<p>All of my info is from the online tours and pics. I wish I knew more, though. The info I listed before has been confirmed by various sources (mainly from college confidential) but other than that I don't know much. The little testimonials at the bottom of each dorm's page are helpful as well.<br>
The housing priority is determined based on when you turned in the Housing Application (NOT contract or payment). I would also check out the huge UT dorms thread, it has a lot of helpful info.</p>
<p>thanks again, Deenz! I turned in the Housing App near the end of October so dorm choices shouldn't be an issue. My dorm preferences isn't going to change unless I personally go check them out or something. The biggest opportunity would be at the Fall Orientation Sessions but I'm not sure what dates they will be held, so I don't know if I can go to that and still change dorms by the deadline. But I'll probably be happy with the dorm I get.</p>
<p>oops, "Fall Orientation Sessions" should be "New Student Orientation"</p>