<p>We got a call today asking if d wants an honors housing room. Evidently there are three honors dorms. We have no idea which dorm would be best to live in if she decided on UTAustin. Any suggestions? </p>
<p>They say that she can't pick and choose among honors dorms only whether or not she wants a room in one of the three.</p>
<p>So, anyone know if the honors dorms are any better? Or is their only advantage that you live among other honors students?</p>
<p>I heard they're all nice. Either way, they'll be nicer than Jester which was designed by a man highly reknowned for building jail houses. Which is probably why the Jester center looks like nothing but a high rised correctional facility.</p>
<p>I think they are all about the same. We haven't checked them out in person.
Son hears they are a good atmosphere. I think they are all old dorms in a sort of quadrangle or close to each other.</p>
<p>My question has anyone heard anything about Liberal Arts Honors? Son just got accepted to that program. It is a bit hard to get a feeling from just the web site. I hope this helps him get into the honors dorms, where he wants to be.</p>
<p>I'd call them. I don't know how they determine who gets into the honors dorms just that they called us to see if d was interested. I think that students in any of the honors programs are eligible.</p>
<p>Islandmom, congrats on Dtr's Plan II. DS couldn't overcome his lack of study for the first two years, though his SAT was pretty good and his last 3 semesters, and hopefully this last one, are much better.</p>
<p>Overall we are satified and I think this removes the last possible obstacle to going to UT. With Plan I for some intellectual stimulation and pre-med he should have a well rounded ed at UT. I guess we will be notifying Grinnell, Tulane and the Barret's Honors College at Arizona State.</p>
<p>It seems surprisingly hard for him and for us to turn down other schools you like. For $50 and 5 minutes of work online he also applied to A & M, but I'm not sure why we did it that other than desperation to receive a first acceptance. His best friend is a frosh at A & M in the Corp and we have been horrified by what we hear from him. I know the rest of A & M can't be so ghastly, but still.</p>
<p>D would not even consider A&M. Most of her cousins went there. Maybe that has something to do with it.</p>
<p>It is VERY hard to give up all those free ride offers. But they just weren't where she wanted to be. UT is still among the final three.</p>
<p>D still hasn't made her final decision. She's driving me crazy. ;) I mean, I think Plan II would be perfect.</p>
<p>Congrats on your s's honors acceptance. Maybe they'll end up knowing each other. Between the three honors dorms I think there's less than 500 people. It could happen.</p>
<p>I called the Liberal Arts Honors. They said practically all aceptees get into Honors Housing. </p>
<p>The letter talks of entering "freshpersons" and talked about "upperclass persons" being mentors. Wife said we need to get son talking in a non-sexist fashion.</p>
<p>I was trying to total how many are in the honors programs. I know roughly 180 Plan II, 150 Plan I (Liberal Arts). I'm not sure about Natural Sciences, Business, Engineering and the rest</p>
<p>I heard that Carothers is the nicest one... and not Andrews but the other one is the oldest one (sorry... I can't remember off the top of my head).</p>
<p>I KNOW d doesn't want Jester. She stayed there for the honors colloquium over the summer and really didn't like it. I think I'm going to ask them to hold a place in the honors dorm for her. ( as i hopefully await her decision)</p>
<p>My daughter asked for Carothers, but I don't know if you can get a specific honors dorm. We should talk via email. carrgo in texas</p>
<p>You can only request honors housing but not a specific dorm.</p>
<p>I'll try and help. The Honors dorms are Andrews, Blanton, and Carothers. They are located north of the Tower across 24th street (near Kinsolving), a women's dorm that has a cafeteria. In general, they are located diagonally across campus from Jester.</p>
<p>My daughter is Plan II/BHP and that got her placed in honors dorm. Her first semester was in Carothers, and she shared a room with a high school acquaintance. That was real nice, but we were able to get her a single room for her second semester. This year she has a single in Andrews. </p>
<p>The dorms are great and what you make of them. She was active in dorm life her first semester, but then her interests changed and she devoted more EC time to Business Council and Student Senate. </p>
<p>She plans to live in the dorms (single) next year (Junior) as well. It is almost ideal for her since she is so active on campus. The dorms are convenient and you don't have to clean a bathroom or cook a meal. Her only hesitation is living is dorms as an upperclass person is not necessarily "cool." She has been able to see past that and recognize the nice benefits she gets from being conveniently close to class and student activities.</p>
<p>We'll have to wait and see what she decides for her senior year.</p>
<p>Texasdad--So she can just stay in the honors dorm after the first year if she wants to???</p>
<p>You can stay in the honors dorms as long as you're in the honors program. All of the honors dorms are old...built in 1930's and none have cafeteria facilities.</p>
<p>I visited UT last week and got someone to show me the honors dorms. In general, the rooms are ok, but the common areas are quite nice. Each dorm (I think) has a big common area with a piano, TV, study space etc. Also, the dorms have a shared game room-esque place, with a TV, foosball tables, ping-pong tables etc. Theres a reception desk in Carothers where I think they said you can check out movies, games etc. I got to see a room in each of the three dorms, and in general, Andrews and Carothers are pretty much the same. Both have moveable furniture, bunkable beds and a sink in the room. Blaton, on the other hand, has bunkable beds but a fixed desk (with only 1 drawer, as my guide was complaining) and no sink in the room. There's no cafeteria in the Honors dorms, but Kinsolving is just across the street.</p>
<p>Also, for Plan II students, the Freshman English class that everyone is required to take is taught in the morning inside Carothers.</p>
<p>As for getting into the dorms, from what I heard from the Plan II and Engineering Honors people, no one is guaranteed honors housing. Each honors program submits a list of admitees to the housing people, and based on this list, the student's choice of dorm, and the date when they applied for housing, they decide who gets Honors Housing.</p>
<p>The impression I got from speaking to a housing officer last month while at the campus is that there were very few rooms left in honors dorms for fall 2005 semester. She was not very optimistic about the availability of an honors room for anyone who hadn't been offered a contract at that time and that was several weeks ago.</p>
<p>Son got a call from honors housing today, which we gladly accepted. So they are still accepting for honors housing.</p>
<p>oh no. i just did my housing application last night. So i guess there's no way i'm getting an honors room now.
But would it make it difference if i was accepted to multiple honors programs?</p>
<p>We got a call last Friday that S is setup for honors housing, too. It's really hard to say whether or not there are any left. Would it make any difference if you're accepted into multiple honors programs? Hard to say on that, too. Doesn't seem to be alot of logic in this process...</p>
<p>So is the date that determines priority acceptance into honors housing the housing application or the housing contract that was offered after the enrollment deposit. I applied for housing way back when it first became available like in september but i only submitted the enrollment deposit the other night. My contract is in the mail but I havent gotten it yet. So does this mean i have no chance for Honor's or a very good chance? And I thought no one knew what dorm they were in until the summer when they make actual room assignments.</p>