<p>I can't find out any specific information about how housing works after freshmen year. Is it difficult to get a one bedroom apartment in the on campus housing as a sophmore? How long is the lease for? 10 months? A full year? Once you have an apartment sophmore year are you able to keep it for the next three years or do you keep having to move all of your stuff and utilities, address change, etc. Does anyone recommend an off campus apartment complex that is close and safe and roach free? Lastly, can freshmen in the dorms use the apartment pools? It's awfully hot in Dallas and I was very surprised that the new dorms don't have an outdoor pool. Also, is it a big pain to walk all the way from the dorm to the dining hall to eat breakfast or dinner? It seems like a hike compared to other schools that have dining halls in the dorms. Can you put your own minifridge in your sleeping room in the dorms if you eat a lot?</p>
<p>after freshman year, you can try to get a 4 bedroom apt in phase 8 which is cheaper. you can also get 1 bedrooms if you want too. im in a 1 bedroom right now. leases run for about the whole year, including summer. we (student gov) is trying to get that changed cuz its stupid. i paid $600 a month over the summer without even being in the country. you can keep renewing your lease year after year. yes, pools are free to use. dining hall wasnt built when i was a freshman, so i cant answer that question. it is a 5-10 min walk though, which kind of stinks in cold weather. Dorms have a minifridge, but i assume u can have one in your room too.</p>
<p>My daughter lived in the residence hall last year. So …</p>
<p>… freshmen in the residence hall could use the apartment pools</p>
<p>… one of the three roommates brought a mini-fridge and microwave and placed it in the suite’s common room for general use and another roommate brought a mini-fridge for her own personal use and put it in the common room also. The girls kept some non-perishables and fruit like apples, bananas on the common room shelving. (I’m going to correct bigreddawgie - at least last year, you had to make arrangements for a mini-fridge; it didn’t come with the room. However, daughter got a notice about renting one for the year - cheap even before you split the cost with roommates. Since one of her roommates brought one from home for general use, renting wasn’t necessary though.) </p>
<p>… students often eat at the residence hall on the way to class, between classes, or after class. Having to return to a residence hall to eat can sometimes be a pain in itself. Then again weekend dining doesn’t coincide with class times. My daughter often chose to stay in pajamas and eat cereal and fruit on a weekend morning. I don’t think she would have bothered to go to the dining hall even if it was in the same building, as the point was not getting dressed to go anywhere. So the answer to your question lies somewhere between ‘yes’ and ‘no’ - usually trips to the dining hall work into your schedule but other times not. If sick you just have to notify the dining hall and arrangements can be made for you to get a meal. The residence hall also has a cooking area for general use should that interest you. </p>
<p>… at the end of freshman year, daughter and one of her roommates moved into a two-bedroom apartment on campus. They love their apartment and just renewed their lease for another year. It is a year-lease, so daughter and roommate will pay over the summer whether there or not - neither have any desire to move stuff out and then back again. Really not different than most apartment leases - if you occupy (with all your stuff) over a summer then you pay for the apartment whether you’re there or not. I have no idea whether or not ten-month leases are an option. Seems like they should be, right? Still daughter and roommate would have chosen the year lease, so as not to have to move out. Classes usually start mid August, so even if you’re not there for a summer, it’s only a couple of months rent. (Still seems like a shorter lease time should be an option for those who want it, but maybe that would be a nightmare for the leasing companies. I do know that it took a couple weeks for the apartment to be repainted, etc., between a move-out and the move-in - and obviously no one paid until move-in - rent was prorated.)</p>
<p>yea sorry, the mini fridge is for rent. forgot</p>
<p>Thanks. I agree that moving everything in the summer is a big pain especially since I am out of state. Do you have any idea what rent goes for on campus for a 1 or 2 bedroom typically? It sounds like UTD is going to be my top choice. I will be driving 1400 miles for a visit next week. Should I notify the other schools I have been accepted at (Dartmouth, Tulane, etc) that I will not be attending? I know those schools are in big demand and I don’t want to hold up a spot for another student who really wants to attend.</p>
<p>[Prices</a> and Floor Plans, Housing at UT Dallas](<a href=“http://www.utdallas.edu/housing/prices/]Prices”>http://www.utdallas.edu/housing/prices/)</p>
<p>That link is for University Village. Try to get your apartment there, as all utilities/internet/cable are included with the rent cost, unlike Waterview Park which requires you to pay for (I believe) electricity and internet/cable. </p>
<p>As for the dining hall food… my personal opinion is that it sucks. It’s always a variation on chicken, beef, or fish, which normally would be fine with me except for the fact they always overcook everything to the point where it’s rubber. No one knows how to roll a burrito and you can squeeze enough oil out of a slice of pizza to fry an egg. They also love to serve brussel sprouts. But it’s a good place to get full quick if you need.</p>
<p>im in waterview park. a 1 bedroom costs me $610 a month and electricity is about $30 a month and water is $15 a month. there are different sizes of 1 bedrooms. mine is the middle size.
university village’s 1 bedrooms are about $100 more expensive than waterview’s.</p>