<p>Is there any honors housing that is NOT suite-style?
I personally cannot stand suite-style and would much prefer standard double room/communal bathroom style dorms.</p>
<p>And, if there isn’t honors housing like that, can a honors college student get into regular dorms? Is it possible.</p>
<p>Like I said…I really CANNOT do suite style</p>
<p>There is no honors housing that is not suite-style. There are plenty of other dorms that are traditional-style. Students can live in any housing that they are eligible for. I understand that you may not want to discuss details, but other than money and wanting a more social atmosphere (ie girls in Tutweiler), I find it interesting that a person would not want to live in honors housing.</p>
<p>I"m more than willing to dicuss details…i can do it over this forum or PM…</p>
<p>ehh…i’ll just do it over this</p>
<p>1) I can’t share a bathroom with less than 5 people…It wigs me out. I’m fine if it’s a bunch of people, but if it’s only a few and I know them-it freaks me out. I can’t explain why. </p>
<p>2) I really don’t think I can bond with 3 roomates. I think that many is excessive. Roomate relationships tend to be strained regardless. I’d rather just have one to make life easy</p>
<p>3)I really like bunk beds</p>
<p>4) I think I would miss out on the traditional “college experience” if I was in a suite…</p>
<p>there are more reasons…i’m more than wiling to share</p>
<p>I certainly understand your reasons. Common bathrooms are, oddly enough, a great way to meet a lot of people in college (reason 1 is actually a very common reason, but it usually turns people to suite-style living rather than away from it). I only have 2 roommates this year and with the separate bedrooms, it changes the roommate dynamics. It is really easy to just shut the door when you want to study or sleep. Bunk beds are cool. UA doesn’t let us loft in the honors dorms, but we have height-adjustable beds, so my bed’s about 3 feet off the ground.</p>
<p>The “traditional college experience” is always a hot topic at UA and other schools as we move away from traditional dorms to more apartment-style living. People are still up and about, but it is a different experience. Keep in mind that you can meet people outside your dorm too, especially in extracurriculars.</p>
<p>One thing to notice about many of UA’s traditional residence halls is that some are a mixture of suites (4 people, 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, and 1 common area) and traditional, bathroom down the hall rooms. Currently, they are the same price as one another (honors housing is more expensive). The only way I know of to see which rooms are which style is during room selection when multiple rooms are grouped together ie 207 and 209 (showing four spaces total) or 301-308 (16 spaces sharing multiple bathrooms).</p>
<p>Maybe Somerville would be good for you. I would not recommend Tutwiler since you won’t be pledging (right)?</p>
<p>Beginning Fall 2010, Somerville will be designated for Freshmen only.</p>
<p>Somerville is by the honors dorms…on the north side of campus. </p>
<p>You’d be sharing a bathroom with 8 girls. See below for pics and video…</p>
<p>[Housing</a> & Residential Communities - The University of Alabama](<a href=“http://housing.ua.edu/halls/somer.cfm#]Housing”>http://housing.ua.edu/halls/somer.cfm#)</p>
<p>If you decide to live in a dorm with a common bathroom, just always remember to wear sandals.</p>
<p>Edit: I really don’t know why anyone would choose to live in Somerville. It’s at least 40 years old.</p>
<p>Somerville may be an old building, but that doesn’t mean that it hasn’t seen renovations. Many of the non-suites style dorms are older. </p>
<p>Somerville is located near the honors dorms, that’s why some want to be there. My son has friends there and they like it.</p>
<p>Rocket, you make a good point about having three roommates instead of one in the honors setting. Not to be gross, but if one bathroom is occupied, can you use the other bathroom in the apartment, or are they keyed separately? Stupid question, I know, but in the Ridgecrest model room, the living room did make a nice separation between the two bathroom/bedroom pairs. But does that mean that one side is “off limits” to the other side?</p>
<p>I think that if one were willing to pay enough, one could probably get a single room, if one exists. Also, if you are lucky enough to get a local roommate, you could wind up with your own room lots of weekends while your roomie goes home. </p>
<p>I enjoyed the communal bath freshman dorms while I was in college. I met everyone on the floor and I never had to clean the bathroom. The summers I had to live in the suite dorms were awful, where four girls shared one bathroom, especially when one of those girls was a big bathroom hog.</p>
<p>Not to be gross, but if one bathroom is occupied, can you use the other bathroom in the apartment, or are they keyed separately?</p>
<p>The bathrooms are not keyed at all. </p>
<p>In my kids’ suites, 2 kids “tend” to use one bathroom, and 2 kids “tend” to use the other. However, if one toilet is being used, no one minds if the other person uses the “other” bathroom if one needs to “go.” LOL I’m glad that the sinks are located outside of the toilet/shower area.</p>
<p>In Riverside and Lakeside…all the bedrooms and bathrooms are off one hall, but again, 2 kids tend to use one and the other 2 tend to use the other.</p>
<p>As for shower schedules…I guess kids work that out amongst themselves.</p>
<p>Somreville sounds perfect…its like exactly what I’m looking for. I def want a roommate, I just don’t want 3
I’m not sure about rushing yet…it’s probably going to be a “no”, but who knows? College is all about new experiences.</p>
<p>Thanks for all the input!!!</p>
<p>I don’t think Somerville has been renovated recently. For one thing, one has to swipe their ACT card to get in the front door of the building rather than just flashing the card near the reader as in other dorms and academic buildings. There are many other all-female and coed dorms besides Somerville that you should look at. I’m partial to Burke Hall as it has a dining hall that some prefer over Lakeside and is closer to much of the quad compared to the honors dorms.</p>
<p>I don’t know when Somerville was last renovated, my point was that just because the building is 40 years old doesn’t mean that it hasn’t been renovated during that time.</p>
<p>I recommended Somerville because it’s on the north side of campus near honors. It’s likely that Rocket’s friends will be in honors, so she might want to be near them.</p>
<p>Also, since I didn’t think Rocket will be pledging, I thought she might want to avoid being in a dorm with a bunch of pledges. If there is an all-girls dorm that would be a better choice, which one(s) would that be?</p>
<p>I’m going to call housing and ask if Somerville is going to get some new things this summer. Since Paty underwent a remodeling a short time ago, I wouldn’t be surprised if Somerville will be, too. </p>
<p>(The reason I was thinking that Rocket won’t be pledging is because I think she is paying for her education herself, and pledging is expensive.)</p>
<p>Other possible dorms… Don’t know which would be the best for someone who might not pledge… These are not near the honors dorms. These are on the south side of campus.</p>
<p>New [Housing</a> & Residential Communities - The University of Alabama](<a href=“http://housing.ua.edu/halls/new.cfm]Housing”>http://housing.ua.edu/halls/new.cfm)</p>
<p>Parham [Housing</a> & Residential Communities - The University of Alabama](<a href=“http://housing.ua.edu/halls/parham.cfm]Housing”>http://housing.ua.edu/halls/parham.cfm) Across from Burke Dining</p>
<p>Burke [Housing</a> & Residential Communities - The University of Alabama](<a href=“http://housing.ua.edu/halls/burke.cfm]Housing”>http://housing.ua.edu/halls/burke.cfm)</p>
<p>I agree that Burke also has some pluses. Would it be a good choice, if Rocket doesn’t pledge? (It’s also near the CTL office, if Rocket decides to work as a campus tutor.)</p>