<p>I heard Boardwalk is very nice.<br>
<a href="http://www.boardwalkfsu.net/apartments.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.boardwalkfsu.net/apartments.html</a></p>
<p>There is also a list of off campus housing provided by student government:
<a href="http://www.fsu.edu/%7Esga/och/listings.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.fsu.edu/~sga/och/listings.html</a></p>
<p>Cybermom, we are glad to have that UCF option. Throughout the entire process we received regular mailings from them as we did from pretty much the rest of the schools and they all showed a interest. From FSU over the past 6 months other than the deferal letter nothing.</p>
<p>I don't understand how you can have the same priority number until you move out of the dorms? For example I receieved 1,991 but I'm sure someone was 1,991 last year.Does anyone know how this all works out? I'm kind of curious.</p>
<p>It goes by the year you started your housing contract and priority number. e.g. FALL 2005 #3000 would come before FALL 2006 #1991 as long as you continuously live on campus.</p>
<p>I could see why the boardwalk would be very popular, country club living at FSU.</p>
<p>I do wonder about these off campus places with the kids getting the motivation to go over to the campus or to the library ect. Sometimes it's easy to just talk yourself out of walking over. Anybody have a perspective or experience on this?</p>
<p>Well I live 20 minutes away from the FSU campus and my motivation to go to class or to the library has remained the same as it always has. Then again, with the parking situation in FSU, it's no wonder one would decide to stay on campus all day not to lose their parking. lol But on the other hand, I know many people who live right across campus and that does not deter them from attending classes and etc. I guess it all depends on the type of student the individual is and how focus they are on getting that A in a particular course.</p>
<p>I copied this off the website as we were poaking around a bit on Housing:</p>
<p>I did not get assigned to one of my four preferred hall choices. Why?</p>
<p>Usually only early applicants get one of their four preferences. Even then, if the preferences are halls that are highly requested, students may not get into a preferred hall. </p>
<p>So I'm wondering if they just try to fit you into a hall with your room style preference? What I'm reading into this is if you pick the top choices you won't get in at this later date, but is there some science in making your picks (like picking second tier halls) that might get you into a desireable hall? I would expect that the two new halls this year are unreachable so why pick them?</p>
<p>are freshman given any type of priority for the new halls....because theres no way i stay in a second tier hall, I'll go offcampus if thats what im given</p>
<p>I believe Freshman are given preference on housing.</p>
<p>The living/learning communities are only for freshmen.<br>
As far as I understand, current students who have continuously lived in the dorms get preference over freshmen for the other housing.
Current students receive their assignments next week for the Fall.
Many upper class students move off campus after the first year.
Those that remain on campus usually choose the upper class apartments or graduate housing or request singles.
The two new dorms Wildwood and DeGraff are only doubles.</p>
<p>Freshmen and Upperclassmen are assigned dorms at different times.</p>
<p>There are a set number of rooms reserved for upperclassmen (including the upperclassmen-only housing), the rest are for freshmen. Neither really gets a preference over the other; they're assigned at different times.</p>
<p>Is it possible that an upperclassmen who remains on campus could be denied housing?</p>
<p>I imagine so, although I don't really know. I'm not sure they have a problem with too many people applying to stay on campus, so that would prevent that problem.</p>
<p>Cybermom,
My RA sent us an email when the application period opened that included a Q&A type thing from Housing. It indicates that all students who apply to return to on-campus housing will be given a spot.</p>
<p>"Q6. Will there be a limit on the number of students who can return to on-campus housing?
As you know, the opening of Wildwood and DeGraff Halls will enable us to accommodate more students with on-campus housing. Progress on these two facilities is on-schedule and these facilities will open in August 2007. Given our expanded housing capacity, we will not limit the number of students who wish return to campus housing. "</p>
<p>Thanks for the information MRCNole. Did they say if the housing assignments will be in the mail box Monday or later in the week?</p>
<p>Unfortunately not, just that we would be notified this week. I'm anxiously awaiting my letter to see if I got my first choice (Ragans).</p>
<p>ragans seems to be by far the favorite dorm on campus...</p>
<p>Fsu is the deposit $100 and is it non binding to enrollment?</p>
<p>deposit..100 for summer,225 for fall, and you are not obligated to enroll if deposit is paid......oh and ray since i know your daugther got into UCF,and i know she is now trying to decide between the two-speaking from a financial aid standpoint I was really upset with ucf, because all there offering is a $600 dollar grant while fsu is giving my the $9600 scholarship for four years and also a $1500 dollar grant for next year.</p>
<p>Just called housing, talk about a tough decision:</p>
<p>The person basically confirmed that all the most popular choices won't be avaliable at this late date.</p>
<p>Upperclassman are guaranteed a slot if they desire it.</p>
<p>They are still accepting applications, so she felt reasonably certain that some form of campus housing would be avaliable, but most likely not the halls she would prefer (I rattled off the names you folks had been so kind to give us)</p>
<p>June is the date at which you will find out </p>
<p>Here is the key point, if you are thinking about off campus housing and you do plan to enroll do NOT apply for university housing (her words). If you do apply and you enroll and they have a slot for you come June you are bound to that commitment for the full year. You can't back out of it without paying. Basically she said if you apply you are basically accepting the outcome whatever it is.</p>