<p>Here just sharing info was the response to the E mail I sent last week:</p>
<p>Definitely go ahead and apply for housing as soon as you get your acceptance this week. It is true that we don’t have unlimited housing, but with the addition of our two new halls this year we don’t anticipate having nearly as much of a wait list as we have in the past (and through cancellations, etc. we usually end up being able to help most people on the wait list by the time it’s all said and done). At this point we are not at capacity with applications, and any number of the people who have already applied to hold a space may or may not be attending FSU. While we don’t re-use priority numbers (the number that gives you a place in line), the actual place value may be 700-900 lower than what you see due to students who apply to hold a space and then decide to attend elsewhere.</p>
<p>We have not made any assignments yet and will not until mid-May when we have a final list from Admissions (hence assignments coming out in June), so it’s hard to say definitively that any particular halls are “taken”. You have the option of listing up to 4 preferences on your application. If there are spaces left in your requested halls when we get to your number, we assign you there. If not, we assign you in another available space. The most popular requests tend to be the suite-style residence halls, so students applying for those at this point have limited prospects of getting into one of those without being in a special program, but most people who are assigned to community style halls (which were the majority of our spaces up until this year) end up liking them just fine.</p>
<p>One way to get into a “desirable” space regardless of your priority number is to apply for a living-learning community (LLC). These are freshman programs that group students together according to their major or academic interests they have in common with other students. Students may take a course inside their residence hall and get a lot of contact with faculty, which has been shown to improve grades and retention/graduation rates. You can get more info on these programs and how to apply (secondary applications due by April 9th) here: <a href="http://www.housing.fsu.edu/housing/ungrad/livlearnopp.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.housing.fsu.edu/housing/ungrad/livlearnopp.html</a> . All LLC’s are in suite-style residence halls and are by invitation only based on this secondary application. Everyone submitting an application for one of these by the deadline receives equal consideration, and at this point there is still plenty of space left, although we expect applications for these to increase by the deadline.</p>
<p>Hope that helps. In the very very unlikely scenario that your daughter does not get campus housing, there are plenty of off-campus residence halls within walking distance of FSU and they will be actively recruiting students from our wait list, so you won’t end up in a situation where there’s no place to live.</p>
<p>Fsu, that is my understanding from what she told me. I think there is a process you can try to get your hall changed but I would have to believe that is difficult. If you hear something different please let me know.</p>
<p>I lived in a dorm last year, and from what I remember they sent me my dorm notification in June. I got Smith (yes I applied for housing late) and I could either accept or reject the dorm. I could've changed it as well, but they told me that even if I decided to change dorms it wasn't guaranteed that I would get any of my top choices (which were, from what I remember, Murphree and Kellum); plus, I was going to FSU with my best friend and the chance of changing the two of us together to the same dorm was not guaranteed.</p>
<p>We tried moving to an off campus location for the Spring semester, however we were told by housing that we would still be liable to pay for our dorm as if we were living in it for the Spring, since we were under contract. Nonetheless... we stayed in the dorms. lol</p>
<p>I was able to call housing and found out that my son was assigned a McCollum townhouse. They should be receiving the invoice in their mailbox by tomorrow. They did say current students have until 4/27 to cancel their contract and lose $50 of their deposit. They can also request a change but won't know the result until after the 4/27 deadline for returning students to cancel housing.</p>
<p>The prepaid dorm contract clarified that if you cancel the dorm contract, you get back the original cost of the contract, you do not get the current dorm amount unless there is no housing available. You also cannot give just the remaining dorm semesters to a younger sibling.</p>
<p>I was also assigned to McCollum townhouse -- with three people whom I have nothing in common with, and who all seem incredibly different from one another. I'm not really sure what I'm going to do at this point. I don't want to share a study area with other people. Especially people I won't like.</p>
<p>Is the only furniture that comes with the townhouse the beds, dressers, desks, and chairs? (In other words, will we have to provide our own couches and table for the upper portion of the townhouse?)</p>
<p>The carpeted townhouse apartments are equipped with twin beds, dresser space, desks with chairs, a study area, a living/dining area, a kitchen unit and bathroom. I never saw it but I kind of assume the study area would contain the desks and there would be some sort of sofa and dining table in the living room and dining area. I wonder if the kitchen has basic pots/pans and dishes or if you provide your own. I doubt they have a dishwasher. I assume there would be a refrigerator and stove/oven. It seems you have to share one bathroom among four people but it looks like they have an extra sink.</p>
<p>If you find out any additional details of what is included, please let me know.
It would be funny if you were one of his assigned roommates. Actually it makes me feel a little relieved that you were given the same choice since you said you had applied for Ragan's and I assume you said you wanted a single. He applied for the efficiency in McCollum so I thought that was why he ended up there in the townhouse instead of a single. He is not a "happy camper".</p>
<p>He is still weighing off campus options like maybe Heritage Grove since they will honor the prepaid dorm contract and he could share a 2 bedroom apartment with only one other person. I really hate to lose my investment.</p>
<p>I'm female... so that's not likely. My name on the forums is also my FSU ID, so using the search on blackboard, it's not hard to figure out who I am.</p>
<p>I think I'll go by McCollum today and ask them to see a room and ask some questions about how it's furnished. Not yet because not everyone is awake yet. I'm also going to go by the housing office and make sure to tell them that if possible, I would still prefer a room in Ragans (in case someone denies their acceptance, I want to be considered for a room). Not sure if this will help at all, but it's worth a shot.</p>
<p>My roommate just told me that (in McCollum) they furnish a table with really crappy chairs (apparently), and she wasn't sure about a sofa, but that there's not really room for one.</p>
<p>oops I don't remember reading anything gender specific from you before.</p>
<p>The lady in housing did say you can try to request a change but you won't find out until after the cancellation deadline of 4/27 so you would be locked in to on-campus housing.</p>
<p>I assume Roger's singles are all gone as well...</p>
<p>Ray111, you could consider off campus housing such as "The Savannahs."</p>
<p>It's right across the street (across Tennessee Street) from campus, $360/month (plus utilities I think) for a 3 bedroom / 2 bathroom, and since your daughter will have to go for summer if she's going to FSU, you can start the lease whenever that starts (May or June I presume) and at the end of next year her lease will expire before the summer term, so if she doesn't want to stay in Tallahassee she won't have to worry about sub-leasing.</p>
<p>That's what happens when you have a very low priority number which stays with you. Lesson learned -- apply for FSU admission for the first decision date and apply for housing the first day you are accepted. Most of the deposit is refundable if you decide not to attend the university before the due date but you never can make up your position for housing if you wait.</p>
<p>Hope she enjoys her new digs for next year.</p>
<p>Bryan Hall Learning Community
Teacher Learning Community
Human Sciences Living-Learning Center
Women in Math, Science & Engineering Program
Music Living-Learning Center
Social Science and Public Affairs Learning Community
Social Justice Living-Learning Community
Nursing Living-Learning Community</p>
<p>cybermom, how does a living-learning benefit us? How does it work? Because when I did my housing application yesterday it asked and i checked that i was interestd in the wellness thing and i got an email this morning about it but i'm not even sure how it would benefit us.</p>
<p>Do you mean you just stated you would sign the wellness agreement at Reynolds or did you say you wanted to join the Human Sciences Learning Community at Reynolds Hall? You are allowed to live in Reynolds and not be part of the Human Sciences Learning Community but you have to agree to live a healthy lifestyle. </p>
<p>If you mean the actual learning community the benefits are:
1. You get to live in Reynolds which is a nice suite style dorm
2. Interact with faculty, take a course in their residence hall, and interact with other students who share common academic interests</p>
<p>I hated the fact that they extended the deadline for the live and learn communites, nothing i hate more than people not adhering to deadlines, but they must have had a good reason but with that they will probably move the decidion date back also.</p>
<p>Last year my son was on the waiting list for the Bryan Hall Living Learning Community. Right before the semester began, they offered him a triple in Cawthon. They said they go to the living/learning waiting list first when these type of openings come up. So if you don't get a definite yes or no, you can decide to stay on a waiting list and the situation can change right up to the beginning of the semester.</p>
<p>Probably won't resonate much here but we just got back from a short vacation and had a E Mail from UCF awaiting us that Linz's housing contract will be sent this week for on campus housing. $200 deposit is due within 8 days and final dorm assignment and roomate will be sent early July. Just a little info on how others are working.</p>