<p>If you applied for housing, but never put the deposit down, does that mean that you might not get a dorm if they run out? I still waiting until the May 1st deadline.</p>
<p>Which deposit? Theirs a deposit for to go to the school and after you pay that
they send you a contract for housing. You sign that and pay a housing deposit, which activates some part of the site where you can change your preferences like which dorm you want and room preferences.</p>
<p>Is the housing deposit refundable?</p>
<p>You need to confirm the current policy on this, but two years ago someone I know applied to UT and mentioned having to put down a housing deposit way early, before they had made a decision. They lost the deposit when they decided to go somewhere else, but I recall that it wasn't a large amount of money. Something like $50.</p>
<p>UT has a lot of misc fees and charges for various things because their tuition is capped by the legislature and fees are the only source of income from students that the university can raise easily.</p>
<p>I think 50$ is the application fee that is non-refundable and should have been sent before or at the time you applied for admissions.</p>
<p>Hmmm, i have a contract from this year...it says "If you are first-time freshman and cancel the contract prior to or on May 1, the university will refund the Advance Payment. Advance payment is not refundable if you cancel after May 1 in any event."
The advance payment = 300$</p>
<p>OU SUCKS!!</p>
<p>The 50 bucks is to get a housing contract. The deposit is something else, I think.</p>
<p>Yea, the deposit/"Advance Payment" is for when you sign the housing contract once you send the 200$ to enroll.</p>
<p>Another aspect I need cleared up is how is the first come first serve thing determined for getting the dorm you want?</p>
<p>I heard from one person that it depends on when you paid the enrollment fee.</p>
<p>Another person said that you need to pay the enrollment fee before they send you the contract, but they send the contracts to the people that sent in their housing deposits the earliest.</p>
<p>I applied for housing like really early, Sept. 7th. I got accepted around Novemeber and just now paid my enrollment. Would that affect my choice of dorms greatly?</p>
<p>I dont know. I thought it went by the deposit. I hope so.</p>
<p>"Another person said that you need to pay the enrollment fee before they send you the contract, but they send the contracts to the people that sent in their housing deposits the earliest."</p>
<p>Sorry, I meant housing application fee. The $50 one.</p>
<p>I'm 99.9% sure of their policy.</p>
<p>You can only get the refund for your application for housing if you are not admitted. If you just choose not to go, it will not be refunded.</p>
<p>Yeah</p>
<p>Housing Application $50 (Non-refundable)
Housing Deposit $300? (?)
Enrollment Deposit $200 (Refundable until May 1st)</p>
<p>Housing Application $50 (Non-refundable)
Housing Deposit $300? (Refundable before May 1st)
Enrollment Deposit $200 (Refundable until May 1st)</p>
<p>UT's really confusing me now.</p>
<p>They say "When you receive a contract offer; complete, sign and return it with a $300 Advance Payment. This payment is non-refundable and is applied to your housing bill. We MUST receive your signed contract with payment by the offer expiration date."</p>
<p>Then later on this page, <a href="http://www.utexas.edu/student/housing/index.php?site=1&scode=5&id=79&menu=33%5B/url%5D">http://www.utexas.edu/student/housing/index.php?site=1&scode=5&id=79&menu=33</a></p>
<p>They say "If you are a first time freshman, this is the last day for you to cancel your contract and receive a refund of the $300 Advance Payment." </p>
<p>So is it non-refundable or not?</p>
<p>does anyone else think that it will really suck to live in a dorm?</p>
<p>"does anyone else think that it will really suck to live in a dorm?"</p>
<p>no</p>
<p>um, i kinda do...esp. because my cousin goes to UT and i heard jester is a roaches & rats kind of situation...i don't think i can handle all that...dobie here i come!</p>
<p>i don't really like the idea of living in the same room as someone else. that is definately a privacy issue.</p>
<p>What'll you do when you get married? It's only one year of your life</p>
<p>i don't think that you can really compare the situations.</p>