<p>(Should have been Scottish....) I was in a conversation with another parent about SRD at UT Austin and was surprised to her what her take was on the girls that live in that dorm. (some really positive, but some negative) I feel this is a great choice for my daughter and wanted to know what the students at UT thought about the girls that live there. Any feedback?</p>
<p>SRD was my D’s first choice dorm, but she was put on the waitlist so we decided to go with Hardin House. If you are strongly considering it, I would put in a contract soon. SRD was full by March 1st and there is not much movement of the waitlist. My D is very happy with Hardin House and the location is good. I will say though that SRD and Hardin are very Greek, but of the two, SRD is less Greek…I think the distribution is something like 60% greek and 40% non greek. Hardin is about 95% greek. This may be a consideration for your D.</p>
<p>I lived at SRD many years ago and LOVED it. Such a beautiful dorm! The swimming pool was awesome. Our nickname was “Spoiled Rotten Daughters,” but we didn’t care, lol. I wasn’t in a sorority, and felt right at home. I’m hoping my daughter lives there in a few years!</p>
<p>I agree with ML…it is a beautiful dorm and I have heard that the food is very good… I would not hesitate to let my D live there! I think there is a cross section of all types of girls there.</p>
<p>We actually have had her application in since January of this year for 2011-12. She fell in love with it right away, but recently a good friend of her was slamming it a bit…along the line of the Spoiled Rotten Daughters remark and I think it hurt her feelings. And then the parental feedback I mentioned above. We think of her as spoiled but not rotten…lol. And really if you look at the cost, it is less expensive than San Jac and Durin that would have been D’s first choices.</p>
<p>We just had fun with it. We even had nightshirts made up with “Spoiled Rotten Daughters” on it. I still have it! My husband gets a kick out of it.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t listen to the friend or the other parents…it is your D that will be living there and it is a lovely place! They are probably a little jealous</p>
<p>SWTCAT is right. We knew how fortunate we were to live in SRD when we visited our friends in other dorms on campus!</p>
<p>There may definitely be some stereotypical girls in there coming from wealthy families and legacy destined-bound sorority girls; but there’s always a mix among there. </p>
<p>I personally would love to live there but alas, I live a block away on an on-campus dorm. Perhaps, next year. But from what I here, the furnishings in the rooms are more modern, the food is great, AND there is a pool. +10 for me! The first time I passed it, I was like woooow…that’s a mansion. I’d be happy to live there.</p>
<p>Hi I am trying to decide where to live and attend ACC, want to transfer to UT in 2012, will I be an outcast living at Hardin House or SRD while attending ACC? Some of the other private dorms like Towers and Castillian have poor reviews. I am looking for an atmosphere that is friendly and where I can meet people and form freindships. I am not much of a partier but not a nerd either, lol. Any other advise is much appreciated:)</p>
<p>IMHO, there is a bit of a stereotype for SRD not so much of girls who have parents who spoil their daughters (because you can spoil your daughter with a sports car and a fancy apartment) but of girls who have parents who want to be sure their daughters are safe, cozy, fed delicious but healthy food, watched over a bit. Not sure if I am describing it well - Maybe a combination of protective parents and “spoil your daughter” parents. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. ;)</p>
<p>I have a hunch the security at SRD is significantly tighter than the security at Castilian.</p>
<p>My niece lives in SRD now and loves it. Her parents did the math to compare the cost of SRD to Jester and the difference wasn’t that great. Plus, SRD has a 1:1 ratio for parking spaces as opposed to UT’s. </p>
<p>I heard stories about the strictness of SRD and girls breaking into and out of the dorm after curfew. As a parent, I’d much rather have my daughter living there because of the strictness.</p>
<p>^^^Since I originally started this thread, I have learned much about SRD and I have loved everything. But SRD does not have a curfew anymore and the girls can come and go as they please. Now boys, that’s a different story, they do have limited visiting hours, and for me, I like it that way. My D does too. 90% of roommate issues on CC revolve around being evicted because of a roommates significant other, or worse, casual hookup.</p>
<p>BTW, Midwest…I think you summed it up pretty well :)</p>
<p>You should not live there if you’re going to ACC. You will stick out like nothing else…</p>
<p>I have two nieces who live at SRD. Both are in love with this dorm and neither of them went Greek nor are they spoiled rich kids. They both are very smart, down to earth, from a small town and are died in the wool Longhorn. Because of their experiences we have signed a contract at SRD for our DD who will be attending Ut as a freshman next fall.</p>
<p>@collegeshopping: It sounds like a case of Sour grapes as far as those others comments about SRD .</p>
<p>I think my parents match the description written by MidwestMom!</p>
<p>Even when I lived there, the curfew was kind of a joke. You could be on the REALLY strict list or the regular one. My roommate was on the strict list and was supposed to sign in and out every time she left the building in the evenings. She solved the problem by not signing out, and not coming back all night! I hardly ever saw her, because she was always with her boyfriend.</p>
<p>We loved the lack of boys on the halls, because we could wander down to the bathroom in our PJs and not worry about it. Maintenance men would shout, “Man on the floor!” on the rare occasions they had to fix something. I think they also shouted that when they let me take my two boys, ages 7 and 10, for a look at my old room (sunroom, first floor).</p>