<p>UT Housing uses the date you applied for housing as your priority date - so when they send out contracts, assign rooms, etc, they do it in housing application date order. The earlier the better, as you have a better chance of getting your 1st or 2nd housing choice.</p>
<p>For on-campus housing, the halls are all very different so it is hard to recommend one over another without knowing what your D is wanting - small vs large, different bathrooms types, area of campus, etc. Would recommend visiting the housing site (utexas.edu/livehere) and watching videos. That being said, honors housing is VERY popular.</p>