<p>i got into honors, but don't know if it would be better to room with my friends, or go into hume... i'm really close with my friends, and it'd be fun to room with them, but would i be missing out by not dorming in hume?</p>
<p>I got into Honors as well, and I’m personally choosing to room in Hume. However, none of my friends are going to UF. But if they were, I’d choose to room with them. Hume is so much more expensive than the other dorms, and I heard that the benefits don’t really outweigh the negatives. I’m choosing to dorm there because I’ll feel lonely and small in a crowd of thousands. At least in Hume, I’ll be part of a smaller group, you know? </p>
<p>But if you room with your friends, that’ll help you deal with any nervousness you may get first attending school. And you guys would have a bunch of fun together, and the dorm would be cheaper. I’m going to be lonely and poor, lol.</p>
<p>Your friends can visit you in Hume.</p>
<p>My son is at Hume and it’s a great group. No problem making friends at all! Lots of activities at beginning of the year to meet people in the dorm.</p>
<p>My d and one of her roommates got into the Honors Program coming in their freshman year. However, they had a 3rd friend who’d just missed the cut-off. They debated about trying for a 3 person dorm room (not in Hume), but that was before you could really pick your rooms like you do now so the three of them decided to live off-campus, which they have for the past 3 years. For these three … knowing who their roommates would be was more important than staying on campus. </p>
<p>They’ve never regretted their decision, but they knew they wouldn’t be doing honors extra-curriculars (they had different interests and only so many hours in a week), anyway, so it wasn’t a big deal for them not living in Hume. </p>
<p>zebes</p>
<p>We visited and toured Hume. It seems like a nice set up, especially for a freshman.
While I’m just a Dad, I saw how it might have worked out for daughter. Daughter elected
to go out of State. The price differential with other dorms seemed worth it.</p>
<p>.02 David</p>
<p>My son lived in Hume a few years back and didn’t like it, mainly because of the location, which he said was always far from his classes and places to eat. He was much happier living with friends nearer to the east side of campus in the years that followed. While touring with my younger son last month, our tour guide ( who had lived in Hume during her freshman year) also didn’t recommend it. She feels like students have a better freshman experience living in the middle of everything. That being said, you just have to decide what is right for you. I can only say that my three children all thought roommates were more important than dorms when deciding where to live.</p>
<p>^ I’m glad you posted about your son’s experience. I kinda thought the same thing when we visited Hume. The dorms themselves were very nice but it’s pretty far. I remember walking back to it from the campus tour past the bookstore, past the Physics bldg. and still we were going. My son didn’t get into Honors and he may have chosen Hume if he had, I don’t know, but the distance was always in the back of my mind. Things always work out for a reason I guess because he’s now going to be at Broward and is very happy about being close to dining, friends and classes.</p>
<p>Definitely live with your friends. I live in Hume and I’m counting down the days until I’m out of this terrible, overpriced, antisocial dorm.</p>