<p>mojo, yes, the closets in Littlefield are enormous. Someone - maybe the freshman we were visiting? - told us that in the past there was a twin bed in the closet. She made a point to show us the closet.</p>
<p>The closets are quite decent in Kinsolving, Jester, and Andrews. Really quite reasonably sized for dorm room closets. Those are the ones I have seen. My D has what I think is really quite a lot of stuff in Austin, so decent sized closets are really appreciated.</p>
<p>I think you should check out the Castilian. They're the cleanest, safest, best dorm around. The place is really nice and right across the street from campus.</p>
<p>Hey, i got questions about Whitis. What are the benefits of living in Whitis besides the resfigs? i heard that if you live there, you'll be guaranteed better classes. If so, what do they mean by better classes? Also, what are the bad things about Whitis?</p>
<p>What's the difference between the food at Jester and that of Kinsolving?</p>
<p>input anybody?</p>
<p>I believe there were posts in the past about Whitis that were quite informative. Just do a search using "Whitis" as the keyword.</p>
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mojo, yes, the closets in Littlefield are enormous. Someone - maybe the freshman we were visiting? - told us that in the past there was a twin bed in the closet. She made a point to show us the closet.
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<p>Although the size of the closet is enormous, the size of the room is microscopic. I would say the room and the closet is about the same size. For the two person room, you must bunk the beds, because the beds doesn't fit side by side.</p>
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Jester and Kinsolving get their food from the same mass produced source, but because Jester serve more students, the food isn't as well prepared. The dining experience is different. In Kinsolving, you can sit with random people, strike up a conversation, make new friends, especially during the start of the school year. In Jester 2nd Floor, people will look at you weird if you try to talk to people you don't know, which makes assimilation a bit more difficult for freshmen.</p>
<p>thanks goldtx and liu02bhs. i'm currently debating between Whitis and Brackenridge/Prather. a fig sounds like a great idea but living there might make my trips to Jester-area more infrequent. how are the activities on the quad compared to those at Jester?</p>
<p>Which dorm is closest in distance to the engineering buildings? I went to tour UT today and I had to walk a lot from Jester and San Jacinto to get to the engineering building (about a mile).</p>
<p>Simkins (all male) is the closest but not many people choose to live there. the honors dorms are the next closest according to a map.</p>
<p>Also, do you think San Jacinto is filled up by now?</p>
<p>most likely</p>
<p>Liu02, I thought jester was the easiest place to meet people. And people look at you weird for trying to talk to new people?</p>
<p>Hi, I am planning on attending ut in fall of 09. What dorms would you all recommend for an out of state girl who likes to work out, have fun, is outgoing, is majoring in business, but still wants to stay ontop of her grades and study everyday? Therefore, please include the ones closest to the library, gym, and McCombs.</p>
<p>Jester, San Jacinto, Brackenridge, Prather, Roberts, and Moore-Hill are all conveniently located near the library, gym, and McCombs.</p>
<p>Note to I Hope UT:
Jester as a dorm is social. Floors full of freshmen getting to know each other.
The J2 cafeteria itself is not known for being particularly social.</p>
<p>Jester is known as a social dorm but it's also largely known as an "ethnic" dorm. If diversity isn't your thing then Jester isn't the place for you.</p>
<p>The food on campus largely sucks. You will get tired of cafeteria food quick. The small cafes at Littlefield and San Jacinto are all right (especially the pizza at Littlefield), and the convenience stores which take Dine In Dollars are really clutch.</p>
<p>But you aren't going to be living in luxury in any of the dorms. If that's what you're looking for go to Hardin or SRD if you're a girl or get an apartment if you're a guy.</p>
<p>I was accepted to texas in december, and made the initial $50 housing deposit then. But I didn't send my enrollment deposit till yesterday, and only printed the housing contract and selected which dorms I wanted today. I am out of state, so I am really counting on getting a dorm, but I think I may have waited for too long. Do I still have a shot at getting a dorm? I am worried because something on their website said that students occasionally get in if the apply for housing after being accepted.</p>
<p>don't worry ascarybear, priority for housing is solely based on how early you pay the housing deposit, not when you pay for enrollment or turn in the contract. seeing that you already paid the deposit in december, you'll definitely get a dorm. i don't think whether you pay the deposit before or after you get accepted matters</p>
<p>They would not have offered you a housing contract if they did not have a space for you. When you pay the housing deposit and send your contract in, you definitely have a confirmed spot. The only question will be which dorm.</p>
<p>If you want to be guaranteed a space in a specific dorm you might want to try one of the off-campus options. They are all primarily freshmen.</p>