<p>Thanks man. Honors applicants can choose any type of dorm, right? But only they would be able to choose Andrews, Blanton, and Carothers?</p>
<p>In the past, the choice has been "honors" as if all three of the honors dorms were one big dorm. If you had a strong preference for one of the three, you couldn't specify it on the usual on-line form. (Someone suggested calling housing and telling them which of the three you preferred. I don't know how well that worked.)</p>
<p>I really want to get into San Jacinto. Do you guys think it's full by now? are most of the residents upperclassmen so only a small number of freshmen get in?</p>
<p>I live in Jester and I think Jester is the best dorm to live in as a freshman. Why?</p>
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<li>Most freshman live in jester. its where you are going to meet most of your friends. San Jac is a good place to live as a sophomore when you already know people, but as a freshman you dont really want a roommate who is a junior cause you wont have that much in common. (my friend who lives in san jac has a roommate who is a junior)</li>
<li>Everyone who lives far away (Duren, Honors) is always in Jester... like really late cause jester is where all the action is. the buses stop running at 11 pm so if you live in Duren or Honors you will probably have to walk back by yourself. at night. not too safe.</li>
<li>Jester is the cheapest. San Jac and Duren are like $2000 more</li>
<li>Jester living conditions are not that bad. I am the girliest girly girl ever and I have community bath. the bathrooms get cleaned twice daily so they are not disgusting. And, if you decorate your room, it wont seem like a prison</li>
<li>Jester is not loud. My floor is very quiet and its easy to study in my room. However, if it does get loud, You can go to the study lounge or the library (which is right across the street).</li>
<li>Jester is like the center of campus and it has a wendys which is open 22 hours a day : )</li>
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<p>So if you are a freshman.. you should live in Jester. Trust me, I know from experience : )</p>
<p>Housing offers are made after students pay their enrollment deposit to admissions.</p>
<p>Was just down to visit my out-of-state son for his 18th birthday. He lives in Duren. It is a lovely building, and he prefers the private bath, but cleaning it is a pain and not something that crosses the minds of most college freshmen.</p>
<p>His biggest complaint - and I witnessed it - is that as a dorm, Duren is completely antisocial. Kids talk to each other in the lounges in the basement and in the lobby, but once up on their halls, it is as if everyone is a stranger. We were in and out of each other's rooms when I went to college. Even though the dorms were decrepit, it was a great experience living there and quite unifying for the freshman class. My son has mentioned to me North Towers or some such off-campus housing where the freshmen seem to have the most fun.</p>
<p>And Duren is very far from most everything, something we didn't realize when putting it first on the residence preference form. At least you all don't have to trudge through the snow!</p>
<p>Was just down to visit my out-of-state son for his 18th birthday. He lives in Duren. It is a lovely building, and he prefers the private bath, but cleaning it is a pain and not something that crosses the minds of most college freshmen.</p>
<p>His biggest complaint - and I witnessed it - is that as a dorm, Duren is completely antisocial. Kids talk to each other in the lounges in the basement and in the lobby, but once up on their halls, it is as if everyone is a stranger. We were in and out of each other's rooms when I went to college. Even though the dorms were decrepit, it was a great experience living there and quite unifying for the freshman class. My son has mentioned to me North Towers or some such off-campus housing where the freshmen seem to have the most fun.</p>
<p>And Duren is very far from most everything, something we didn't realize when putting it first on the residence preference form. At least you all don't have to trudge through the snow!</p>
<p>The kids in the honors dorms (Andrews, Blanton, Carothers) socialize with each other a lot. Kids tend to hang out in the courtyard or to study together in the lounges (rather than walking all the way to the library - this is a huge campus!) These are older buildings, and with community bathrooms, everyone is in and out of their own rooms a lot, and on weekends, at least at the beginning of the year) often in and out of each others' rooms. I think community baths are not bad if you have a sink in your room, like in my D's room in Andrews. </p>
<p>Friendly fun atmosphere, like what I remember in college. And not as loud as Jester. Duren is known for being a bit quiet. (If my daughter hadn't gotten a room in her first choice in the honors dorms, her next choices were the small dorms up by Jester.)</p>
<p>does anyone know much information about what it is like to live off campus in the towers or castillian or dobie freshman year? Also, how early do you need to apply at these places? I put my housing contract in in September, so I am hoping that I'll get my first choice (San Jac). I have no idea what I want my second choice to be. Not sure how I feel about an all girls dorm....but then again, Jester might be too crazy for me.</p>
<p>I think you will get your first choice, so you don't need to worry about it. If you find a roommate in advance, make sure you list the three dorms you want in the exact same order.</p>
<p>So if I do decide to go to UT, I'm thinking of either living in San Jacinto, Kinsolving, or the Scottish Rite Dorm. I'm still unsure about the Honors housing. Anyone have any information or reviews on the Scottish Rite Dorm?</p>
<p>I am deciding between those as well!!! Do you plan to rush? I hear if you want to rush, SRD and Hardin house are full of other girls rushing as well. However, I think if I got the chance to live in San Jac I would take it. On Campus just seems so much easier. SRD, though, from what I hear, is very nice, but expensive. It also is hard to get into. You have to have some weird sponsor</p>
<p>Hey. I'm staying at Andrews right now (it's an Honors dorm). I really like it quite a lot. It's quite roomy and comfortable. Most of the people are really nice and friendly and quirky. The location is perfect, centrally located in the campus, with a really good atmosphere in the Quad.</p>
<p>Is there any way to get into the honors dorms without being in an honors program? What if you have a roomate who's in an honors program but you aren't?</p>
<p>I haven't heard of anyone who's not in an Honors program in an Honors dorm, but I also heard it through the grapevine that if you have a certain GPA, you can apply to live in Honors.</p>
<p>I'm unsure of whether or not I'll be attending UT. I am accepted into the engineering school and am applying for honors atm. Should I wait to apply for housing until after I get my admission decision from the honors program, or go ahead and apply now, then edit later if I get into honors?</p>
<p>I know two freshmen roommates who live in Andrews, one in honors and one not in honors, and have heard of other people doing this. I believe that for an honors housing room, at least one of you needs to be in an honors program.</p>
<p>Apply for housing as early as possible. You have a lot of time to choose your dorm and you can make changes in your dorm choice for a long time - til May anyway, maybe later.</p>
<p>We try to fill with all honors students first. If there are not enough honors students, we may allow roommates who are not in an Honors program.</p>
<p>SRD is right across the street from campus, so it is very convenient. You don't have to have a "weird" sponsor (huh?). It is a simple application, and they are still accepting applications for 2009. I know of girls who got in for fall 2007 as late as March, so it is not difficult to get into. Hardin House used to be darn near impossible, but even there, it isn't as hard to get into now, but it is not as convenient a location as SRD.</p>
<p>It is true that many girls who live there rush, but there are those who do not. </p>
<p>It is somewhat higher in cost, but the least expensive double is only $8495.00 per year, and it includes all meals, so cheaper than San Jacinto which is $9806 with only $1300 bevo buck included (which doesn't last long!).</p>
<p>Look at their website, all the information you could need is there.</p>
<p>Scottish</a> Rite Dormitory</p>
<p>Name and Lodge of applicant's Masonic Sponsor is on the SRD application form
<a href="http://www.srd.org/application.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://www.srd.org/application.pdf</a>
but if you don't have a relative who is a Mason or a Shriner or something like that, you check the box that says "I will need assistance with Masonic Certification."</p>