<p>For those of you who plan on living on campus next year-
D got an email today that said that she has been "confirmed" for Fall 2008 housing. Went onto myUCF and under housing status it also has a housing confirmed date (January 30 for Fall 2008, January 31 for Summer 2008) next to our housing agreement received date. Moving right along.
Also, remember Feb 4 is when you can start registering for Orientation and March 1 is when you can register your "housing and roommate preferences" online.</p>
<p>Seiclan,
My S got the same confirmation email because he forwarded it to me. I'd been giving him a hard time about ... "are you sure you're confirmed?" LOL From what I understand the kids in on-campus housing will register in person, is that right? Something about he and his roommates will go down and do this together. A little confusing to me ... He and his suitemates are hoping they can stay in the same room because he had been told if they did that they wouldn't have to move all their stuff out for that one month they aren't on contract ... that they could just make sure their stuff was locked in their bedrooms so that the cleaning crew could access the main rooms. Is that what you've heard, too?</p>
<p>zebes</p>
<p>DS said he has applied, paid, and has received confirmation for next year. But I don't think he has done roommate selection, etc. It would be great if he were in the same room next year, and didn't have to move. </p>
<p>He changed his password at some point this semester, and I haven't gotten the new one yet, so my cyber-snooping ability is limited right now. But this is the son who seems to have his ducks all in a row, so I'm going to assume that he has signed up for TOWERS and that everything is moving along.</p>
<p>I'm not sure all 4 roommates are staying together next year. DS has indicated that 2 or three of them may room together, but the 4th may choose different housing.</p>
<p>As for the social level of the Towers, it has been a perfect fit for DS this year. Privacy in the private room, company in the common area of the suite, and plenty of opportunities to meet and hang out with the others in Tower III.</p>
<p>The fact that they have room to have several other kids come and visit in their own suite has been really nice.</p>
<p>Mom2three,</p>
<p>I know ... it's been perfect our S, too. Neither one of my kids are the kind who'd leave their room door open on a common hallway so that people might pop-in ... or EGADS, actually step into another person's open doorway. So, this has been perfect, his own room for those quiet times ... and the common area for more public times. And each roommate (I believe he and his other 3 are all staying) has brought in their friends so they've all gotten to know different people. My D's looking at schools now (she's a jr.), and I admit she's seen the Towers set-up and she likes it. She's also considering UF, and their whole dorm situation has really bummed her out, but I saw some info today on off-campus dorms there, and they look so much better ... more like UCF's dorms. </p>
<p>zebes</p>
<p>Zebes -
Looks like we'll be going through this together again... DS#3 is also a junior. He's going to do an "official" visit with DS#1 at UF and DS#2 at UCF. </p>
<p>DS#3 will be on campus, period, yucky dorms notwithstanding. DS#1 wasn't right on campus, and it was NOT the best thing for him. If beautiful dorms are the dealbreaker, the UCF will be the destination. DS#2's situation this year has been as close to the ideal as it's possible to get. </p>
<p>Two down, 1 to go. Whew.</p>
<p>I hadn't heard anything about the procedures for returning students. My D2 (D1 is a sophomore at UF) is going to be a Freshman this June. She wants to live in The Towers for all the reasons that your son likes it. I hope that she will stay there for two years (before leaving the "security" on on campus housing).</p>