<p>Hi there, I just got accepted into the 2010 Freshmen class, and I'm ridiculously excited :)
However, I do have one question about dorm life that's been bugging me. I'll be living in a Traditional Double room, most likely in Broward or Jennings, and I've read that the residence halls in UF that have Single/Double/Triple rooms have communal bathrooms and a shared living area/kitchen. I'm an only child so I'll have to learn the mystical ways of sharing bathrooms and such. But I'm more concerned about the kitchen. I'm worried about waking up before class and having to wait half an hour in line to make some toast :/
So I was wondering, how many people (on average) are there per floor in the residence halls? 20-40? More? </p>
<p>Unfortunately, my Florida Pre-Paid college plan only covers a Traditional Double room so I can't live in one of the fancy suites. But I really don't care about that, I just want to know how long I should expect to wait in order to make some scrambled eggs or something. </p>
<p>Haha, “mystical ways of sharing bathrooms” made my day. Congrats on being accepted! I was also ridiculously excited when I found out yesterday. </p>
<p>I’m by no means an expert, but based on threads from the last couple years, it seems like most people prefer to eat out; very few people use the kitchens. I’d probably be more concerned with the bathrooms, but I’ve heard even those aren’t that bad.</p>
<p>Thanks! And congrats to you too! Yeah I’ve heard the bathrooms are actually kept pretty clean. I’m not too worried cause I’ll have my trusty bottle of Lysol for the toilet, and my sandals for the showers. I hope alot of people do eat out, cause it’d be pretty sweet if I had the kitchen mostly to myself half the time >=D</p>
<p>My daughter is in Jennings since the fall and has to share the bathroom with 30-40 girls. She was at Lakeside for Summer B and loved it because she got to share the bathroom with one other girl and had her own bedroom (4 bedroom suite, 2 bathrooms). She really wanted Beatty because that is a Suite too.</p>
<p>Hi! So I got accepted for summer b and I’m definitely going. The thing is that not all dorms are available for summer. I already went through the two threads posted above and couldn’t really find information as to whats better for freshmen summer b</p>
<p>I you want the freshmen traditional style dorm then go with Reid. It the only one on the list and you would probably have the most social interactions there. </p>
<p>I prefer Murphree, but you wont get as much interactions with other students as you would want.</p>
<p>Depends- if you get the ground floor then its going to be small (20-30). If you get the main floor (30-55ish). There are usually 4 shower stalls and 4-6 toilets. Clean everyday during business week, but can get really dirty on the weekends. </p>
<p>As for the kitchen, generally the more upperclassmen you get in your dorm, the more the kitchen is used. When I was a freshmen, no one used the kitchen except to make popcorn or play poker. Girls side - they tend to bake for the most part. Dorms like Sledd and Murphree tend to have a good amount of people that will cook. </p>
<p>Overall there is usually never a crowd since people do wake up/do things/start class at different times throughout the day.</p>
<p>Is there any place where I can find pictures of inside Broward? there seems to be a lack of pictures of all of UF’s dorm rooms, I would really like to get a look inside without actually having to go there.</p>
<p>Id recommend Murphree for Summer B kids. I came in fall and all the friends I know met each other over Summer B at Murphree and they are all still close. But it is ultimately up to you.</p>
<p>I’m think about living in a suite-style dorm. Any recommendations in terms of layout and area? I already have a roommate, but we need to decide if we are going to living a suite-style dorm or go off campus. Neither of us are too fond of the tradition dorms and the apt-style dorms are too far away from campus.</p>
Hopefully I’ll get the ground floor xD</p>