UF DORM INFORMATION, SUGGESTIONS, ADVICE. HELP! WHICH ONE IS GOOD?

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<p>Hey guys!! I'm looking for Dorms at UF for fall 2015. I know about the $25 application fee and I will be paying it as soon as its available on UF's website. So hopefully ill get an early date to pick out my dorm. I am going to be a freshman so I need tons of help. </p>

<p>1- Want to live somewhere nice and has to have space, Not cramped
2- Social, not too crazy but able to make friends
3-Not too far from everything
4- Oh gosh, COMMUNAL BATHROOMS!!! I hope I don't have to deal with these! Heard there disgusting??
5- Just want to live somewhere where i know ill enjoy it and be happy</p>

<p>I have found 3 choices so far:
Springs
Simpson
Yulee </p>

<p>PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE. I need all the information I can get so any advice, options, experiences, and/or anything else would be greatly appreciated! Thanks! </p>

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<p>Hey, I’m an incoming freshman for the fall of 2014 and I’ve just gone through the whole finding-a-dorm process. I’m in the Honors program and that largely led to me choosing to stay in Hume Hall, but I did look into a few other dorms. Definitely make sure you get your housing contract as soon as possible, you won’t regret it. I’ve included what I’ve found about the dorms I’m more familiar with, and you can refer to the link below for more information on the others.
<a href=“http://www.housing.ufl.edu/undergrad/choices/”>http://www.housing.ufl.edu/undergrad/choices/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Beaty Towers
Apartment-style dorms with two bedrooms, a study area/kitchenette, and one bathroom. There’s typically four people per apartment. Coed by apartment. Location is on the east side of campus close to sorority row and isn’t too far from most freshman classes.
Price: $2,749 a semester
Pros: more privacy, avoiding the communal bathroom, and a private kitchen.
Cons: because of the apartment-style arrangement, it isn’t the most social dorm. </p>

<p>Broward Hall/Rawlings Hall
Some of the more common freshmen dorms. Coed by floor. Traditional style dorms. Located on the east side of campus near most freshmen classes.
Price: $2,558 for a double
Pros: Social dorms, great location.
Cons: Communal bathrooms, noise level</p>

<p>Jennings Hall
One of the common freshman dorms. Coed by floor. Traditional-style dorms. Located on the east side of campus near most freshmen classes. I’ve heard that Jennings has a higher concentration of females than males.
Price: $2,558 for a double
Pros: social dorm, great location
Cons: communal bathrooms, noise level</p>

<p>Hume Hall
This is the Honors dorm, but it also tends to open up to non-Honors students if it doesn’t get filled. Coed by suite. Suite-style dorm located on the west side of campus near the Reitz Union and the football stadium.
Price: $3,453 for a double
Pros: Quieter environment for studying, slightly larger and nicer, walk-in closet and bathroom shared between four people instead of the entire floor.
Cons: More expensive, and many say it isn’t as social</p>

<p>Lakeside Residential Complex
Apartment-style dorm (4 bedroom, 2 bath, a living area and kitchen). Coed by apartment. Located on the west side of campus, noticeably farther than the other dorms.
Price: $3,313 per semester
Pros: apartment-style bathroom, more space, more privacy.
Cons: more expensive, and definitely the location</p>

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<p>OurYellowPaint, Hume Hall does sounds nice. But i have heard that it isnt worth it. Is that correct? It sounds almost similar to Springs Complex, just a little more expensive. </p>

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<p>Hume is not worth it. I’d suggest several halls, but it depends on what sort of environment you’re looking for. </p>

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<p>Its not? Arrozconleche I’m looking for a dorm that’s nice, not to cramped (in the actual dorm room), is fun, and basically somewhere I can make tons of new friends and enjoy myself. What are your suggestions?
And also can you explain the communal bathrooms to me? I hear they are terrible.
Do you know anything about Springs, Simpson, and Yulee? </p>

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<p>My son loved Hume (he was in honors). And another dorm with a swimming pool is right across the street Only drawback was many of his classes were on other side of campus. Still, he spent two years there since he liked it so much. They had social activities at the beginning of year to meet people.
A friends daughter lived in Springs one semester, said it was really nice but too far from classes.
Rawlings and Jennings have the best locations and are social.
Beatty is okay but hard to meet people with the way the apartments are set up.
Lakeside is older students I’ve heard, not a great location and not great for freshman. But nice.
Communal bathrooms are not terrible–if you like to sing in the shower you can get a whole chorus going…</p>

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<p>ouryellowpaint–my son was able to park his car in the parking garage directly behind Hume which is great if you have a car.</p>

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<p>Hume is not worth the price tag. It is far too pricey for most people. I mean if you can afford it, go ahead, but there are plenty of better priced dorms that are closer to classes.</p>

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<p>Gouf78, Hume does sound very nice. But the price is up there as Arrozcoleche said. Have any of you heard of Windsor hall? It is not part of the UF dorm system, but many people have compared it to Hume. </p>

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<p>@ElzareC‌ - I was mainly drawn to Hume because of the Honors Program. Between H-Camp and Preview I met so many amazing people in Honors that were staying there/had stayed there in the past, and it just felt like the right fit to me. I’m sure that if you follow your gut and submit your contract early that you’ll end up somewhere you love and are happy at :slight_smile: I’m not terribly familiar with Windsor Hall, sorry to say.</p>

<p>@gouf78‌ - I’m glad to hear your son liked Hume, I’m looking forward to it :slight_smile: I actually am bringing my car, so thank you very much for the parking tip!</p>

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<p>@ouryellowpaint‌ thank you! Hume does sound like a great experience. If I am able to get into the honors program I will definitely save it as an option. </p>