UF HOUSING! Freshman

[ANSims]

Hi! Please help! I totally do not get how housing at UF works, so it would be great to have someone explain it to me. Do we just post our top 3 dorm choices and hope we get our #1 pick? I submitted my housing contract around December and it came out the first week of November. Do you think I will have a good date to choose a dorm because I really want Broward but everyone I have talked to also wants Broward. I just want to make sure space is available!!

[Gator88NE]

Many incoming students will be able to select their building, and if space is available, pull in a preferred roommate. Students with later application dates may be assigned by our housing staff according to space availability and each student’s preferences. The latest housing applicants may not receive a housing application until 1-2 weeks before the start of the semester. Below is the tentative schedule for incoming student room selection and placement. Specific appointment times will be located under building selection when you log into https://hms.housing.ufl.edu.

http://www.housing.ufl.edu/undergrad/room-signup/

Building selection for Fall 2015, will be on May 16, 2015 (a Saturday). Try logging into https://hms.housing.ufl.edu. to find your appointment time. At that time, you’ll be allowed to view which rooms are available and make a selection. If you don’t want to make a selection (or have a really late application date), you can select your top 3 dorms and have the housing staff assigned you to a room.

EDIT: I would be surprised if you can’t find/get a room in Broward. Good Luck!

[ANSims]

Thanks! That was really helpful