He can’t get on the housing list until he’s been accepted and paid his enrollment deposit. And he can’t apply to honors or Blount until he’s applied or maybe even accepted.
The Feb 3 deadline is for being able to select the room he wants. After that, a room is assigned to him instead. Honors housing is often still open well into the picking process, but general housing will fill certain buildings or types of rooms early. Blount all room in the same building, so less stress on that.
Acceptances have been going out for 3-4 weeks now. If he applies today, there’s a good chance he will have a decision this month. Last year, my daughter applied Sept 24 and was accepted Sept 28.