No Honors Housing? Not Good

momreads
Mon, 10 May 2010 20:19:00 +0000

Remember, there are kids all over the country who are on wait lists at different schools, so there could be several students who committed earlier to Alabama who will switch if they get into their top choice. It also does take some time to withdraw one’s name from a school, so hang in there.

As for putting yourself into a dorm, my son, who will be a sophomore this fall, had a terrible time, at first, getting the dorm (Ridgecrest West) that he wanted. When he went online the second day of priority housing, there were no suites available. So he put himself and his suite mates in Riverside North. Later that day, he moved everyone into Ridgecrest East, which is non-honors. The following day, there was an opening in Ridgecrest West. His girlfriend and her suite mates took that – he told them about it, too. About two hours later, a suite came open in the same building, so he snagged it.

M2CK, there would have to be a nice incentive for some upperclassmen to relocate to the Bluffs. Some do not have cars, and the bus transportation between the complex and the school, well, it’s not all that impressive. The bus stops at one location. There are no set times for bus pickup and drop off. That worried me, because my son does not have a car at Alabama. And it’s a hike to walk down Jack Warner to get to the Bluffs, particularly at night. If something is done to guarantee better transportation (I e-mailed housing on this one), maybe some of the upperclassmen would move this year.