Recommendations on dorms at UF

gymbear26
Mon, 10 Feb 2014 00:18:01 +0000

alright guys this is gonna be a long post. I’m a freshman here at UF and being outta state I really wanted to make sure I had the right dorm. first off make sure you put down your deposit ASAP! It’s nonrefundable $200 but A LOT of people forget to do it, or do it after they get their acceptance back and get super low numbers. I put mine in November and I got the very first selection date possible. If you get a low number you wont have many choices and may not be able to pick your roommate (a big thing for me). You could also end up locked outta housing and have to live off campus, put in a late application triple, or put in late housing in Beaty East where you’d have to move after the first semester. UF uses a program called roomsync where I met my roommate online, we get along very well and honestly I don’t think I could do dorms without having a rommmate you like.
As for dorms, there are 2 sections of campus. One side with Graham, Riker, etc are very close to frat row and have the standard dorms with bathrooms down the hall. As for these I’d say they’re all pretty much the same. Murphee area has hands down the best location, right next to the library, midtown, and classes. I wouldn’t worry about the no airconditing because you can bring your own and I heard a rumor they may be adding it come next year. These are really luck of the draw though because they wern’t originally dorms so each room is different. Some may be really big while others are smaller. this is also where most of the upperclassman live. Springs is on frat row literally, but it would take some time to walk to class everyday. Lakeside is insanely far and you would need a scooter to go anywhere although you do get your own room. Hume is not worth the money. It’s close to the union, kinda close to frat row, but kinda far from class. just not worth the price. Jennings is mostly sorority girls, and has the nicest common areas outta any dorm. Broward and rawlings are the closest to class and the most social. Beaty is where I live, it’s not social at all, I don’t even recognize my neighbors, but it’s close to sororities and has it’s own kitchen and bath. The room is very small, I can touch my roommates bed, but it’s nice having a common room for when my roommate wants to go to bed early. Mallory, Yule, etc are close to sororities but far from frats and have the standard rooms with bathrooms down the hall. Personally I love beaty because I’m not on meal plan and love to cook, but it just depends on the person. :)