This is crazy to all of sudden tell upper class man that "oh well you waited your turn for nice housing and well now you can not have it."
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Mary Buckmaster
10 years ago
I am a senior commuter student by choice. Regardless, I find this ridiculous and shameful of UT. The school is just trying to retain freshmen in order to increase profit, all at the sake of the upperclassmen students who have shown loyalty and dedication to the school. Who could possibly think it's a good idea to give eighteen-year-olds priority so that they can get into the apartment style wet dorms? I'm glad I'm graduating. I'm ashamed to say I even went to such a money hungry university.
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Andrew Myette
10 years ago
It is absolutely ridiculous to take housing away from students who have been loyal to the university and want to stay on campus. A lot of students can't afford off-campus housing and this new policy is simply unfair.
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Anna pollard
10 years ago
shouldnt the students who are loyal to UT and come back each semester and contribute to school community longer get first dibs? I don't know any school that would do this.
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Michael Abraham
10 years ago
This should be stopped immediately.
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Erica Lusky
10 years ago
Many freshmen leave. The upper class men are the majority that stay. Does it make sense to kick off upper class men who have stuck with UT and give the people who are uncertain the housing? No. This is just for money.
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Cheyenne Hart
10 years ago
This housing plan is beyond obscene.
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Devon Nestel
10 years ago
As a school with a high population of out of state students, I don't believe it is fair to force upperclassmen to live off campus, whether it be at the Barrymore or other apartments or housing. It is highly inconvenient, and had I known this would happen for my senior year, I likely would have looked to transfer elsewhere. Living on campus is one of the aspects I truly love about this school. I can focus more, interact with clubs more easily, and appreciate the campus for all it has. I understand that freshmen should not be put in an off-campus hotel, but the reality is that none of us should be. Thank you for your time in reading this.
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Ashley Bexiga
10 years ago
Upperclassmen should have seniority b
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Brianna mooney
10 years ago
This is ridiculous. Now that juniors and seniors have been at UT for 3+ years, now we have last choice because you know it's too late to transfer now! We have worked our butts off to get more credits, a better GPA so we EARN the right to pick our housing. THIS NEEDS TO BE OVERTURNED
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Samantha Chubbuck
10 years ago
Hopefully this works and our institution wakes up and realizes this isn't going to work
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Rachael McLain
10 years ago
As a UT Alumna, I find this practice to be disgraceful. The University of Tampa has been irresponsible with accepting an increasingly high number of students, while failing to provide adequate housing, parking or other facilities to them. As a result, the University is penalizing upperclassmen, many of whom may not be able to afford a vehicle or off campus housing in an affordable area. The sheer fact that the University has decided to implement this measure is clear evidence that they have failed to plan for the increase in students (which has been a problem for over 5 years, noted by student's being placed in the Howard Johnson). If the University wishes to grow and retain students, they should consider building more dorms and effective parking structures (the new one actually removed much of the parking in the original garage), and spend less on expensive extras like imported palm trees and fancy Starbucks. When UT asks me to donate funds, I don't want to donate to UT's continued and disgraceful practice of pouring money into cosmetic changes which don't improve the functionality of the campus for students. Focus on building classrooms, functional parking, housing, and creating better scholarships, and maybe more students would be willing to donate to the university.
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Alan Outeiral
10 years ago
This is ridiculous
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Claire Farrow
10 years ago
UT was my number one choice of colleges three years ago and I firmly believe that I made the right choice. One of the major incentives that solidified my decision to attend The University of Tampa was the ability for me to live all four years of my college career on campus, taking full advantage of the vital community. While I certainly believe that Freshman deserve and should have the opportunity to live on campus and experience the camaraderie present at UT, providing this service while (potentially) denying service to upperclassman is highly disenchanting to students who love the campus atmosphere.
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Kate Bordley
10 years ago
This is absolutely ridiculous, the school should build more housing if they are unable to house all their students.
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Brianna
10 years ago
Was planning on moving off campus anyway, However, if everyone is moving off campus, there either a) won't be enough apartments in the area, and ( I am not willing to do an hour commute for UT.) or B) rent will increase. UT needs to focus on one project at a time. I think administration have forgotten what is important: the students and our experience. We love this school because of the size, stop trying to expand beyond what capacity can hold. Be realistic.
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Nicholas Lago
10 years ago
it is unfair to lose seniority for on campus housing
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Anonymous
10 years ago
If you're going to charge students this tuition, at least guarantee them a place to live and park their cars.
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Lainey Loudon
10 years ago
Many student chose to come to the University of Tampa because they were given the opportunity to live on campus all four years and experience the campus community. Limiting students' ability to live on campus with an increase in status provides a negative effect to students. Specifically with 30% out of state students and 20% international students, transportation to and from campus is limited. Questions like "How will I afford living off campus? How will I get a ride to campus? Will I be safe living outside a monitored, secure community?" will continue to be asked by those who chose to go to this school because of the opportunity to grow and thrive. The University of Tampa is the home to thousands of students, and telling students that they may not potentially have a home, or may have to share a more intimate, less private living space with another individual after years of gaining independence through progressively better living arrangements, is unrealistic.
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Anonymous
10 years ago
Is this because freshman can't bring their cars to campus?
This is crazy to all of sudden tell upper class man that "oh well you waited your turn for nice housing and well now you can not have it."
I am a senior commuter student by choice. Regardless, I find this ridiculous and shameful of UT. The school is just trying to retain freshmen in order to increase profit, all at the sake of the upperclassmen students who have shown loyalty and dedication to the school. Who could possibly think it's a good idea to give eighteen-year-olds priority so that they can get into the apartment style wet dorms? I'm glad I'm graduating. I'm ashamed to say I even went to such a money hungry university.
It is absolutely ridiculous to take housing away from students who have been loyal to the university and want to stay on campus. A lot of students can't afford off-campus housing and this new policy is simply unfair.
shouldnt the students who are loyal to UT and come back each semester and contribute to school community longer get first dibs? I don't know any school that would do this.
This should be stopped immediately.
Many freshmen leave. The upper class men are the majority that stay. Does it make sense to kick off upper class men who have stuck with UT and give the people who are uncertain the housing? No. This is just for money.
This housing plan is beyond obscene.
As a school with a high population of out of state students, I don't believe it is fair to force upperclassmen to live off campus, whether it be at the Barrymore or other apartments or housing. It is highly inconvenient, and had I known this would happen for my senior year, I likely would have looked to transfer elsewhere. Living on campus is one of the aspects I truly love about this school. I can focus more, interact with clubs more easily, and appreciate the campus for all it has. I understand that freshmen should not be put in an off-campus hotel, but the reality is that none of us should be. Thank you for your time in reading this.
Upperclassmen should have seniority b
This is ridiculous. Now that juniors and seniors have been at UT for 3+ years, now we have last choice because you know it's too late to transfer now! We have worked our butts off to get more credits, a better GPA so we EARN the right to pick our housing. THIS NEEDS TO BE OVERTURNED
Hopefully this works and our institution wakes up and realizes this isn't going to work
As a UT Alumna, I find this practice to be disgraceful. The University of Tampa has been irresponsible with accepting an increasingly high number of students, while failing to provide adequate housing, parking or other facilities to them. As a result, the University is penalizing upperclassmen, many of whom may not be able to afford a vehicle or off campus housing in an affordable area. The sheer fact that the University has decided to implement this measure is clear evidence that they have failed to plan for the increase in students (which has been a problem for over 5 years, noted by student's being placed in the Howard Johnson). If the University wishes to grow and retain students, they should consider building more dorms and effective parking structures (the new one actually removed much of the parking in the original garage), and spend less on expensive extras like imported palm trees and fancy Starbucks. When UT asks me to donate funds, I don't want to donate to UT's continued and disgraceful practice of pouring money into cosmetic changes which don't improve the functionality of the campus for students. Focus on building classrooms, functional parking, housing, and creating better scholarships, and maybe more students would be willing to donate to the university.
This is ridiculous
UT was my number one choice of colleges three years ago and I firmly believe that I made the right choice. One of the major incentives that solidified my decision to attend The University of Tampa was the ability for me to live all four years of my college career on campus, taking full advantage of the vital community. While I certainly believe that Freshman deserve and should have the opportunity to live on campus and experience the camaraderie present at UT, providing this service while (potentially) denying service to upperclassman is highly disenchanting to students who love the campus atmosphere.
This is absolutely ridiculous, the school should build more housing if they are unable to house all their students.
Was planning on moving off campus anyway, However, if everyone is moving off campus, there either a) won't be enough apartments in the area, and ( I am not willing to do an hour commute for UT.) or B) rent will increase. UT needs to focus on one project at a time. I think administration have forgotten what is important: the students and our experience. We love this school because of the size, stop trying to expand beyond what capacity can hold. Be realistic.
it is unfair to lose seniority for on campus housing
If you're going to charge students this tuition, at least guarantee them a place to live and park their cars.
Many student chose to come to the University of Tampa because they were given the opportunity to live on campus all four years and experience the campus community. Limiting students' ability to live on campus with an increase in status provides a negative effect to students. Specifically with 30% out of state students and 20% international students, transportation to and from campus is limited. Questions like "How will I afford living off campus? How will I get a ride to campus? Will I be safe living outside a monitored, secure community?" will continue to be asked by those who chose to go to this school because of the opportunity to grow and thrive. The University of Tampa is the home to thousands of students, and telling students that they may not potentially have a home, or may have to share a more intimate, less private living space with another individual after years of gaining independence through progressively better living arrangements, is unrealistic.
Is this because freshman can't bring their cars to campus?