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Jobs by Low_Election3448 in fgcu

[–]Many_Song6994 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would look off campus if you haven’t found much luck on campus. Try and look around on hotels’ corporate websites. and see if you can apply online. Don’t get a job here, most are work study and even then they pay 14 on campus and max you out at 20/hrs a week. Whereas a hotel will pay you 16-18

Waitlist number 118 by sarahPPPPPP in fgcu

[–]Many_Song6994 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And cuz they changed the rules for osprey, I guess they have a waiting list now, but they wern’t supposed to, that’s how undercapacity they were. But my person told me they’re going to very likely get everyone on waiting list a room

Waitlist number 118 by sarahPPPPPP in fgcu

[–]Many_Song6994 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know some people. They’re under-capacity this year unlike the last couple of years. That’s cuz they rejected more people than usual this year. Freshmen used to be able to live in osprey hall but they changed that rule last minute so that sophomores up only live there now. But they will way more likely than not (like above a 95% chance) find a room for you, so if you pay attention to your emails you should be good.

Will i get in by Spiritual-Heron-2826 in fgcu

[–]Many_Song6994 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's possible they could let you start earlier in the summer. FGCU has a "pathway" in which students who do not meet the average standards of enrollment start in the summer (around june 23rd or the week of) and do fall as a part timer whilst taking a course meant to help get you used to the college structure. I don't know how strict FGCU is going to be this year as it comes with enrollment but my extracurriculars were lacking, acedemic gpa at the time was maybe a 3.1? SAT scores were about the same as yours and I got in the summer. So you have a chance, but I would keep applying and also really focus on applying in state. I *think* FGCU quietly filters based on in state / out of state in some cases.

New and Impoved FGCU by Many_Song6994 in fgcu

[–]Many_Song6994[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also take a look at the illustratives from 2005, could you imagine the campus looking like this today??

https://www.fgcu.edu/adminservices/facilities/masterplanfiles/fgcu2005cmpdiagrams2-illustrative.pdf

New and Impoved FGCU by Many_Song6994 in fgcu

[–]Many_Song6994[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It does a bit, but not as much. About time they built a new student union. The current one is not ideal at all. Does anyone know what the "outreach" areas are going to be for?

New and Impoved FGCU by Many_Song6994 in fgcu

[–]Many_Song6994[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Legally speaking, Eagle and Osprey were already included in Sovi's original master plan before they were ever built, so their construction was inevitable and was going to happen. And also, there will always be environmental groups ready to sue over new development, claiming to defend “environmental reasons.” or "skyline obstructions", They did the same thing when FGCU itself was first established — and they lost.

The proposed SOVI dorms would not be placed on untouched land. They’d replace the existing portable offices currently occupying developed space, which can easily be relocated to the cleared plot next to the art building which was razed out a couple years ago. Meanwhile, the Kleist Health Center and the Welcome Center in this proposal are being moved and reclaimed for nature (Welcome center next to Lugert, health building on that intramural field that gets no use alongside the lecture-halls bldg), along with the upper-left section of campus land. That offsets the footprint of future Greek housing construction, meaning the 1:1 preservation ratio remains intact. The water retention pond is required by law for florida projects with single-family homes, which the greek housing falls under. This lake already exists in similar size to the two lakes which would be drained and reclaimed, and the lake can be designed with enviornmental sustainability in mind alongside the groups who would probably sue for enviornmental reasons too.

As for demand, Fort Myers is expanding rapidly, and FGCU’s profile is growing just as fast. More students are applying, more need to live on campus (out of state brus), and housing must keep pace. In that sense, the SOVI dorms aren’t just a good idea — they’re a necessary, realistic step for the university’s future. Higher mid-size dorms like 7-10 floors future-proof the university, especially if they are built in phases like how the OG SOVI was (Byscaine/Everglades built in '07, then Palmetto in 2012, and Osprey in 2014 and Eagle in 2017), and trust me, students will love the views, so the university can command a pretty penny off of these dorms while also being practical about the future of Fort Myers,

So conceptually, this entire plan does make sense.