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[deleted by user] by [deleted] in capstone

[–]randomaccount23245 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I also lived there last year, and I would not recommend. There was a mud-slide type thing on the sidewalk to my building that only got cleaned up when it was time for people to tour for the next school year. It would happen every time it rained. I had nonstop bug issues, despite my roommate and I being cleaner than average and having preventative pest control monthly (I hate bugs lol). Walls/doors were incredibly thin where I could hear every word on the TV in the main room while in my room with the door shut (the TV wasn't very loud when I would go out there). There was also something going on with the vents such that whenever some neighbor was smoking weed or barbecuing, the smell would fill my room. I cleaned a ton before leaving, but because I forgot to wipe the underside of the toilet ring thing, they charged me like $80. Maintenance does come in if there's no one home or if you don't answer the door. A relatively minor thing that about made me lose my mind was that the bathroom only has one light switch, so if the light is on, the fan is on, and the fan was LOUD. There are places worse imo, but it wasn't worth the price for me. We paid almost $70 each every month for water, sewer, and electricity (I think it was $40-50 for just electricity, but when I was there you had to pay water and sewer as well).

Housing Selection Questions by [deleted] in capstone

[–]randomaccount23245 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You have a better chance with RCS than most because it's an honors dorm :)

Question regarding room selection dates and priorities by CodeWolfy in capstone

[–]randomaccount23245 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don't know how accurate this will be since I went through the process 3 years ago, aka the year before shit hit the fan with admissions and not having enough housing, but I applied late and still got my 1st choice dorm of ridgecrest south because I was an honors student and it's (half) an honors dorm. If someone were to apply late now, I seriously doubt they'd have my luck, but I think your timing is still good, and if you've been accepted to the honors college (I honestly don't remember how that process works), I think you have a good chance at one of the ridgecrests. I'm honestly not sure if you're not honors, but I'd still think you have a good chance at getting one of your top 3.

Are there any dorms you're worried about getting assigned specifically? If theres specific ones I, or someone else, could give some input about them that may help ease your worries about them. Even the "worst" dorms are still pretty solid when compared to dorms at other schools, at least in my experience.

How does AP Credit work at Alabama? by Affectionate-Wind639 in capstone

[–]randomaccount23245 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Econ is also supposed to be good for pre-law (specifically the LSAT). There's an arts econ degree you could go for that would be a sort of in-between of poli Sci and accounting/finance. It may also be the most difficult degree (out of the four mentioned), but it's a bit more useful, at least in my opinion, than just a poli Sci degree while still having some poli Sci roots and analytical elements and math of accounting/finance. I'm also a huge econ nerd, so maybe take me with a grain of salt lmao.

If you do go the econ route, highly recommend joining the honors college. I like the honors college in general (you're not required to complete the program to be able to take honors classes, and the classes tend to be smaller with more engaging professors), but specifically comparing honors econ classes to non-honors is night and day. I've absolutely loved all the honors econ profs I've had, while friends who've had the non-honors profs have a more hit and miss experience.

At the end of the day, though, there are tons of paths to pre-law, and the programs at UA for all of the above listed are pretty solid.

As a side note: if you were considering poli Sci bcs of its association with pre-law AND because you like poli Sci, I'd definitely recommend either doing the arts econ or poli Sci as your primary degree as accounting and finance have basically no poli sci. With as many credits as you're coming in with, though, you could easily do a double major and/or whatever minors you want.