Office of Housing and Residence Life @ Mason

Room Type and Suite Type Information

March 4, 2011

Step 2 of the Housing Selection process is “Research.”  We’re encouraging participating students to go to our website and research the available rooms and suites.  It’s important that, when your selection time comes along in late March or early April, it isn’t the first time you’ve seen what’s out there.  Equally important – we want you to have a realistic sense of what room types are widely available, and which are limited in supply.

For example, we hear a lot of students asking what their chances are of getting a Northern Neck “supersingle” (a 1-bedroom single suite with a kitchen).  Take a moment to check out our Room Type and Suite Type availability charts.  There are only eight of those suite types on-campus, and, of those, there is a good chance the current residents will retain a few of them.  So, in short, there isn’t much chance selecting that particular room type.

Once the Housing Selection application deadline has passed, we’ll post some statistics about the applicant pool.  You can combine that information with the information in the Room Type and Suite Type availability charts to get a better estimate of your chances of selecting a certain room type or suite type (or building location).

Towards the end of Spring Break, when we send out lottery numbers, we will be posting two tools to further help you make some predictions about your possible selection outcome:

• Room Type Counter – this tool will show a countdown of how many rooms are available of each room type, by gender.  As rooms are selected, it will update so you can see what is still left.
• Lottery Number Counter – You’ll be able to enter your lottery number and gender to see how many people of your gender are selecting ahead of you.

So, it’s time to start researching what’s out there.  Check out the floorplans, housing rates, room and suite availability charts, and RA room locations to get started!

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