Why are students on the Guaranteed Housing List? As we have increased the number of students that live on-campus as freshmen and improved the on-campus community, more students wanted to remain in housing as upperclassmen. We have received a record number of applications for the 2011/2012 academic year, and we temporarily reached capacity. Students that […]
Continue Reading Add comment April 21st, 2011
Hi Everyone! Doubles/Roommate selection is complete, so we are gearing up for General Selection for April 4 and 5. All students who are eligible to participate in Housing Selection who have not yet selected may still participate in General Selection. In anticipation that some people may be surprised by what rooms are still available, keep […]
Continue Reading Add comment April 1st, 2011
Below are some numbers that give you a sense of how many people applied for housing, what they are hoping to select, what we anticipate the Guaranteed Waitlist to look like, etc. # applications received: 3993 (2171 female, 1822 male) # people retaining alone or with their current roommate: 763 # people retaining and pulling […]
Continue Reading Add comment March 17th, 2011
When do I select my room? We have been contacted by a few students who think that by filling out their housing application, they are done, and that an assignment will be sent to them. Housing Selection is a three step process – the application is Step 1. Step 2 is to research the available […]
Continue Reading Add comment March 9th, 2011
There is no perfect Housing Selection process. The reality is that, with over 3000 students participating in Housing Selection each year, there is going to be a range of preferences, and no one process will meet everyone’s expectations. The best we can do is offer a process that is fair and transparent. Each year we […]
Continue Reading Add comment March 9th, 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 […]
Continue Reading Add comment March 4th, 2011
We have been getting a lot of questions about how pull-ins will work. First – a definition for those who don’t know what we are talking about: Pull-in refers to a portion of the selection process where the first person in a pair or group selects their space, and then also selects the remaining space(s) […]
Continue Reading Add comment February 22nd, 2011
In an effort to respond to student feedback about the former Housing Selection process (aka RAP), we updated the selection order for the 2011-2012 process. Students who request to live with each other on their housing applications will be able to select a double room earlier in the selection process. In previous years, students earlier […]
Continue Reading Add comment February 9th, 2011
As we begin sharing information about Housing Selection for 2011-2012, we know at least a few of you will wonder what happened to RAP. We’re trying hard to respond to student concerns, and one of the first things we hear is that that our processes are confusing. The first step in making a process more […]
Continue Reading Add comment January 26th, 2011
