Frequently Asked Questions

What if I want to room with an incoming new or transfer student?

You should register as a group on the housing registration form. On the Requested Roommate Page enter new or transfer. We will contact you later about he name of the student. You may only select a double room in traditional housing and we will hold the other space for your in-coming roommate. Your roommate must request you on their new student registration form as well.

How and when do I apply if I want to live in a co-op next year?

To register for OSCA, you should fill out the application for housing on the OSCA webiste as well as filling out the housing application with Resed. There is no guarantee that you will get housing in OSCA, seeing as it is based on a lottery.

What if I am planning to study abroad in the fall, should I go through housing selection?

Please complete the registration form but indicate that you are planning to take a leave. If you are not sure that you will get into the program you want or that your leave might not be approved by the time of housing selection then go through the selection process.

How do I apply for housing while abroad?

If you are abroad in the fall, you will receive a return from leave application from us sometime around November.  On that you can indicate your housing preferences.  If you have a preferred roommate, it is good to let us know at that time, and they will need to email us as well.  If you can match up with a group where another person in that group is planning to study abroad in the spring, then that makes things even easier as we can swap you out with that person when they leave to study abroad.

I have applied or been hired as an RA. Should I still complete and return the housing and dining request form?

Yes! If you do not receive an RA position or decline the RA position then we know what your housing preferences are.

My friend and I want to be roommates next year, but I may not be here in the fall semester. What will happen to my roommate?

Go ahead and select housing. If you decide not to come in the fall, your roommate can request another person for a roommate (before June 30) or someone else will be assigned to the space. If you wish to live together in the spring, your roommate should place your names on the waitlist in December as a requested roommate. You should enter his or her T Number on your Return From Leave Registration Form, available the middle of October. We are unable to hold spaces and we will not force a student to relocate in order to accommodate your request for a roommate.

What if I register as an individual but do not want a single? What are my options for selecting housing?

You may do what is called a single-sign in to a double room but must take the next available space that fits your gender designation.

What if the space open to me is on the end of campus I do not want? Do I have to take it?

No, we will allow you to open a space on the opposite end of campus.

What if the open space is in a building I do not prefer?

Sorry you will have to take that space. You may still put yourself on the summer waitlist for your preferred building.

How do I apply to live in a program house?

Program houses, co-ops, theme and special interest housing require a separate application. Even if you know you will be living in a co-op you must still complete the on-line housing registration form. Based on your semesters in residence you will be assigned a randomized appointment time to accept your program house assignment or select another housing option.

I would like to register with a group larger than 6 people. Is this possible?

Unfortunatly, group size for registration is limited to six people since this is the largest multiple occupancy space.

My group wants to live in village housing but what if nothing fits our group size at the time of our appointment. What can we do?

Your group can split up and select separate village housing units near each other if you desire or chose from the any housing open at the time for which you are eligible. Since semesters in residence are averaged if one member of the group as a result of the split has a lower number of semesters in residence they may have to be re-scheduled.

I am abroad this semester and will be registering to live with a group of students for the upcoming year. Do I need to assign a proxy?

If you are not going to be at housing registration, then you need to fill out a form to assign a proxy to select housing for you.  If you are registering a group, then selecting one of your group members as your proxy is more than appropriate, seeing as they will already be at the appointment.  If you are registering as a single, you can always assign Resed as your proxy and residential staff will select housing based on your submitted preferences. 

I attended a village housing orientation session last year. Do I have to attend another one this year?

To live in village housing, you must attend one village housing orientation session. This does not need to be repeated the subsequent year if you are hoping to live in village housing again.

What if I want to live in a village house but entered as an individual, can I select a multiple occupancy village house?

Sorry no, multiple occupancy village housing is designed for students who want to live together as a group. If you want to live in a village house you may want to consider finding a group before the close of the registration process or otherwise select a single occupancy unit in village housing.

I did not select a housing assignment. What will happen to me?

Students who have not selected a housing assignment by the end of spring semester will have assignments made for them based on vacancies that occur during the summer. We will try to honor the preferences submitted on your registration form. Please be aware that:

• All students are assigned housing before the opening of residence halls for the fall semester and most will receive an assignment information late July.
• It is possible that students could be assigned as non-program residents in a program house or overflow space in lounges. These students will be expected to move to traditional housing as soon as space becomes available.