What’s New for Room Selection 2009

• Room Selection Numbers will better reflect the actual number of students attending General Room Selection

Beginning for Room Selection 2009, Room Selection Numbers (formerly known as "lottery numbers") will only be generated for residents participating in General Room Selection, after all other phases of Room Selection have been completed.  This will allow residents to have a better idea of where their particular Room Selection number falls in line with the rest of their class.  In order to get a Room Selection number, students will be asked to elect into the General Room Selection process (see below.)

• New "Elect to Participate" phase

In the past, all residents who were eligible to participate in Room Selection were given a Room Selection number, whether or not they planned to attend Room Selection to select a room.  This year, residents who are interested in participating in General Selection should complete the "Elect to Participate" phase of Room Selection.  This will generate a Room Selection number for them and will help us to create a more condensed Room Selection schedule.

• First-year students can either Room with a Retainer or opt into General Room Selection
  

First-year students who do not participate in Block Housing, RA/CA Housing, or Special Interest Housing, will have the option of selecting to participate in the Room with a Retainer or the General Room Selection phase of Room Selection.

As published in the assignments letter that all first-year students received over the summer, first-year students will not be eligible to retain their current room assignment regardless of building or assignment.  This is based on the recommendations of the Room Assignments Task Force - a group comprised of students, staff, and Housefellows.

• Residents selecting empty rooms or apartments are encouraged to fill all vacancies in that room through pull-ins

Groups of friends who choose to live together generally have a more positive living experience and fewer roommate conflicts than roommates who are randomly assigned to live together.  For this reason, we are encouraging residents more than ever to talk to their friends and select spaces together as roommates!  If you need assistance in finding a roommate, add your name to our Roommates Connection Database. 

• Residents selecting as individuals must select from a limited number of half-filled rooms

In order to maximize the number of empty apartments for residents selecting with roommates, residents who are selecting as individuals are encouraged to either select a single room (if one is available) or from spaces in rooms or apartments with one space available.