After selecting a room during the room selection process, students may utilize the Room Change Waitlist to request a different room type, subject to space availability. The waitlist will be available on the Housing Portal (accessible via MySlice) beginning April 14, and will be reviewed on a rolling basis leading up to the start of the fall semester. Submitting the request form indicates your interest in changing your room assignment but does not guarantee that a change will be possible.
Waitlist relocation offers are not processed exclusively on a first-come-first-served basis, rather requests are filled based on a variety of factors including, but not limited to:
- Type of room requests
- Available space within the current vacancies on campus.
Things to Consider:
- Eligibility & Limitations: Students are limited to enrolling in a maximum of two waitlists. Students must meet the room’s eligibility requirements to be able to select a space on the waitlist. Students no longer interested in a room change can remove themselves from the waitlist at any time.
- Accommodation-Related Requests: Students with accommodation needs should work with the Center for Disability Resources (CDR) through the Housing Accommodation Request process. The housing office cannot make disability and accommodation-related assessments, and rather can only facilitate accommodation assignment changes based on approvals received from the CDR office.
- Waitlist Options: Students should refrain from enrolling in the waitlist for the same or similar room type as their current housing assignment as they are unlikely to be considered for relocation if they are already in a similar room type (e.g., moving from an open double to a split double is unlikely, but requesting a single if currently in a split double is an acceptable request). The only exception to this rule is the regular single room type located on a different campus than your current housing assignment.
- Group Requests: Students have the option to request a room change together with another student(s). Students should note that multiple-student change requests are more difficult to fulfill and fewer options are available, as space must be available for all parties included in the move. Students have the option to list each other on the waitlist request form. All involved students must complete the request form for the same waitlist option and mutually indicate one another on their requests.
- Availability vs Demand: Not all students on the waitlist will be able to receive a relocation as requests typically exceed available space. As vacancies become available, those spaces will be evaluated along with the waitlist requests and relocation offers will be made accordingly. Students should consider themselves assigned to their existing assignment until otherwise informed.
- Rates Related to Relocation Offers: Students should be aware of the possible billing impacts related to room relocations. Students should review the current rate and requirement schedules to make an informed decision when submitting a waitlist request.
This process is exclusively for students who have confirmed a housing assignment for the upcoming academic year through the room selection process. If you have not secured a housing assignment as a returning student, you will need to complete your housing application located within the Housing Portal (accessible via MySlice)