Students who complete their housing application and are eligible for Room Selection will have the opportunity to match with a roommate directly in the Housing Portal (via MySlice).
Complete your application promptly to gain access to the Roommate Matching process.
Whether you know who you plan to live with or need to find a potential roommate, the Roommate Matching process will provide you with options to meet your needs.
Do I need to have a roommate to participate in Room Selection?
- No, you do not need a roommate to participate if you are selecting a single room. It is important to remember that single-room opportunities are limited and if you are interested in a room that has more than one occupant, it is strongly encouraged that you connect with other students to increase your options. During room selection, available rooms are displayed according to the size of your roommate grouping.
Do I need to have a requested roommate to participate in LLC room selection?
- No, however, it is strongly encouraged that you connect with other students to increase your options. There are some LLC single rooms available, but they are very limited.
What is a mandatory profile and how do they impact my roommate group?
- Mandatory Profiles are used in determining room eligibility for Room Selection. Rooms with eligibility requirements can only be selected when all students in a roommate group have the eligibility requirement necessary for the room. For example:
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- To select a Learning Community room, all roommates in the roommate group must have that community’s mandatory profile.
- Residence hall rooms on North Campus are reserved for students with a 2-year Requirement mandatory profile. An upper-class student who is grouped with a 2-year requirement student is not eligible for North Campus. This roommate group would not be able to select a North Campus room but would be able to select an apartment on South Campus.
- Students with mandatory profiles should take this under consideration when building their roommate group. If you have a mandatory profile and you group with a student who does not – your room options will change.
How are rooms assigned when a roommate(s) is requested?
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- During room selection, students will need to fill a room to capacity. This means for a student to select a 4-person suite they must have 3 other students within their roommate group on the Housing Portal. When Room Selection begins, the group’s leader will have the ability to select the room space. Group leadership can be passed between group members as needed, so discuss with your group who will select. It is also important to discuss your plans as a group on how to allocate spaces in suites and apartments.
- Roommate Matching will remain open throughout Room Selection so students can make changes to their roommate group configuration as needed.