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Rising Sophomore
Housing Selection
Villanova University Office for Residence Life
2015
Slideshow Contents
Topic
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Selection Process Overview
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Selection Process Timetable
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Frequently Asked Questions
• Eligibility
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• Selection Times
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• Choosing Roommates
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• Housing Options
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• Study Abroad
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• “The Quad”
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Housing Selection
•Completing the Housing Application
•Accessing your Selection Time
•Choosing your Housing Assignment
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SELECTION PROCESS OVERVIEW
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Students will complete an online housing application between March 16 – March 27. Students will agree to the housing contract, enter their preferred roommates and indicate study abroad plans when they complete the housing application. 2.
Students who complete the housing application (except those studying abroad in the Fall 2015 Semester) will be randomly assigned a housing selection time. Selection times will be available on Tuesday, April 7 after 1 pm.
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Students will then be able to choose their housing assignment online at their designated selection time beginning Thursday, April 9.
All phases of the process will be completed at www.housing.villanova.edu
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SELECTION PROCESS TIMETABLE
Monday, March 16 –
Friday, March 27 Tuesday, April 7 after 1:00 p.m. April 9 – Apr 22 (Mon through Fri. 9:30 a.m. ‐ 4:30 p.m.)
Housing Application available at www.housing.villanova.edu
Housing Selection times available at www.housing.villanova.edu
Housing Selection (at designated times) at www.housing.villanova.edu
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Frequently Asked
Questions
Q. WHO
IS ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE RISING
SOPHOMORE HOUSING SELECTION PROCESS?
Answer: Rising Sophomores – Current first‐year students who reside in the residence halls and were admitted to the University as first‐time residents during the 2014‐2015 year.
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Students who are not guaranteed on‐campus housing (i.e. transfer students, commuting students) are not eligible to participate in this housing selection process.
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Eligible students cannot select ineligible students as roommates. •
A student’s eligibility to participate in the housing selection process may also be affected by his/ her disciplinary record.
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Q. HOW IS MY SELECTION TIME DETERMINED?
Answer: Students who complete the housing application will be issued a computer‐generated random housing selection time. •
Separate selection times are generated for male and female students.
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Factors such as previous housing assignment, assignment to a converted triple room, roommate concerns, academic standing, facilities concerns, participation in special activities or other factors are not considered when generating selection times.
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The demand for residence in certain halls, especially Sheehan and Sullivan Halls, exceeds the capacity of those halls. It is important for students with later selection times to think about other housing options beyond their first or second choices and discuss alternate housing options with potential roommates.
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Q. CAN I CHOOSE A ROOMMATE(S)?
Answer: YES ‐ a student can secure housing as an individual or with a roommate(s). •
Students who select double rooms as individuals will be housed with random roommates. •
As necessary, Residence Life will consolidate single students in double rooms to create double vacancies during the selection process. While building choice will be honored, students may be consolidated into rooms that were not their original choice. In rare circumstances, students assigned to Sheehan or Sullivan Halls may be reassigned to either Sheehan or Sullivan Halls.
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Students may only choose a roommate who is currently eligible to participate in the Rising Sophomore Housing Selection Process.
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Q. CAN I CHOOSE A ROOMMATE(S)? (CONT’D)
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In order to secure housing with roommates, ALL students who wish to reside together must complete a Housing Application and enter the VU ID numbers of their preferred roommate(s) at the time of completion of the housing application. Please be sure to verify VU ID numbers before completing the application. •
Students may add, change, or view their roommate status online until April 9 at 8:30 am. •
Please remember if adding or changing your preferred roommate(s), ALL students involved with the change must make the appropriate changes to their online housing application for the updates to be confirmed. 9
Q. CAN I SELECT HOUSING FOR MY ROOMMATE(S)?
Answer: Yes ‐ the student with the earliest selection time will be able to secure housing for all roommates. •
Please be sure that your selected roommate is actually someone that you want to live with! Do not choose a roommate simply because he/she has a better selection time. You will not be able to change roommates online after April 9 at 8:30 am.
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In an effort to discourage improper attempts to manipulate the selection process, “one‐for‐one” room changes (i.e. residents switching roommates with one another) will not be permitted. Only those roommates applying to change their room together or students seeking a new room will be considered for a room change.
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Q. WHAT ARE MY HOUSING OPTIONS FOR NEXT YEAR?
Answer: Students can choose room assignments in the following halls:
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Fedigan Hall – Double Rooms Sullivan Hall – Double Rooms Sheehan Hall – Double Rooms (plus 2 Male Triple Rooms and 2 Female Triple Rooms)
Delurey Hall – Predominately Double or Converted Triple Rooms
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Students may opt to reside in a converted triple room in Delurey Hall. These rooms are normally used as doubles, but are large enough to accommodate three full sets of furniture (bed, desk and wardrobe).
Students residing in a converted triple room at the start of the semester will receive a discount of approximately $1000.00 on the cost of their room per semester. Students residing in standard triple rooms are not eligible for the discount.
Converted triple rooms are not available in other Sophomore halls.
Sophomore students may request, but will not be assigned to converted tripled rooms.
The “Choice House” in Simpson Hall
o Single, Double, Triple and Quad Rooms o “Substance‐Free” Living Option
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Honors Housing in Corr Hall
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Single Rooms
A housing option for Honors Students who resided in the Freshman Honors Building and who wish to reside in an Honors Housing Community during their Sophomore year.
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Q. WHAT ARE MY HOUSING OPTIONS FOR NEXT YEAR? (CONT’D)
Answer: Students can choose room assignments in the following halls:
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St. Mary’s Hall – Predominately Single*, Some Double and Triple Rooms Corr Hall – Single Rooms*
Austin Hall – Single Rooms*
St. Rita’s Hall – Single Rooms*
*Roommate pairs may request to be placed in single rooms near one another in these halls, if available. The roommate with the earliest selection time should choose a single room and then call the Office for Residence Life (610) 519‐4154 to add their preferred roommate to a nearby room, if available. •
West Campus Apartments o A limited number of 2 bedroom, 1 ½ bath apartments with full kitchens are available.
o Students may select this apartment type, but not a specific residence hall or unit.
o Specific apartment assignments will be available in late April after Residence Life Staff and special needs placement is complete. Information and floor plans for each hall can be found at http://www1.villanova.edu/villanova/studentlife/reslife/reshalls.html
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Q. WHAT IF I PLAN TO STUDY ABROAD NEXT YEAR?
Answer: If you plan to study abroad next year and desire on campus housing in either the fall or the spring, you should still complete the Housing Application and indicate which semester you plan to be abroad. A drop‐down menu will guide you through a study abroad selection process when you complete the Housing Application.
•If your plans are confirmed for the Fall Semester, please select “Abroad Fall Semester ”. These students will not receive a housing selection time. •If your plans are confirmed for the Spring Semester, please select “Abroad Spring Semester”. These students will receive a housing selection time.
•If you do not plan to study abroad next year, please select “Not Going Abroad”. These students will receive a housing selection time.
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IF YOU PLAN TO STUDY ABROAD NEXT FALL…
Students will be assigned housing for the Spring 2016 semester in the order that they confirm their study abroad plans via the Housing Application. Students with earlier confirmation dates will be housed first. •
Residence Life will guarantee a student an on‐campus housing assignment upon his/her return from abroad. However, Residence Life cannot guarantee a student a particular housing assignment. Residence Life will not remove a student from his/her assignment nor leave a space vacant to accommodate the needs of a returning student. •
If a study abroad plans change, please contact Residence Life immediately. Residence Life will assign the student to a class appropriate housing assignment for the Fall Semester.
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WHAT DO I DO - I WANT TO LIVE IN THE QUAD, BUT THERE ARE
NO ROOMS AVAILABLE AT MY SELECTION TIME?
Before your selection time: Have a plan!
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Sheehan and Sullivan Halls (“The Quad”) house approximately 400 male and 400 female sophomore students. There are approximately 1600 total residents in the class.
While it is impossible to predict when all rooms in the Quad will be selected, Sheehan and Sullivan Halls have historically been among the first halls to be selected.
PLEASE think about other housing options beyond your first or second choices and discuss alternate housing options with potential roommates prior to selection.
After discussion, create a preference list that identifies (in your preferred order from 1‐10) the halls where you would like to live.
At your selection time: Secure Housing!
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Even if your top choices are not available, be sure to secure on campus housing either as an individual or with your roommate(s).
Use your preference list to guide your selection based on availability.
After your selection time: Submit a Room Change Form •
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Room change forms will be emailed to all students at the end of the selection process on April 22. The room change process will continue through the summer months.
If vacancies should arise, Residence Life will continue to use selection times to determine the order of room changes.
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Housing Selection
STEP 1 – COMPLETE THE HOUSING APPLICATION
Go to www.housing.villanova.edu and log in (screenshot below)
‐ please use Mozilla Firefox or Safari as your web browser
‐ Internet Explorer users may need to reload the page after logging in
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STEP 1 – COMPLETE THE HOUSING APPLICATION
Click on “Rising Sophomore Housing Application” link which applies to you. (screenshot below) 18
STEP 1 – COMPLETE THE HOUSING APPLICATION
Review the Housing Contract (screenshot below) Scroll to bottom of page and click “I Agree” (screenshot below)
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STEP 1 – COMPLETE THE HOUSING APPLICATION
Indicate smoking preference and study abroad plans ‐ Click “Next”
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STEP 1 – COMPLETE THE HOUSING APPLICATION
Identify preferred roommates ‐ click “Next”
(screenshot below)
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STEP 1 – COMPLETE THE HOUSING APPLICATION
Add your electronic signature by clicking “I Agree” (screenshot below). A confirmation page will indicate that your application has been submitted.
Follow the “My Housing” link (on left side of page) and your “My Housing” homepage will now indicate that your application is complete (screenshot below). You can click on the “Roommate Selection” link to update your roommate information until April 9 at 8:30 am. 22
STEP 2 – ACCESS YOUR HOUSING SELECTION TIME
Computer–generated, random selection times will be available on Tuesday, April 7 after 1:00 p.m. at www.housing.villanova.edu. Separate selection times are generated for male and female students. Please see screenshot below for a sample selection time.
Factors such as previous housing assignment, assignment to a converted triple room, roommate concerns, academic standing, facilities concerns, participation in special activities or other factors are not considered when generating selection times..
Sample
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STEP 3 – CHOOSE YOUR HOUSING ASSIGNMENT
Beginning April 9, students will be able to choose their housing assignment at their designated housing selection time at www.housing.villanova.edu. Please click the “Select Room” link. This link will not be live until your designated selection time. (See sample below of screen that will appear after clicking link)
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STEP 3 – CHOOSE YOUR HOUSING ASSIGNMENT
Confirm your roommate(s) by checking the box. (screenshot below)
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STEP 3 – CHOOSE YOUR HOUSING ASSIGNMENT
Select a residence hall from the drop down list. (screenshot below)
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STEP 3 – CHOOSE YOUR HOUSING ASSIGNMENT
Select the type of room that you would like to live in from the drop down list, then click “Search”. (screenshot below)
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STEP 3 – CHOOSE YOUR HOUSING ASSIGNMENT
A list of available rooms will appear that meets your criteria for your gender and will accommodate the size of your group. (screenshot below) If there are no rooms available that meet your criteria, please select another building to generate a new list of options.
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STEP 3 – CHOOSE YOUR HOUSING ASSIGNMENT
Select your room from the list of available rooms. (screenshot below)
If no available rooms can accommodate your group, you have the option to:
1. Search for a new room with your roommate. Please be sure to check the box identifying your roommate again.
2. Deselect a roommate and secure housing as a smaller group. 3. Deselect a roommate and secure housing as an individual.
Your deselected roommates can still secure their own housing at their selection times. Roommate groups, especially those with later selection times, should discuss this possibility before selecting housing.
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STEP 3 – CHOOSE YOUR HOUSING ASSIGNMENT
A page will appear with the room that you selected. Please click “Select This Room” to confirm your selection.
A confirmation page will appear identifying your housing assignment.
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STEP 3 – CHOOSE YOUR HOUSING ASSIGNMENT
IMPORTANT: Please click on your room to confirm your roommate has also been assigned to the room. (screenshot below) A page with your housing and roommate information should appear. (screenshot below)
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STEP 3 – CHOOSE YOUR HOUSING ASSIGNMENT
Your “My Housing” homepage and your roommate’s “My Housing” homepage will now list your new room assignment. (screenshot below)
Delurey 101
Students may update their housing assignment until the end of the housing selection process on April 22. If you wish to make changes after making your initial selection or if your roommate’s information is not confirmed, please contact the Office for Residence Life at 610‐519‐4154. Students can only occupy one housing assignment at a time. If you select a new room, your old room will revert back to the available pool and could be selected by another student. 32
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us:
by phone at 610‐519‐4154;
via email at [email protected]; or in person in our main office on the 2nd floor of Kennedy Hall.
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