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2010 Assignment Selection
Late Readmits
Cancellation Fee Schedule

Students who currently live off campus or are readmitted students will use Online Room Selection to select an assignment for spring 2010.  In order to participate in room selection, please follow the instructions and timeline below.

How to select an assignment for Spring 2010

Go to SPIRE/Housing/Room Selection Home Page from Monday, November 16th through Monday, December 21st 2008 and request an appointment for the Spring Room Selection process (see schedule below). For more information on this process, see the online video tutorials on the housing website.

Request Appointment:             November 16 - December 21*
Appointments Posted:              December 22
Group Formation Begins:         December 22
Online Room Selection:           December 28 - January 6

* Students who miss the December 21st deadline to request an appointment should plan to walk in for an assignment on Opening Day, Sunday, January 17, 2010.

Late Readmits

Students who are readmitted after the appointment request period ends on December 21, 2009, should report to the HAO to pick up an on-campus housing assignment on opening day, Sunday, January 17, 2010.  

Cancellation Fee Schedule

All students who select an assignment using online room selection are subject to the cancellation fee schedule as follows:

$250 Housing Cancellation Period
Begins 5:00 p.m., Friday, December 4, 2009. Ends 5:00 p.m., Thursday, December 31, 2009.

$350 Housing Cancellation Period
Begins 5:00 p.m., Thursday, December 31, 2009. Ends 5:00 p.m., Friday, January 8, 2010.

$450 Housing Cancellation Period
Begins 5:00 p.m., Friday, January 8, 2010. Ends after the 5th week of the spring 2010 semester.

Students must call (413.545.2100) or visit the Housing Assignment Office, 235 Whitmore, to request a cancellation of their assignment.  Only the student may cancel his/her assignment and the request must be made directly with the Housing Assignment Office.


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