Room Selection Process
Current Off-Campus Students

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"Late Required" and "Required Re-admitted" Room Selection
Without an On-Campus Housing Assignment for Fall 2008
Change of Assignment
Swap of Assignment

Fall 2008 Room Selection Bulletin
Step-by-Step Online Room Selection Instructions

Room Selection for "Late Required" and "Required Re-admitted" Students

Students who will be academic freshmen and sophomores in fall 2008  - 56 or less credits - who did not participate in the spring room selection process and have no fall assignment and  readmitted students who will be academic freshmen and sophomores in fall 2008  - 56 or less credits will be eligible to participate in the late summer change process listed below:

• Students will have 99 opportunities to select a room within their appointment time.  You may keep selecting a different room until the selection period ends on July 25.

**If you have an intended roommate who already selected a fall 2008 housing assignment, please also see instructions for “Current On-Campus Students Seeking a “Late Required” or “Required Re-admitted” Student as a Roommate for Fall 2008.”

All Students without an On-Campus Housing Assignment for Fall 2008***

Juniors/Seniors who did not select an assignment by May 11, 2008 are eligible to participate in on-line room selection using the timeline below:

• Students will have 99 opportunities to select a room within their appointment time.  You may keep selecting a different room until the selection period ends on August 24.

Please note - if you have an intended roommate who already selected a fall 2008 housing assignment:

• August 8 - August 13 the intended roommate currently assigned for fall 2008 must request an appointment for the Late Summer Change Process
• August 14 both students should complete the group formation process and then try to select a shared room.

***Students who select an assignment are subject to the cancellation fee if they decide later to cancel.  Do not select a room unless you are certain you want to live on-campus for fall 2008.

All Students seeking a Change of Assignment for Fall 2008

All students with assignments for fall 2008 who are trying to change to a new assignment are eligible to participate using the timeline listed below:

• Students will have 99 opportunities to select a room within their appointment time.  You may keep selecting a different room until the selection period ends on Sunday, August 24.

Students seeking a Swap of Assignment for Fall 2008, August 18-22

Students with a Fall 2008 assignment are eligible to use the on-line room selection process listed below:

• Students with a fall 2008 assignment are eligible to complete “person for person” swaps (no swapping into a vacant space) in shared room assignments or in-hall single room assignments.
• Single to Double swaps are not allowed.  Single to Single swaps between buildings are not allowed. 

Both students who are swapping spaces should email the Housing Assignment Office from their student email account (emails from non-Umass accounts will not be accepted) with their name, their assignment as well as the name and assignment who you are swapping with for fall 2008.