YES, but you do not need to arrive earlier than the appropriate time. Everyone will be arranged in credit hour order at the beginning of the sign-up time. If you arrive after the line has been established and sign-up has begun, you will be placed at the end of the line. You should go to the beginning of the next sign-up time. You will be placed in line at that time according to your credit hours.
Group size is determined by the number of beds being filled.
If two groups are of equal size, credit hours will determine which group signs up first. The credit hours of the group will be determined by taking the average of the credit hours of all the group members. Credit hours are listed on your housing sign-up card and do not include the credits you are taking this semester. You would need to participate in the signup process for CIW, Hinman, Newing, and Dickinson that begins on April 2nd. THEN You will be given a housing card for the student that you will need to present along with the license when you go to sign-up.