Exceptions may be made for those arriving from another country. Any exception granted is subject to additional costs. Assignments are made according to the date applications are received. If you didn't receive a hall of your choice, it may be because those halls were already filled with applications received before yours. Returning residents have an opportunity to select a room prior to new residents.
Some halls have a high rate of returning residents.
Room changes are allowed approximately three weeks after the start of each semester and monthly thereafter. Changes generally are not made prior to this time, due to the volume of assignments being processed during the summer months and first two weeks of each semester. Room Consolidation is a program which operates under the premise that residents paying for double occupancy are to reside in double accommodations. Most singles are assigned to continuing residents through a lottery system. Demand usually exceeds supply.