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So how does Room Selection work?
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Each student planning to live on campus in the next academic year will participate in a number lottery within their class during the last week of March/first week of April 2012. For the purposes of Number Draw, classes are determined by earned credits + currently enrolled credits. (Please make sure to finish transferring any credits earned elsewhere by Spring Break!) Class Presidents will notify all members of their class list of the date and time of their Number Draw. You must be present to draw a number. If you cannot be present, you must designate in writing to your Class President, at least 24 hours in advance, a proxy who will draw a number on your behalf. The Class President will record all numbers drawn and provide the list to Residence Life.
On April 15th, each class will come to the Science Center in numerical order; senior class first, then juniors, then sophomore, etc. Each class will be given a designated start time by which the class must be present. In the order of their drawn numbers within each class, students will sign up for the room of their choice.
Each person has three minutes from the time her number is called to respond and choose a room. If a student fails to respond when her number is called, she forfeits her spot and drops to the end of her class. You must be present to choose a room. If you cannot be present, you must designate in writing to the Director of Residence Life, at least 24 hours in advance, a proxy who will select a room on your behalf. Each student, upon selecting their room, will sign a lease agreement for the 2012-2013 academic year.
**Please note that students who have any account hold (administrative, Business Office, Financial Aid, etc.) will not be permitted to select a room.
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Can I keep my current room?
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Students with two semesters or less remaining will have the ability to “squat” their current room for their final year. What does this mean? If you like your current room and want to keep it for your final year you will be able to make that request and claim (or “squat”) it prior to Room Selection! We hope seniors will enjoy this perk of staying on campus their final year.
If you want to squat your room and have no roommate/suitemate preferences: You just submit the online squatting request form by the deadline; your standing will be verified, then you’ll have your room! Please note that if you squat your room, you forfeit the ability to sign up for a different room during Room Selection.
If you want to squat your room but want to pull up a roommate or a suitemate: Submit the online squatting request form by the deadline; your standing will be verified, then you will have your spot in the room. To pull in your roommate/suitemate, go through Number Draw and Room Selection; when your turn comes up, you will be able to pull up your desired suitemate/roommate at the same rank at which you would normally.
Submit your request via the online Squatting Request form by March 23. Eligibility for squatting is based upon the Anticipated Date of Graduation and remaining credits needed to graduate as provided by the Registrar. Please make sure you have corrected your information by Spring Break.
**Please note that because ADA requests must be filled prior to approval of squatting requests, we cannot guarantee the ability to squat South 24 or South 34. If those spaces are not necessary to meet ADA needs, then squatting approvals will be granted.
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Can I live anywhere I want on campus?
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All residence halls are open to all students however availability of particular rooms will depend upon where you are in the overall numerical line-up. Obviously highly desired spaces on campus will likely be picked first and may not be available to individuals with later numbers.
To be able to offer a wide variety of room types and halls, Riddle, South, Mac/Dav 3rd and Disert 2nd will be available during Room Selection in April. Mac/Dav 2nd and Disert 3rd will be held for the incoming fall class. Dav 2nd and 3rd will be designated as pet-free floors.
Please note that the College reserves the right to consolidate room assignments prior to the start of fall semester if the need arises.
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Can my friend and I sign up to live together?
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Yes! When your number is called you can “pull up” your friend and sign up in the same room together. For Riddle rooms, students can also exercise this option for the connecting room in the suite (the student pulled into the adjoining suite must have junior standing or higher). Please note that if you agree to be pulled into a room, you forfeit the ability to sign up for a room when your number is called.
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Do I have to have a roommate?
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No, students of any class standing can select any room type (double, single, double as a single).
However, to be pulled up as a suitemate in Riddle, you must have junior standing or higher. There is no class year requirement to be pulled in as a direct roommate in Riddle.
There are a limited number of Singles available and the number of Doubles as Singles will be capped during Room Selection to make sure there is enough space for all students needing campus housing. If the room type you desire is not available by the time your number is called, you can sign up for a room and then be added to the wait list for the type of room you'd prefer. Once Room Selection and new student placements are completed, students placed on the wait list for a Double as a Single or a Single during Room Selection will be offered as remaining space permits.
Please note that the College reserves the right to consolidate room assignments prior to the start of fall semester if the need arises.
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What if I need a specific type of room or housing situation?
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If you need a housing accommodation that falls under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) guidelines, you will need to submit a Housing Accommodations Request. Accommodations requests are due by March 23rd. Supporting documentation may be required if the request is new and/or if the condition necessitating the accommodation is variable year to year. Students with accommodations already approved for the current academic year MUST submit a request to have the accommodation continued for the following academic year. If you do not have your request and any required supporting documentation completed and submitted by March 23rd, you will be asked to select a room as you normally would and be added to a wait list for an appropriate room. Students with approved accommodations requests will be contacted to set up individual appointments to select their room in order of their drawn number in the Residence Life office. Note that if the student fails to select a room that meets the needs indicated in their accommodation application, they will be required to delay their room selection until Room Selection on April 15th.
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What type of rooms are available?
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Mac/Dav has both singles and open double rooms. Disert has divided double rooms. South has two room suites with bathrooms (suite holds 2 people total) and singles with bathrooms. Riddle has double rooms with adjoining bathrooms (suite holds 4 people total), double rooms, and single rooms. Students signing up for rooms in Riddle also have the option to pull up another student to be in the adjoining room; however, the student must have junior standing or higher. Some rooms in each hall will be held for the purpose of ADA accommodations for current students, new students, and/or transfer students as appropriate for each hall.
Floor plans are available on the ResLife website Residence Halls page. There will also be floor plans available at Room Selection for students to review while they are waiting to sign up for their room. It is highly recommended that you have several different options in mind as far as where you are interested in living.
Floor plans will be viewable during the Roommate Mixer on Sunday, April 1st 8-9pm in Lower Lenfest. Each hall will also host an Open House the last week of March/first week of April so that students can see what the rooms and public spaces are like.
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What are the room rates for 2012-2013?
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The room rate each student pays depends upon the type of room they select and whether the room is filled to occupancy. The rates for 2012-2013 academic year are as follows:
Double $5,283/year
Single $5,790/year
Double as a Single $6,212/year
Please note that if, for any reason, your room is not filled to occupancy, you will be charged the double as a single rate. A list of students who are in rooms without roommates will be available after room selection is completed. Students without roommates can pair up based on that list. Any student who does not select a roommate from that list by May 4th may be consolidated with another student if the need arises.
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What if the room I want is not available?
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Sign up for the best option available to you and then add your name to the wait list. Anyone who would like a different space on campus can add their name to the wait list, specifying what type of space they are wanting. If that space becomes available at any point over the summer or during the 2012-2013 academic year, the Director of Residence Life will contact the wait listed individuals in order with a room offer.
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What if I can’t make it to Room Selection?
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Make sure to send a “proxy”. If you cannot be present, you must designate, in writing, another student to draw for you. You must send your proxy designation by email to the Director of Residence Life at least 24 hours in advance of Room Selection. Your proxy must be present when your number is called. If you or your proxy are not present or do not respond within three minutes of your number being called, you forfeit your number and drop to the back of your class.
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If I know I won’t be on campus fall semester should I still pick a room?
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No. Room Selection is only for students who plan to be on campus in the fall. If you will need a room for just spring semester, contact the Director of Residence Life at reslife@wilson.edu or 717-262-2006, ext. 3125.
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I’m a WWC student - do I need to participate in Room Selection?
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No. However all WWC students planning to return for the upcoming fall semester must sign their 2012-2013 lease during the week of April 16th - April 20th. Available hours for lease signing will be posted on the Director of Residence Life office door (007 Lenfest).
Traditionally, WWC students keep the same room from year to year. However, if you would like to switch rooms for the coming year, you can make that request. Please make all room change requests in writing to Sherri Sadowski & Katie Kough by April 15th. Make sure to explain where you would like to move as well as why you are requesting the room change. WWC students requesting a room change will be asked to complete their move by Monday, May 21st.
WWC students that do not sign a 2012-2013 lease by the end of Spring semester 2012 will not be permitted to leave their belongings in their academic year room during the summer.
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What if I want to move off campus for next year?
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Any CFW student who wants to live off campus must complete an Off-Campus Housing Request. This form must be completed and submitted to Financial Aid for review before returning to the Director of Residence Life. All requests to live off campus for Fall 2012 are due by April 15th, 2012. Any requests received after this date will not be considered for Fall semester. It is strongly encouraged to submit all requests to live off campus before Room Selection. If you have not received a release to live off campus, you are strongly encouraged to still participate in Room Selection to be sure you have housing for the coming year.
To support Wilson’s commitment to being a residential campus, the grounds for requesting an exception are as follows:
Commuters living with parents or adult relatives within a 50 mile driving distance from campus
Students 21 years of age or older who currently have senior standing as defined by the College Registrar
Students participating in approved academic experiences such as semesters abroad, guest semesters, or U.N. semesters, etc.
Student teachers with special location needs
Married students