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Students do not have to be paired with a roommate to reserve a room during their reservation time.  Students living on campus are not separated based on race, religion, nationality, sexual orientation, or ability.

Housing & Residential Education does not match students to be roommates and does not assign students to rooms. For students who are interested in finding someone, there is an option to connect with other applicants in the same academic classification (First Year, Upper Division, and Graduate) and chosen room gender. The roommate matching tool in the application is based on what students selected in their profile questions earlier in the housing application.  

HOW TO CREATE A ROOMMATE GROUP

  1. In Housing U click on “Create Group”  
  2. Choose a roommate group name and create password. Click “Create Group”  
  3. View your group and begin adding your preferred roommates in three different ways:  
    1. Search for roommates by profiles (based on answers to profile questions they selected in the application. Note: 50% is a great score!  
    2. Search for roommates by details. Use this option if you know the student or students you wish to room with. Search by Student ID, age, first name, and last name.  
    3. Share your group name and password with friends. Click “Join Group” in Housing U, enter the group name and password, and then check Umail for confirmation.  

TIPS FOR ROOMMATE GROUPS

  • Decide your preference for what building you want to live in and how many rooms or suitemates you’d like in your group.  
  • Let each other know LLC acceptance decisions.  
  • The next steps will come during reservation times, which will be sent in early April.   

Important information to note:  

  • Students in a roommate group will be given the same reservation date and time as long as all roommates join the group by the deadline.  
  • Each student will need to log in at this time and reserve an available bed in the room they wish to live.  
  • Students can reserve away from their roommate group if desired - roommate groups will only make sure each person has the same selection time. Open rooms to fit the entire roommate group are not guaranteed.  
  • Students will need to confirm their room reservation by paying the $200 reservation fee in the application within 72 hours.  
DEADLINES:

First Year students should select a roommate or roommate group by May 3, 2024 to participate in Traditional Housing room selection at the same time as your roommate(s). Roommate matching and search functions will not be available after this date.  

Upper Division and Graduate students (sophomore, junior, senior, and graduate) should select a roommate or roommate group by January 17, 2024 to participate in Traditional Housing room selection at the same time as your roommate(s). Roommate matching and search functions will not be available after this date.  

If you want to meet other students also coming to the U check out Near Peer which is a peer-to-peer networking app designed to help admitted students meet peers. Download the app at Google Play or Apple Store. Once registered, you will be prompted to create a profile of interests and include as much personal information as you feel comfortable sharing. From there you can join groups based on their interests and make “connections” with other students.