Incoming Student Assignment Priority

The priority system for 2008-2009 incoming student housing assignments is a randomized system for all incoming students who pay deposits on or before May 1, 2008.

Why is the Process Randomized?

The university follows a pooled admissions process in which most, if not all, applicants will learn of their admission at the same time (in late December or early January). This means that there is the potential that large numbers of deposits will be submitted during a relatively short time span. A randomized housing assignment process is beneficial for all incoming students when factors such as distance from campus, timing of deposit entries into the database, and other external factors may impact application dates.

Many students wait to pay their deposits until they receive information from the university that is not available until March or April. Honors students often want to know if they have been accepted into the program before committing. Students who must know what their financial aid package will be before determining if they can afford to attend won't pay deposits until that information is sent in late March or early April.

How Will the Process Work?

All admitted students will receive housing applications with instructions to complete the form by identifying their top four preferences and submitting it by May 1, 2008.

The Office of Residence Life will contact all students after this deadline to verify that they have submitted a housing application and answer any questions.

Applicants will then be given a random priority during the assignment process. When an applicant is to be assigned, our housing system will match application criteria (roommate, room type and hall) with available spaces and preferences will be honored to the extent possible.

Roommate preferences will take precedence over room type and hall preferences for students for whom we can't fully honor their preferences. We assume that rooming with a preferred roommate is more important than living in a particular building or room type if all criteria cannot be accommodated.

Assignments will then be sent in early June in advance of Preview 2008.

Questions About This Process?

Phone:	(414) 288-7208
Fax:	(414) 288-5108
Email:	orl@marquette.edu