Frequently Asked Questions
Housing Selection
- Where do I go to select housing?
- I’m not really sure how to use the housing system…how can I learn?
- Do I need a housing ID? What is it and how do I get one?
- I can’t see a homepage when I log onto HomerConnect. What’s going on?
- Who is HomerConnect?
- I don’t have a roommate for next year, and I don’t know who I want to live with. What can I do?
- I just want to see what rooms are available, but not select housing. How do I do this?
- How do I form a group with my friends so we can select housing together?
- When do I go online to select housing?
- When will housing assignments be available on HomerConnect?
- What are lottery numbers?
- When/how do I get my lottery number?
- Where do most first-year students live?
- Am I required to find a roommate?
- If I find a roommate and we have different lottery numbers, what do I do?
- Can incoming first-year students and transfer students live in apartments?
- What happens if I log onto HomerConnect on the day I am scheduled based on my lottery number and I cannot find housing?
- Can incoming transfer students who are housing eligible apply for Off-Campus Housing?
- I am an incoming first-year student. Can I apply to live off-campus?
- Do apartments and suites require an application?
- How many apartments will be available to select?
- I live in a traditional hall that I know has an apartment in it. How can I live there?
- Why can't groups larger than six apply for Block Selection?
- Is my Block Housing group guaranteed to get spaces together if we apply?
- If my group applies and we are not awarded a Block space, what is the best thing for us to do if we still want to live near each other?
- When will Block Selection be available? Is it before or after apartment and suite selection?
- Why does a group of rising seniors get priority over a mixed group of rising junior and seniors?
- I want to remain in (squat) my standard residence hall room for next year. How do I do that?
- I want to squat my Garden Apartment. How do I do that?
- I want to squat my Circle Apartment. How do I do that?
- I was told that I’m not allowed to squat my room. Why?
- How can students live in apartments?
- If my group is unable to select an Apartment or Suite, what is the best thing for us to do if we still want to live with each other?
- I want to squat my Apartment. How do I do that?
- Can I squat my suite?
- Who can participate in Block Housing?
- How is apartment and suite selection prioritized?
- I’m a rising senior (completed 5+ semesters by the end of the fall term) and I want to live off-campus next year. What do I need to do?
- If I am returning for the spring semester from away from campus, how do I secure on campus housing?