Room Draw is the period of time when current residence hall students have priority in selecting a hall for the coming 2008-2009 academic year before any new incoming freshmen, transfer, or off-campus students are assigned.

ONLY those students who currently live in the residence halls for the Winter 2008 semester are eligible to participate in the Room Draw process.

To reserve a room for Fall 2008, you will need to:

1. Complete the on-line application (starting January 28, 2008)
2. Submit a $200 prepayment (payments cannot be charged to the student account).

Carefully read over the following information!  If you have any questions regarding the selection process, please direct all inquiries to: housing@emich.edu. Do not ask questions of your RA, the staff at front desks, or any other office on campus as incorrect and outdated information is usually received by doing so. Only questions that are answered via the housing@emich.edu email will be considered valid. This assures you that you are getting the most up to date and accurate information.

Priority Phase: January 28 - February 22 (5:00p.m.)

Buell, Downing, and Wise Halls

Students are responsible for reading and knowing all of the information provided. Any and all questions should be directed to the Housing Office email address at housing@emich.edu

APPLICATION PROCESS

• NOTE:  Returning students requesting Downing Hall must have a minimum GPA of a 3.0 as of the end of the Fall 07 semester and be a member of the Honors College.
• If you wish to be reassigned to your current room or you have a specific roommate/suitemate request, you need to apply during the "priority phase" of double room draw. Application and the $200 pre-payment must be received no later than Friday, February 22 at 5:00pm.
• Students will still have the opportunity to apply for Buell and Wise after the priority deadline, but no accommodations will be made to guarantee a specific room or roommate/suitemate request. (NOTE:  Returning students will NOT have the opportunity to apply for Downing after the priority phase, however, a wait list will be maintained)
• The Housing Office will not move an assigned student to another room in order to accommodate a person whose contract was submitted AFTER the "priority phase".
• Students living in Phelps, Sellers, Walton, Putnam, and Best are not eligible to return to these halls.

HOW ROOMS ARE ASSIGNED

• There will be no single rooms available in Buell, Downing, or Wise for the start of the Fall 2008 semester. Singles may become available later after the fall semester starts if space is available.
• Students who submit the contract and payment are guaranteed their current room if submitted by the February 22 deadline.

ROOMMATE/SUITEMATE REQUESTS

• You need to decide who you want to live with BEFORE completing the application. Waiting until after an assignment has been made will be too late and will not be able to be accommodated.
• If you want to be placed with others, all MUST submit the contract and $200 pre-payment before the February 22 priority deadline.
• Each student must request one another on the contract along with the student's username or the assignment cannot be made
• If you request a roommate and/or suitemates and one or more of the requested persons do not submit a contract by the February 22 deadline, then none of the students in the group will be assigned until such time as all of the contracts and pre-payments have been received.

ASSIGNMENT NOTIFICATION

• Students who submit a contract before the end of the semester on April 28, 2008 will receive notification of their fall assignment via e-mail.
• Students who submit a contract after April 28, 2008, will receive assignment notification in early August.

CONTRACT CANCELLATIONS

• If you find it necessary to cancel the contract, you must do so in writing to the Housing Office at housing@emich.edu using your EMU my.emich email account. Cancellation requests sent from another account are not considered valid and will not be honored. The my.emich account validates your identity and reduces the risk of fraudulent requests.
• Cancellations must be received prior to the dates below to be eligible for a credit to the student account:
  • Before May 1, 2008: $200
  • Before July 1, 2008: $100
  • After July 1, 2008: No refund
• Note: The appropriate credit will be applied to fall '08 tuition and fees.
• Contracts submitted after May 1st are subject to the same refund schedule as above.
• Contracts submitted after July 1st would receive no credit if cancellation were to occur.

FINANCIAL AID

• If you expect to use financial aid funds as a means of covering any of the college expenses, you must complete a 2008 FAFSA form no later than March 1, 2008.
• Students must reapply for a FAFSA each year.
• FAFSA information can be found at www.fafsa.ed.gov

CONTRACT OBLIGATION

• The Housing and Dining contract committment is for the combined fall and winter semesters.
• Starting with the 2008-09 school year, any enrolled student who moves out of the hall during the contract period will be held financially responsible for the full room and board costs for the academic year.
• A student will not be released from the contract to move off campus or commute from home once that student has moved into their assignment.

After you have read the above information
Click here to complete the contract