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 non-residence hall students are assigned.
ONLY those students who currently live in the residence halls are eligible to participate in the Room Draw process.
To reserve a room for Fall 2008, you will need to:
- Complete the on-line application (starting January 28, 2008)
- Submit a $200 prepayment (payments cannot be charged to the student account).
Carefully read over all of the following information! If you have any questions regarding the selection process, direct all inquiries to: housing@emich.edu . Do not ask questions of your RA, the staff at the front desks, or any other office on campus as incorrect and outdated information is usually received by doing so.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 29 - February 8 (5:00p.m.)
Hoyt, Pittman, and Hill Halls
(Actual buildings used will be determined by the amount of requests received)
You are responsible for reading and knowing all of the information provided. Any and all questions should be directed to the Housing Office email at: housing@emich.edu
Note: Financial Aid funds do not cover the additional cost of a single room. Students will be responsible for the additional cost out of pocket. Consider this information when making your selection.
SINGLE ROOM AVAILABILITY
- Single rooms are only available in Pittman and Hoyt. No single rooms will be offered in any other halls.
APPLICATION PROCESS
- If you want to be reassigned to your current room, or you have a preferred suitemate request, you should both apply during the "priority phase" of single room draw. Application and pre-payment of $200 must be received no later than Friday, February 8 at 5:00pm.
- Students will have the opportunity to apply for a room in the Towers after the priority deadline but no accommodations will be made to honor a specific room or suitemate request.
- 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".
HOW ROOMS ARE ASSIGNED
- Students requesting their same room will be assigned first, but only for those who submit by the February 8th priority deadline.
SUITEMATE REQUESTS
- You should decide who you want as a suitemate BEFORE completing the application. Requesting someone after the assignment has been made will be too late and we will be unable to accommodate the request if the space has already been assigned.
- To guarantee a placement together, both students must submit their contract and $200 pre-payment BEFORE the February 8th deadline.
- Students who submit after the priority deadline will only be assigned together if space permits.
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 the close of the winter semester on April 28, 2008 will receive 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 any other account will not be accepted. Using the my.emich account validates your identity and reduces the risk of fraudulent requests.
- Cancellations must be received in writing prior to the dates below in order to be eligible for a credit to your student account:
- Before May 1, 2008: $200 credit
- 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 1 are subject to the same schedule above.
- Contracts submitted after July 1 would receive no credit if cancellation were to occur.
FINANCIAL AID
- Students who expect to use financial aid funds to cover any of their college expenses 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 & Dining Services 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.
- Students will not be released from the contract to move off campus or commute from home once they have moved into their assignment.
After you have read the above information
Click here to complete the contract