Room Draw Guide

Undergraduate Room Draw

For any further inquiries regarding Room Draw processes, please contact The Service Point via [email protected].

Please note that we have updated these dates to better support the student Room Draw experience; the Pre-Draw contracts are now being distributed on Thursday, February 27, and the general Room Draw now opens on Thursday, March 13. Placing these dates on Thursdays allows more lead time for support requests.

AY 25-26 Room Draw Schedule

Date	Event
January 27	Pre-Draw Processes Open
January 27	Room Draw Information LIVE
February 5	Virtual Pre-Draw Info Session with Office of Disability Services at 12 noon
February 21	Pre-Draw Application Deadline (Accommodation Housing)
February 27	Pre-Draw Decisions Released and Contract Distribution Begins
March 13	Undergraduate Room Draw Application Opens
March 17	12pm - 1:00pm Info Table (Rocky Dining Hall) - all undergraduates welcome!
March 18	12pm - 1:00pm Info Table (Forbes Dining Hall) - all undergraduates welcome!
March 18	6pm - 7pm Virtual Info Session via Zoom - all undergraduates welcome!
March 19	12pm - 1:00pm Info Table (Yeh/NCW Dining Hall) - all undergraduates welcome!
March 20	12pm – 1:00pm Info Table (Butler/Whitman Dining Hall) - all undergraduates welcome!
March 21	12pm - 1:00pm Info Table (Mathey Dining Hall) - all undergraduates welcome!
March 24	12pm – 1:00pm Virtual Info Session via Zoom - all undergraduates welcome!
March 25	Undergraduate Room Draw Application Deadline 12 noon
March 28	Room Draw Times Posted
April 1	Independent Draw Begins
April 1	Spelman Draw Begins
April 2	Butler College Draw
April 3	Forbes College Draw
April 4	Mathey College Draw
April 7	New College West College Draw
April 8	Rockefeller College Draw
April 9	Whitman College Draw
April 10	Yeh College Draw
April 11 - 17	Upperclass Room Selections
April 18	Waitlist Application Opens
April 30	Waitlist Application Deadline

If you plan to live on campus during the next academic year, you have the opportunity to select your room through Room Draw.

During Room Draw you will:

Submit an online application at My Housing for Undergraduates to participate in room selection.
Receive date and time for your room selection.
Select your room online in My Housing for Undergraduates during your assigned date and time.
Select your meal plan in My Housing for Undergraduates.
Electronically sign your housing contract.

Who Is Not Allowed to Participate in Room Draw

Rising juniors and seniors who will live off-campus.
Rising juniors and seniors who will live in eating clubs; students in this category must email your club name and phone number to The Service Point at [email protected].
Students who will be on a leave of absence for the fall semester.
Students who are assigned in a pre-draw process such as a Living Learning Community, Housing Accommodations, Residential College Advisor, and such like.

Advanced Academic Standing

Rising sophomores with advanced academic standing have two draw options:

Residential College Draws

Enter the draw for the Residential College where you were assigned as a first-year.

Your application will be weighted using your original class year, without regard to your advanced standing.

Regular Upperclass, Spelman Hall and Independent Room Draws

Your application will be weighted using your advanced standing status.
Students who choose this option are required to email The Service Point no later than the application deadline.