Frequently Asked Questions
Here you will find answers to some of the most commonly asked questions about the pre-assignment process. If you have a question about an application or the residential requirements of a specific house, we recommend contacting the house leadership or Resident Fellow(s) directly through our house pages (accessible through the Neighborhood hubs). If you do not see an answer to your question, please feel free to contact us directly.
Eligibility
Yes, Pre-assignment is available to students regardless of neighborhood affiliation.
No, only students who will be on campus in Autumn Quarter can be pre-assigned.
Theme houses generally prefer that applicants commit to living on-campus and in the house for the entire academic year. This ensures they benefit from the year-long programs organized by house leadership. The application includes a question regarding applicants' intent to stay for the full year, which assists in decision-making.
However, students may choose to take a leave or study abroad in Winter or Spring after living in a theme house in previous quarters. Those returning from Winter study abroad are not guaranteed re-placement in their previous house, as it depends on availability. Theme houses will not reserve spaces for students who are abroad.
Yes, you are more than welcome to apply for Pre-Assignment and go through fraternity/sorority recruitment. However, submitting your Pre-Assignment application is a binding commitment to live in that theme house for the following year if you are selected. So, if you wish to retain your eligibility to live in a fraternity/sorority house for the following year instead, you must withdraw your Pre-Assignment application by the submission deadline.
Students who are selected for pre-assignment to a theme house are not eligible to live in a fraternity/sorority house for the following year, but they may join a fraternity/sorority if that fraternity/sorority allows newly recruited members to live outside their Greek house.
You will need to confirm with R&DE Housing Assignments that you are eligible to live in undergraduate housing and have at least 1 quarter of guaranteed undergraduate housing remaining.
No, all Pre-Assignment applications are individual with no group applications or assignments as a group.
You must be eligible to live in undergraduate housing and have at least 1 quarter of guaranteed undergraduate housing remaining.
The residential student leader selection process occurs before pre-assignment. If you are selected as a student leader, you cannot pre-assign. If you are not selected as a student leader then you are welcome to apply to pre-assign.
Students who have special housing needs due to a disability or documented medical condition can apply for a housing accommodation through the Office of Accessible Education (OAE). Any student needing an accommodation who has not registered with the OAE previously should do so immediately. Registration and submission of the Housing Accommodation Request Form will be online through OAE Connect. If your pre-assignment application is accepted and your medical needs can be accommodated in your chosen residence, OAE will facilitate a medical accommodation for that residence. If you cannot be accommodated in that particular residence, OAE will contact you about obtaining an assignment through the OAE assignment process. Please make sure you are aware of all OAE deadlines and processes; you can find those here.
Yes, you need to submit both a Housing Application and a Pre-Assignment application if applying for Pre-Assignment.
All pre-assignment placements are binding, and once a student has applied and been accepted to a pre-assignment placement, they become ineligible to participate in the regular housing assignments process. If you would like to withdraw from the Pre-Assignment process, you must do so before the application deadline by visiting the Submit Application page and clicking “Withdraw Application.”
Application Process
No, our University Theme Houses support very different themes, and the leaders of those communities are looking for students who have demonstrated interest in that particular theme. In our current process, applicants apply to one house, the house leadership reviews their applications, and then decides on which applicants to offer placement in the house using their unique criteria.
No - the pre-assignment process requires each person to submit an application separately, and applicants are considered as individuals. Group applications are not supported and will not be considered.
Unfortunately, applications cannot be edited after submission. If you've already submitted the application, you'll have to withdraw the application, make your edits, and submit again. As long as you do this by the deadline, your application will be counted.
If you would like to withdraw from the Pre-Assignment process, you must do so before the application deadline by visiting the Submit Application page and clicking “Withdraw Application.” Applications cannot be withdrawn after the application deadline. All pre-assignment placements are binding, and once a student has applied and been accepted to a pre-assignment placement, they become ineligible to participate in the regular housing assignments process.
To preserve equity among all applicants and in fairness to those who submitted by the published deadline, we cannot accept late applications.
Questions?
Please email us about any questions you may have about Pre-Assignment.
