Room Selection 2013

Room Selection 2013 Mount Ida College Office Of Residence Life How are Lottery Numbers Generated? Housing Options 2013-2014 What you should know... Students are grouped by number of credits earned by the end of Fall 2012, then skewed randomly Rising Seniors: 75+ credits earned towards your degree. This group will pick first. Rising Juniors: 45+ credits earned towards your degree.This group will pick second. Rising Sophomores: 15+ credits earned towards your degree. This group will pick third. Those with <15 credits will be in the last selection group. Residence Life does not do credit audits, so plan ahead to confirm your number of credits earned and speak to your advisor or the Registrar's Office if you have questions. General Housing Availability Malloy, New Hall (45+ or more credits required), Chapman, Shaw, Brown, and Wingate. Living Learning Communities Lambda, Women in Science, Design are all located in Malloy on the 3rd Floor. Academic Intensive (24 Hour Quiet) will be located on the 2nd and 3rd floors of Brown and on the 3rd Floor North side of New Hall. Townhouses at Hancock Village (45 or more credits required) Singles here are an additional 1,300.00 per year and doubles are an additional 800.00 per year. No meal plans are included for students living at the Townhouses. Conduct files will be checked and students must have a vehicle as no transportation is available. $300 housing deposit due to the Office of Student Accounts by Tuesday, April 2, 2013. Acceptable ways to pay the deposit are: Cash, Credit Card, or through Nelnet. Payments will not be accepted via TMS. For further questions regarding the payment options, please contact a staff member in the Office of Student Accounts at 617-928-4570. You need to register for classes by April 10, 2013 Residents must have 12 credits to live on campus and 9 out of the 12 must be in-person classes. Dental Hygiene students awaiting acceptance into the program do not need to register by the 10th, students just need to show proof of registration by July 1, 2013. Lottery Numbers will be emailed via Residence on Thursday, April 11, 2013! How to Get a Single There is no separate time to pick a single! If we have them available during room selection, it's yours! Singles are available in: New Hall, Chapman, Shaw, and Malloy. Spaces are limited! Singles cost an additional $1,300.00 per year ($650.00 per semester) If you have special accommodations needed for housing, please do not hesitate to contact the Office of Residence Life. No Number? If a student did not get a lottery number it was due to one of the following: They did not get their housing deposit in by April 2nd. They did not register for classes by April 10th. If you want housing for the Fall of 2013, the Office of Residence Life will place you on the housing waitlist. You must come into the office to be added to the waitlist. Those who have paid their deposits and registered will be assigned spaces as they become available. Those who are still working on paying their deposits and or registering will be on the waitlist until they are cleared for housing. How do I join a group? You must pay your deposit (4/2) and register (4/10) on time. You must find a roommate who has a lottery number, meaning they also received an email with a lottery number and selection time. Select a group leader. That group leader will then enter your passcode and you will receive an email shortly after saying you have been added to a roommate group. Remember These Important Dates 3/1-3/31 Students must log into Residence and complete their housing application 3/25-4/5 Interviews in the Office of Residence Life for those interested in living at the Townhouses or in Lambda. 4/2 Last day to visit the Office of Student Accounts 4/10 Class Registration Deadline for Fall 2013. 4/11 Check Email for lottery numbers and times. 4/17-4/23 Room Selection If you have any questions please feel free to call The Office of Residence Life from 8am-9:30pm or call 617-928-4612. Questions Stop by the Office of Residence Life or email: Jen Golojuch / jgolojuch@mountida.edu Ben Weiner / bweiner@mountida.edu Room Selection Process The room selection widget on Residence gives you an opportunity to view the selection process, the selection time, and the status countdowns the time until the selection. It will become available to students once the lottery is open. Step 1: Roommate Management The roommate management tab allows students to form a roommate group. Once a group is formed, available housing for the group size will be displayed. The view room tab displays a real-time listing of the rooms available. The make room selection tab allows the participants to select a room. On April 11, 2013, you will receive an email with your lottery number and selection time. Students must first log in to complete their housing application before forming groups. After that, you will be able to go in and form roommate groups. Step 2: Create a roommate group 1. Click the roommate management tab. 2. Enter your selected roommates passcodes. 3. Select Enter after each code Roommates will be displayed after entering each code. Repeat steps 1-3 until all roommates are entered. Students will receive an email if they are added into a group or removed from one as well. 4. Save/Submit: when all roommates have been entered, save or submit to finalize the group. Step 3: View Rooms Here you can view the rooms available. Based on the size of your roommate group, you can view rooms where your group size will fit. Should there be no rooms, you will need to reconfigure your group size to find available rooms. For examples, if you create of group of 3 and on your selection date and time there are no triples available, or 3 spaces in a quad, you will have to reset your group size to proceed. To remove group members simply press the x button. To move a member up to a group leader, simply press the green up arrow. Step 4: Make a Room Selection The selection window displays the countdown until you can select a room. Your Group lists all the group members and the group leader is indicated by the gold star. Your Room allows you to submit draft choices so when it is your turn to select you may pick one of these spaces if it is still available. This DOES NOT mean that you will automatically get one of these spaces. Keep in mind the group leader is technically the owner of the group. So if they cannot make the room selection it would be best to assign another owner to make the room selection. Step 5: Finalize Decision To finalize the decision simply click Finalize Selection. If you're not sure just click Save and Finish Later. However, please be advised that each lottery number has 5 minutes to select a room. If you miss your selection time, you can log in at any point after your time starts until the end of the lottery to complete the process. You cannot finalize your choice until your selection date and time. Keep in Mind: You must log back in during your assigned time to make your selection final in Residence. If you fail to log in and select a space before the lottery ends you will be placed on a waitlist. Review: How to Login to Residence Go to http://mountida-residence.symplicity.com Enter your MIC email address and password If you are having problems logging in, please email reslife@mountida.edu If you are having problems with your MIC email, please contact Network Services at 617-928-4702. Residence Terminology Roommate Tab- Where you can view your selected roommate, selection date, and time remaining till housing selection. Passcode- Located in the upper right hand corner of your account tab. This passcode will need to be shared with the person in your group who is forming the roommate group. Group Leader- This is the student that creates your roommate group and selects the room for the group. This person has a star next to their number to identify their role.