The housing deposit (not the application fee) is refundable until May 1. So if you are uncertain, it makes sense to go through the application process in early April and even choose a room if a decision still hasn’t been made.
We are waiting on UCs and CPSLO. If my S23 gets in to either of those then the admitted students day isn’t until April 14/15. So more than likely we will end up doing the Utah registration and housing application in early April anyway. I’m not sure how much this change will save them in reshuffling, but at least there won’t be as many kids who don’t realize about the housing deadline and miss out completely, as the regular housing deadline now isn’t until May. Having said that, the regular housing is definitely less desirable compared to Kahlert.