<p>And commuting across state is not an option.
So am I really SOL?</p>
<p>Do i have any other options?</p>
<p>Pretty much.</p>
<p>/thread</p>
<p>Depends on how “over-booked” your dorms are and how many students with dorm reservations typically don’t show up at all or show up but leave school after a few days or a week for whatever reason. </p>
<p>As for other options, you’ll have to check with your housing office if this affects you directly.</p>
<p>Check out the apartments around your school. They may be just as much- or possibly even less- than dorms. The thing that sucks is that you might have to pay for things that you wouldn’t living in a dorm. But maybe if it’s just for a year it wouldn’t be so bad. Plus next semester some more dorms may open up. You could even try to find a roommate, maybe another student you know who didn’t get a dorm.</p>
<p>But yes, I agree with cbr27, check with your housing department and school because some schools have requirements about living on campus.</p>
<p>is there anything i can do? like legally? I mean i did pay my housing deposit back in july and for them to accept my deposit and now tell me there isn’t any dorms available is bull…</p>
<p>I would get on a wait list if they have one and see if you can get an apartment for the time being. That may be difficult or next to impossible but there WILL be people looking to move out of the dorms and into apartments.</p>
<p>I’m sure you should be able to get your deposit back.</p>
<p>If you paid a deposit and they don’t assign you a room b/c they are overbooked, then you will (legally should) get your deposit back. How long it takes them to refund your deposit is another matter.</p>
<p>Did they tell you there’s no room available at all, or did they offer to toss you into a triple/quad or a cot in a dorm lounge and see if a space opens up in a week or so?</p>
<p>or they should make accommodations at a nearby hotel or something</p>
<p>You have to talk to your school. A lot of them will put people into forced triples/living in lounges until rooms become available. Nobody here knows your school’s policy on overbooking.</p>
<p>My school actually bought a hotel on campus recently to deal with overflow…if you were guaranteed housing, I’m sure they’ll work something out.</p>