Postponed / Housing

anon94785555
Wed, 12 Jan 2011 12:01:31 +0000

The housing deadline is NOT Feb 1. That was the deadline for one student who was accepted and given that as his personal deadline. The UW application deadline is Feb 1, still plenty of time to apply, then get a housing application deadline- usually about 2 weeks after your acceptance. Those students accepted after Res Halls (the public dorms for UW) is full will not get a housing contract. Those who miss their individual deadline will not get into Res Halls.

If you do not attend UW after signing a Res Halls contract you can get your deposit(s) back if you inform them in writing (separately from UW itself) by May 1st. If you do attend you are bound by the housing contract. Read the fine print for accurate info.

You have a window of opportunity to get into Res Halls once accepted to UW. Miss your deadline and you won’t get in. You can easily get out of the contract IF you choose not to attend by informing them by May 1st. You otherwise have a financial obligation.

Dorm assignments are done by a computer lottery to match student choices sometime in May, with room assignments sent to students before the first SOAR date. Therefore every student has an equal chance of getting their first dorm choice regardless of when their signed Res Halls contract is accepted (some U’s do a first come, first served dorm assignment, UW does not).