<p>A housing number is the order in which you select housing. They do need a system, after all. So each class is done by number and you go into the housing office and they rush you through the selection as fast as they can. They have floorplans - for some of the old, small buildings, they have what look like old photocopies - but you don’t get a lot of time. </p>
<p>You get your number after the time you really need to decide about off campus but a rule of thumb is that a bad freshman number then leads to a good sophomore number. Another rule of thumb is that if you have advanced standing from AP credits and the like then you’ll have a better number. </p>
<p>With Stuvi, parts 1 and 2 both open, the upper classes are more comfortably housed than before and that seems to be helping the sophomores. StuVi is a better apartment than most kids will live in for years after they graduate. StuVi2 has some of the best views in the entire city. You pay more for the comfort.</p>
<p>If a person gets a bad room situation, there are a lot of ways to swap out. Those are detailed on the BU housing web site.</p>