S got his housing selection time slot today. Hopefully he gets the room he wants.
** Advice for future students! ** If you find a roommate ahead of time be sure to ** mutually request and accept each other ** in the portal system. My S found a potential roommate on the system. They have clicked really well. They even made arrangements on who will buy the microwave, fridge, printer, etc. My son formally requested him and he accepted. THEN they learned that S’s friend needed to also request my S and for him to accept. So now all their communications and planning may go out the window if they are not able to get each other as roommates.
I could certainly think of worse problems but I just think it’s annoying that ONE request and ONE acceptance isn’t enough. Oh well.