<p>Just curious. Apparently it’s possible for the lottery to assign someone to a dorm which they had listed as a second choice ahead of someone who had selected that same dorm as a first choice, resulting in both getting their second choice. I have heard this from a couple of people and I am guessing that there is some kind of macro “happiness” maximization policy that prefers two 2s to a 1 and a 3. Does anyone know the exact sorting rules employed in the lottery?</p>