STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE

For Current Residents

StartingTues, Feb 1 @ 8:00 AM

Roommate Selection: Start setting up your roommates and suitemates on MyHousing.

Tue, March 22 @ 8:00 AM -Wed, March 23 @ 5:00 PM

Same Room Selection: This is your chance to claim your current room or else its up for grabs!

Thu, March 24 @ 8:00 AM -Fri, March 25 @ 5:00 PM

Same Suite/Apt Selection: If you want a different room within your suite/apt, get it now!

Mon, March 286:00 AM - 10:00 PM

Displaced: Residents who can’t claim their same room for next year. These residents will receive a letter/email.

Tue, March 29 @ 8:00 AM -Wed, March 30 @ 5:00 PM

New Room Lottery: 30+ Credit HoursYou must have 30+ credits completed to be eligible (does not count current semester)

Thu, March 31 @ 8:00 AM -Fri, April 1 @ 5:00 PM

New Room Lottery: All Other ResidentsGet online right away, rooms go fast!

Wed, April 6 @ 8:00 AM -Fri, April 8 @ 5:00 PM

Room Change Lottery: Change your room as often as you like during this time!

Mon, May 9 @ 8:00 AM -Thurs, June 30 @ 5:00 PM

Room Change Lottery: Includes returning and incoming residents.

Your First Decision: Which lottery is for me?

Choose your roommates, suite/apartment-mates! Review the Roommate Selection Guide Set up your “Roommate Group” (if you have one) prior to the

earliest lottery in which your group can participate. Make sure everyone in your group has mutually requested each

other so that you have a “fully matched” group. Make sure you all agree on a plan! Which building, who goes in

which room type within the suite, etc. Remember, anyone you confirm as a mutual roommate can

pull you in to a room!

Decide where you want to live If you are not choosing your Same Room…Plan ahead for at least a 1st, 2nd and 3rd choice!

For example:1st choice: North Avenue Suite Single

If they are all taken... Do I try for a North Ave Suite Double or a Grand Mesa Single?

2nd choice: Grand Mesa Single What if they are all taken as well?

3rd choice: Monument Double

TWO MAIN STEPS

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You cannot pull roommates into your room or suite during the Same Room Process because that would take away another resident’s right to have first dibs on their room.

Choosing Your Same RoomIf you choose to select your Spring assignment for the

upcoming academic year during the Same Room Lotteryyou cannot have roommate requests. You will get an error:

Choosing Your Same Suite/ApartmentIf you choose to select a space within your Spring suite or

apartment for the upcoming academic year during the Same Suite/Apartment Lottery. . .

Be aware of your roommate requests.

You cannot have more roommate requests than the total available spaces in your suite or apartment.

For example, if you are in an 8-person Grand Mesa suite and only 6 spaces are available after the same room lottery, you plus your roommates cannot equal more than 6 in order to select your suite.

However, you can have less than 6. You do not have to fill every bed. Also, if you have a friend in your roommate group who is assigned before you select, that roommate will not be counted in your total.

Choosing a New RoomIf you choose to select a new room, suite or apartment for the

upcoming academic year during one of the New Room Lotteries. . .

Be aware of your roommate requests.

You plus your roommates cannot be greater than the total available spaces in the room, suite or apartment that you would like to select.

Examples:

You will not be shown any Tolman double rooms if you have more than one roommate request.

You will not be shown any Monument suites if you have more than three roommate requests.

If, after the previous lotteries, there are four (or less) beds left in any Grand Mesa suite you won’t be able to see any spaces in Grand Mesa if you plus your roommates is greater than four.

All Room Selection is Online via MyHousing

within on the College Life tabUSERNAME

Your MAVzone usernameis normally the first letter

of your first name followed by the

first seven letters of your last name.

To look up your username,go to the Campus Directoryand use the search function.

Your username is the text in front of the

@ in your email address.

Trouble? Call the IT Help Desk, 970.248.2111.

This box has yourRoom Selection Lotteries, including start/end times.

To set up your roommate group, go to the Room Selection menu and

click Roommate Selection

Please see theRoommate Selection Guide

for more information on setting up your roommate group

ROOMMATE SETUP BASICS

Make sure you read and understand the contract.Your online agreement to the contract

is legally binding.

ROOMMATE SETUP BASICS

When you click on the Room Selection menu,the first thing you will do is accept the

Housing & Dining Contract before continuing

ROOMMATE SETUP BASICS

Search for your roommates here.If your roommate does not currently live

on campus or has not applied for housing, you will not be able to add

them yet.

As soon as you add a roommate,that student will receive an email

notification on their MSC email account.

ROOMMATE SETUP BASICS

If you have a pending request, you will be able to Decline or Confirm here.

When you Add, Delete, Confirm or Decline a Roommate Request, the

student will receive a noticeon their MSC email.

ROOMMATE SETUP BASICS

Remember:You must have a

fully matched group before you

can choose a room!

You can see which roommates are

unmatched in your roommate group

CHOOSING A ROOM

When your lottery is activated

the text will be RED on your Overview.

To choose your room,go to the menu on the left,

hover over “Room Selection” and click“Select a Room/Suite”

CHOOSING A ROOM

If you are eligible for more than one lottery at the same time, you will need to select the lottery in which

you want to participate.

Remember, once you participate in one lottery, you will be removed from

the other lotteries!

“Roommate Selection Only”is not a room selection lottery.

Depending on your lottery, you may have an opportunity to filter the available rooms by Specific Hall.

To see all rooms across campus, just leave this filter as (any) and click “Find Available Rooms”

CHOOSING A ROOM

CHOOSING A ROOM

Floor Plan: Click Floor Plan to view the layout of the rooms on that floor.Floor plans are also available on the Housing website, www.mesastate.edu/housing, just click on Residence Halls or Apartments then on the link to the individual building.

LIST OF AVAILABLE ROOMS

Select Room:Click Select Room to place just yourself or to place you and one roommate (if it is a double with two open beds).

Select Suite:Look at the Suite # then at the Rooms within that Suite. You can see how many doubles and/or singles are open within a suite to make sure it works for your group.

CHOOSING A ROOM

Once you hit Submit Room Selection, this will be yourpermanent assignment for the upcoming academic year

(as well as the permanent assignment of any roommates you place).Remember, there are no room changes until the Room Change Lottery.

Now that you have selected your suite, simply place each mutually requested roommate into the rooms of the suite.

Make sure you place your friends in the spaces you

agreed on!

CHOOSING A ROOM

FINAL CONFIRMATION

Here is the screen you will see once your room

selection is complete.

You and your roommates will receive an email

confirmation on your MSC accounts.

All information will be immediately displayed on

your MyHousing Overview.

If you do not see this screen or your info on MyHousing Overview,

please contact the Housing Office right away.

Your new assignment will show up on your MyHousing Overview

immediately.

CHOOSING A ROOM

Wednesday, April 6 @ 8:00 AM– Friday, April 8 @ 5:00 PM

Everyone who chose a room can participate.

Go into MyHousing often to view available rooms –the room choices will change frequently.

If you see one you like better, you can choose the new room and automatically drop your old room.

Change as many times as you like.

You cannot pull roommates in with you during this lottery –each student must complete their own room change.

You can change rooms throughout the summer the same way(May 9 – June 30), but you will be in the lottery with incoming students.

ROOM CHANGE LOTTERY

The list of available rooms you will be shown is limited to what you and/or your roommate group fit into and are eligible for . . .

If you have a total of four people in your roommate group, you will only be shown suites & apartments where there are at least four available spaces

Males will be shown male roomsFemales will be shown female roomsNon-freshman will be shown apartments

If you feel you should be eligible for a room typethat you do not see displayed, please call or email the Housing Office and we will determine your eligibility

(970.248.1536, housing@mesastate.edu)

A Few Important Notes!

Handling Roommates &Room Selection Scenarios

Have a plan A, B and C Decide with your roommates what you will do if

no 4-person apartments are left in Walnut Ridge (etc).For example, will you break up into two groups of two

and try to get apartments near one another? During room selection, you can delete or add

roommate requests at any time. Remember that your requested roommate(s) will

receive an email each time you add or delete them!

What if I don’t know anyone?That’s OK, too!

If you do not have someone in mind that you would like as a roommate, focus on choosing the best available room.

Once you pick your room, you will immediately have roommate and/or suitemate contact information available on your MyHousing Overview.

Get in touch with your roommatesEmail, Call, Facebook - whatever is best for you!

You’re done! Now what?

Once your room is selected,

it will be your permanent assignment

for the upcoming academic yearUnless you choose to participate in the Room Changes Lottery mentioned previously

Congratulations! Questions?

Email: housing@mesastate.edu Call: 970.248.1536 Instant Message: MSCRoomSelect

Via AOL Instant Messenger

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