Off-Campus Commuter Sign-Ups
Students are responsible for requesting housing for each semester of enrollment, and this is particularly important for off-campus commuting. Most students reserve off-campus for the subsequent Fall and/or Spring semesters during the Housing Selection event in April, held in Founders. Students may request off-campus according to the housing sign-up schedule (see Timeline and Deadlines; Housing Sign-Up Time). Off-campus commuting cannot be reserved as a group request; it may only be reserved for each individual.
Students must have written approval from Housing to reside off-campus. You should not make any rental commitments until Housing grants your request to live off-campus. We must limit the number of students who reside off-campus, and this limit is usually reached during the Housing Selection event in April. IMPORTANT: See Requirements for Commuters.
If you cannot attend the Housing Selection event in person, you should arrange for another student to select housing on your behalf at your sign-up time. See Proxy Authorizations.
When the off-campus limit is reached during the Housing Selection, Housing will start a waitlist. Students who wish to put their names on the waitlist(s) should reserve on-campus housing (as a back-up). For more information about off-campus commuting and the waitlists, see Off-Campus Commuting and Waitlists.
If you are successful in reserving off-campus as your housing assignment for one or both semesters, you must provide your residential location & phone number. The college requires this information in order to make immediate contact in the event of an emergency or other important circumstance. Sophomores are discouraged from considering off-campus because parking permits for sophomores are limited in number, and this can be especially difficult to manage. Securing approval to reside off-campus does not "improve" a student's chances for getting a parking permit.
As soon as we have 200 students approved to reside off-campus, we start the waitlist (for each semester separately). After housing sign-ups have concluded in April, any request to reside off-campus is put on the waitlist according to the date of the request. Class standing does not affect one's placement on the waitlist.