<p>Thank you for contacting our office. Housing for incoming Freshman is not based on a first come first serve basis. All completed applications received by June 1st will have the same priority.</p>
<p>That’s what the housing person told me. I’m guessing it isn’t first come first serve for upperclassmen which is why it’s confusing, But for all incoming freshmen, it is.</p>
<p>Well upperclassmen have to meet deadlines to get reconsidered for housing. Lol. Idk. It is a bit confusing butttt! Freshmen definitely get random selection… a lottery type thing.</p>
<p>It’s random, but you get a randomized picking number your later years. And if you’re signing up as a group, you get priority. So it’s sort of FCFS after frosh, but not really.</p>
<p>UHall and Third North should be your first choices.
Third North is the most social of the dorms.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t ever pick Founders, tbh. It has large bedrooms and it’s newer but I see zero advantages beyond that. Third North is better in almost every way.</p>
<p>The fifteen minute walk you’d have to do from UHall and 3N does suck sometimes, but it’s still only fifteen minutes. I guess if you value ten minutes of sleep THAT much, you can pick Hayden.</p>
<p>Also there’s a Dunkin Donuts in UHall that accepts meal swipes, so there’s an advantage, too. Perfect for using up leftover meal swipes on Saturday (which you’ll probably have) or for a quick breakfast. </p>
<p>Honestly, though. Third North or UHall.</p>
<p>Also: Housing used to be first come; first served. It’s not anymore. If you put in your housing deposit by the due date, you have an equal shot.</p>
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<p>Really? This is a seismic shift from 4 years ago, where we had the most social floor in the tower and ran away with that title with a mere 3 rooms interacting.</p>