<p>No, Jewels....Honors students are in the same boat. Will most likely get housing for sophomore year, but not guaranteed after Freshman year, I don't think. Older D is interviewing to stay in the Language House (St. Mary's) for her 3rd year, but several of her old Denton friends are planning to live in the Commons apts on campus. The whole dorm housing thing is a lottery system, and as far as I can tell, makes sense to the kids on campus, but is totally confusing to parents! Haha, by the time they go through it, they don't need us anymore! The housing process starts this month for those students who are already on campus. Having a low priority number is golden!</p>
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The housing process starts this month for those students who are already on campus. Having a low priority number is golden!
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Tell me more! I'm wondering where my S will be living next year.</p>
<p>I'm wondering how that would work out for students that receive the full scholarship that includes housing for 4 years.</p>
<p>Jewels, B/K scholars are guaranteed housing all four years. They told us yesterday. You're good.</p>
<p>Gina,
Thanks! I wonder if the "guaranteed housing" means Honors housing for four years or housing of your choosing on campus.</p>
<p>oregonianmom....I'll have to defer to a current UMD student to explain...it's way beyond me. If students want to stay in the same dorm, it's fairly easy (but usually freshmen are ready to move some place new), but if they're looking to change, then the priority numbers become very important. That's as far as I can reliably explain!!!</p>
<p>The way it works is that every student is assigned priority points based on the number of semesters they have lived on campus and the amount of credits they have earned (1 point for every twelve credits earned IN COLLEGE). More points gets you a better (lower) priority number. For students with the same number of points (i.e. almost everyone), numbers are assigned randomly (within the given range for those points).</p>
<p>Then there are housing meetings for the resident communities (North Hill, Ellicott, Cambridge, South Hill, etc.) for new residents. There are also separate meetings for students who wish to stay in the same building in which they currently live. Students line up by priority number and pick rooms out of the available ones. If they have friends who want to live with them, all the friends line up with the person who has the best number. </p>
<p>Sounds very confusing, but like the dining plans, it's easier in practice than in words.</p>
<p>Thanks, I knew you would do better than I did!</p>
<p>if you comfirm housing but later decides to not got to UMD, do you have to write a written statement canceling the housing arrangements? and if so when?</p>
<p>actually somebodynew, from what I understand, its all going to be online this yaer, which sounds way more confusing :( but so now instead of meetings, you list ur friends online, and then you all get a certain time to log on, according to your number... I'm not sure, i feel like meetings would've been easier, but I guess online will be better in the long run..</p>
<p>And for kids wondering about BK, you do get guaranteed housing, what happened 4 my friends brother, his freshman year he was in Denton, second year.. actually now I don't know where he was, but now, he's a junior and he's in courtyards, and UMD is paying his courtyards rent. :) so ur still guaranteed housing, but at least 4 him, he isn't staying on campus all 4 years.</p>
<p>Thanks Moll,</p>
<p>DS has also said the same thing in talking to others, which is very cool! This would mean should he receive the full B/K scholarship, his room and board would be covered for 4 years whether it is on campus or off.</p>
<p>Are ALL of the beds in the dorms regular size twin? My son is 6'5" and literally won't fit on one. Can he bring an XL twin? Request a room with a longer bed? Anything?</p>
<p>^Pax, he can request an XL bed. Otherwise, it would be standard twin length.</p>
<p>whsgraduate09 - "if you comfirm housing but later decides to not got to UMD, do you have to write a written statement canceling the housing arrangements? and if so when?"</p>
<p>So, from what mollterp says, you have to cancel it online. Correct?
I'm positive that you have to cancel before May 1st as well?</p>
<p>I was just confirming my housing and didn't realize dining plan was included. Anyone know if I can change my dining plan before the school year starts if I change my mind?</p>
<p>same question here about the dining plan. my D and I were all set to do the housing thing because we figured that didn't take much though. But then we realize you were doign the dining plan too and that seems very complicated at Maryland. So, we wanted to take more time to think about that, and really we only wanted to think about it if we decided she was going to attend. So, we were wondering if we would be able to change it later too.</p>
<p>Actually something says you can change it the first weeks in the semester so I'm pretty sure you're not stuck with it.
I thought the housing form would have an actual request for dorms.</p>
<p>Unanswered questions still D:
"So, from what mollterp says, you have to cancel it online. Correct?
I'm positive that you have to cancel before May 1st as well?"</p>
<p>@ginab591, so you CAN change your meal plan the first weeks in the semester.
Does this also mean you can change who your roommate preference is?</p>
<p>I don't know for sure, but I would think it's much harder, since you're now moving people around.
Plus the roommate questions are just smoker, neat, what time you go to bed, and whether or not you study in your room, so I doubt any of those answers would change.</p>
<p>Justin, you <em>can</em> switch roommates. There are some hoops to jump through, but it can be done. My son changed rooms within the first month.</p>