Guaranteed Housing???

Colleges and Universities A-Z Cornell University
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<p>First, i just want to make sure potential first-year students like me get guaranteed campus housing. So does that mean even if I submit the housing application after May 1 deadline I can still get a room on north campus? [from paper brochure: "First-year student housing app deadline--housing applications from first-year students must be postmarked or submitted online by May 1, 2005"]???</p>

<p>However, i'm not 100% certain i'll end up at Cornell with me being waitlisted at four top schools (Duke, Hopkins, WashU, Dartmouth) and full-ride at U of arizona. My final decision will likely be decided partially by Finaid office. I already sent the $400 and acceptance coupons. I'm willing to forfeit 400 in the even i go to one of the other 5 schools.</p>

<p>BUT the PROBLEM is as stated on the applyweb.com cornell bound page: "A non-refundable housing application fee of $50 will be billed to your university bursar account, along with your HOUSING CHARGES [emphasis added]."</p>

<p>Wait! does that mean if I send in my housing app. i'll have to pay $50 fee? that's nothing, compared to the $6080 price of the 2005-6 year's HOUSING CHARGEs to my bursar account at cornell. If i go to another school, don't tell me I'll have to end up with still paying a half-empty room's [[$6080]] housing fees for the entire years! I'll still have to settle the cornell account, paying of the bill of the $50 app fee , AND a year's worth of HOUSING CHARGES [emphasis]? !!? I sure dont wanna owe that much.</p>

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<p>come on , 9 ppl viewed this, and nothing? too bad it's weekend or i'd have asked housing office</p>

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<p>i doubt theyll charge you if you don't enroll at cornell</p>

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<p>hope that's true, since i'm propect. frosh, i'll have campus housing no matter what. i'll ask housing ppl on mon. they sure have quite a few contradictory statements there.</p>

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<p>You won't be billed for housing if you're not obtaining the service, i.e. you go to another school. They can't make you pay for something you won't use.</p>

<p>I believe they are trying to make the point that ontop of the housing you will have to pay for when you go to cornell, there is a $50 housing app fee, not that they'll charge you for housing if you apply for it and then don't attend.</p>

<p>Just a thought: wow...$50x3000 froshies, thats $150,000 in housing applications.</p>