<p>Does anyone have any familiarity with the Housing Exemption process? I am applying for an exemption from the freshman live-on requirement due to medical circumstances. Does anyone know how lenient they are with the requirement, or how strict? Your insight is greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>A mom I met has a freshman daughter who was allowed to live in an on-campus apartment with several other girls who were celiac so that they could make sure that their food wasn’t contaminated. (Freshmen don’t usually have access to the apartment units.)</p>
<p>Oh that’s great to hear! I’m glad they seem to make accommodations.</p>
<p>But my medical condition isn’t physical; I’m filing due to mental illness. It’s entirely legitimate and I provided the University with two recommendation letters from my psychiatrist and my medical doctor, and have given them the option to view my medical records and to view the clinical testing done to arrive at this diagnosis. But although it is definitely legitimate, mental illness is often hard to prove and is often tossed aside because physical handicaps are easier to understand then mental ones. So I really don’t know what they’re going to do. Hopefully whoever is reviewing my application has some compassion, or an understanding of why mental illness makes it so difficult to cohabitate with others, especially in dorm settings.</p>
<p>I know that the possibility is there, because there are a lot of in-state students that petition to live at home. However, asu really wants students to live on campus to open doors, and to keep them safe. ASU is a bit of a party school, and they don’t really want freshmen living on their own.</p>
<p>They might offer you a single, but you might have to stay on campus. I read that you were applying to Barrett and Cronkite, which could be interesting because the dorms for each are about 10 miles apart (1 in Tempe and 1 downtown).</p>
<p>Here is some information about the Honors Program in the Downtown campus at ASU</p>
<p>[Barrett</a> Honors Barrett Across ASU](<a href=“Barrett, The Honors College | Arizona State University”>Barrett, The Honors College | Arizona State University)</p>
<p>Barrett Downtown is home to about 150 students and is poised to grow with this, the newest campus in the ASU system, located in Phoenix and at the very core of the Valley. Its academic programs – Journalism, Social Work, Recreation, Public Administration, Nursing, and Urban and Metropolitan Studies – have important links to the urban surroundings, and Barrett activities build on the synergy. The residential community in Taylor Place is at the heart of the campus and offers an urban living environment where students have easy access, not only to ASU facilities but also to Phoenix’s increasingly vibrant life. Beginning in December 2008, the new light rail will allow students to travel easily between the ASU Downtown and Tempe campuses, increasing opportunities for students at both campuses to take advantage of the offerings of our One College in many Places. Learn more about the ASU Downtown Campus.</p>
<p>Barret Dorms offer a variety of settings from single rooms, suites with shared bathroom or the traditional dorm setting. I would call the Residential Life Office to find out more information regarding exemptions.</p>
<p>Thanks for all the help guys! I was denied the exemption, so I don’t know whether or not I’ll be attending this coming year. If I do go, I’ll be living on the Honors floor in Taylor Place Downtown. Hopefully the single rooms will be available if I end up attending ASU.</p>
<p>I have heard that it is much easier to get exemption after you have lived in the dorm for a while. I know that I would not have had my financial exemption accepted at the beginning of the year, but after living on-campus for a semester it was accepted. In the beginning of the year, they want to get as many freshmen as possible in the dorms.</p>
Misophonia is not a mental illness, it’s a neurological disorder (a huge difference!) and there has been some success in treating it and stopping it. We know a kid who hasn’t had the shocks from Misophonia for a year now.
Google MisoKid for more information.