<p>so can seniors live on campus? i'd really prefer to. is this realistic? </p>
<p>if not, should i start looking for apts now for fall 2011?</p>
<p>My daughter signs her lease tomorrow for next year if that tells you anything.</p>
<p>pretty sure seniors are low man on the totem pole for lottery to get housing, especially if you live off campus already.</p>
<p>no i live in becker (west campus) now. so…is it worth waiting for housing to open up next year on campus (lwaiting for the lottery) or should i seriously look off campus? it’s just super inconvenient to live off campus and WAY more expensive.</p>
<p>The in-house lottery is in November, and if that doesn’t work out I’m sure you’ll still have time to find an apartment if necessary (I’m a sophomore right now and that’s my plan of action). Isn’t the assignment of lottery numbers totally random? It may not be typical for seniors to live on campus, but I didn’t think that would affect their lottery chances.</p>
<p>Well rising sophomores get housing before everyone else. then there is some kind of order after that. But if you are living on campus now, then that helps because if you live off campus and then try to come back on campus, you are at the bottom of the lottery pool.</p>
<p>I do know they do not have enough on campus housing, so getting housing as a junior or senior is very hit & miss. At least that is what I remember reading on this forum.</p>
<p>Probably a search on lottery here will give you more information about how it works. I remember a long thread about lottery last year.</p>
<p>Before the lottery in the spring, West Campus (and I think now Cascadilla and Sheldon Court as well - better double check that) has an in-house lottery for students currently living there. A certain percentage of rooms is reserved in each house for rising juniors and seniors, and the lottery takes place in November.</p>
<p>Then, sometime in March, another lottery occurs for the remaining rooms on campus, and it includes rising sophomores. Previously, rising seniors and rising juniors had first pick during that time, but this year rising sophomores will be going first.</p>
<p>So basically…first there’s the in-house lottery, and then there’s the “regular” lottery. For people currently living on West who want to stay on West, you may as well wait to see what happens in November.</p>
<p>ok sweet. b/c i’d love to live in west campus as a sr (weird i know, so i’ve read). but i like west and it’s really convenient.</p>
<p>i just don’t want to screw myself over by waiting to look for an off-campus apt if on-campus housing for seniors is going to be slim-to-none. i guess i will just wait for nov and see what happens.</p>
<p>This should answer some questions you might have</p>
<p><a href=“Housing | Student & Campus Life | Cornell University”>Housing | Student & Campus Life | Cornell University;
<p>you will like this part particularly.</p>
<p>“Rising juniors and rising seniors are not guaranteed housing, but spaces are reserved for those classes and rooms are almost always available for students who want them.”</p>
<p>I’ve been assuming that rising juniors and rising seniors have an equal shot at getting a decent lottery number for the in-house lottery…if that’s true, then I’d wait. A lot of people will be moving off campus, which increases your chances if you want to remain on West.</p>
<p>However, if rising seniors are at a disadvantage in the lottery, you <em>may</em> want to start looking…but I don’t think that’s the case.</p>
<p>at least in the in-house lottery last year it was totally random who got which number within the house. </p>
<p>I’m planning to stay on campus senior year…I’m not exactly sure how yet, but I will probably at least apply for an in-house lottery number. if I literally cannot get a room anywhere on campus then I will pout for a while and then start looking for somewhere (I feel like I have enough Cornell connections by this point that it would all end up OK.)</p>
<p>^ Thanks! Good to know. I’ll probably also want to remain on campus as a senior (if I can).</p>
<p>hopefully i can stay in the new west campus dorms</p>
<p>Doesn’t the in-house lottery only allow you to be placed into the dorm you’re already living in (i.e. Becker)? At least, I thought that’s how it works x]</p>
<p>oh that would be even better, i really like becker</p>
<p>actually living off campus is way cheaper than living on west. You save most of your money by cooking for yourself. I will spend less than 2 grand on food this year (12 months) but a meal plan costs about 4500 for only 9.5 months worth of food.</p>
<p>yeah but then you have to factor in utilities, heat, rent deposits, actual rent, etc.</p>
<p>^ live with me and andy… utilities included and it’s REALLY nice 
PM or text me if you want</p>
<p>I do factor that stuff in. I currently live off campus BECAUSE it is way cheaper than on campus. I really don’t know where you get the idea that living on campus is cheaper.</p>
<p>most of the apartments ive seen are like 900+ a month. </p>
<p>right now i pay like 950 a month for everything (room, internet, water, trash, utilities, ac) etc. in addition, living in campus i have furniture whereas off campus i would have to either purchase furniture (desk, bookcase, mattress, etc) which is $$$ or i can live in collegetown in one of the furnished apartments but those start at like 1000/month.</p>
<p>@hyperlite: Are you ONLY looking at like 312 College Ave or something?? The prices you quoted are definitely not typical. $900 a month is ridiculous for anything outside that complex/the VERY near vicinity. </p>
<p>My friends and I currently live in a house that’s fully furnished, plus heat, water, and trash included for $650/month. The only other things we pay are internet ($5/month) and electric ($15/month). You can definitely find better deals than that as well. Tboone is right, off campus is wayyy cheaper.</p>