Hi! I am debating between a few schools and will not be able to make my final decision until they release information about scholarships (I have heard that it will not be released until March or April). I want to live in the KLLC if I attend iu but know the rooms go quickly. Is there a way I can still secure a spot but not be 100% committed? How does housing work if you do not know what college you want to attend? Do you just have to wait and decide or is there some way to secure it? Thank you!
You can pay the housing deposit when it opens ($200 on 2/1). You are not required to make the enrollment deposit and commit to IU in order to apply for housing. That said, the $200 housing deposit is non-refundable if you end up going elsewhere. I believe housing assignments aren’t announced until June.
You have to apply to live in the KLLC, so even paying a housing deposit will not guarantee you a spot. There is an application deadline- find out what that is and use that as your guide.
KLLC prospective students, please be aware of the housing situation that occurred this fall. 35% of Foster and McNutt dorms had a mold problem. There is a massive remediation effort going on and over 200 students have been displaced. Many KLLC. If you have an underlying health condition or autoimmune disorder, I would advise a different location. Please ask lots of questions before applying.
There is a separate application/admissions process for the KLLC. I believe you have to submit your IU enrollment deposit before your KLLC application would even be considered. It is competitive and there is often a wait list after those who are admitted are notified. You may not hear of the KLLC admissions decision until Summer time. Please monitor ongoing mold situation in several freshman dorms, including the buildings that currently house the KLLC. Be sure you are getting accurate information and choose housing strategically. There is also an additional housing fee if you enroll and live in the KLLC. A student does not have to be Kelley Direct Admit to apply for the KLLC. Best of luck to you with your decisions!
Admission into the KLLC is based on the application not how soon you officially enroll. That being said, just watch out for any deadlines they have posted, cause then that would be what matters. As for the mold, because of the incident, everyone, including those that were not affected, got $3000, an air purifier in their room, free laundry/dry cleaning service, free cleaning of tech items, and the list could go on. The building is operated by RPS and the KLLC is only in charge of the additional benefits of the community, not the housing.
By “everyone” who did you mean? All KLLC members this year? The $3,000 is a Mold Scholarship (housing) that altered some student’s financial aid once it was posted. “List could go on” means? Ongoing medical bills are being reimbursed as well. Your post suggests that there were some compensations for the mold disruption which is true but many students are either still temporarily displaced or hoping for re-assignment, and resolution of academic issues that resulted from the disruptions. Thanks for the clarification on the additional KLLC membership fee.
All students living in Foster and McNutt received the $3000 whether or not they were affected by the mold. I believe the additional housing fee for the KLLC was $100. KLLC is only in McNutt, there are 6 different buildings in McNutt, with 5 floors in each building. KLLC has 3 of the six buildings, all in the north part of McNutt. My son loves McNutt, he really enjoys living in the KLLC, he became instant friends with everyone on his floor right away because they move in sooner than the general move in day to do things as part of the KLLC, although any student can move in early for $40/day I think. Like someone else said not everyone in KLLC is a direct admit or even a business major. My son found out he was accepted into the KLLC at the end of May, I think he found out before regular housing assignments were sent out. He paid his housing deposit in the middle of March.
Do you know if the mold issue has been solved or will be resolved by next year? @dragonlady62 @MomofLAA @FutureUniversity
Seeing as the problem occurred in 2017 and 2018 I would encourage students to have those conversations about mold for 2019-20. There are currently many rooms uninhabitable despite multiple remediations. As a parent of a current student in those dorms I am very interested in what IU intends to do to protect future classes from this fiasco.
Time out. 80-90% of the rooms are clean with no mold. The measurements are all online. Unfortunately, the affected dorms are old (like haven’t been rehabed in 30 years). They needed to be re-done years ago. Hopefully, they’ll get in and put new hvac systems in place to combat the problem.
Unfortunately students have now documented mold after returning to campus from Thanksgiving break. Their room moldSCORES were green, yet mold was growing on items under their bed. When students report mold they are blamed for the problem. IU will no longer talk to parents. This university has gambled with the lives and health of our students but don’t want to hear from the parents??? Seriously WTH? Delivered a robust healthy student athlete in August only to have this university contaminate her health in ways we never could have imagined thanks to the mold filled dorms some unlucky students get placed in.
your momma…Not sure about your information. Those scores are an assurance of something, but perhaps not what you are implying or hoping. As matter of fact we cannot know for sure if the testing apparatus was placed right at the output of the air scrubber air purifier machines placed in the rooms or where those air spore samples were taken from. Unless videotape was taken of the process in each room. Talking to qualified certified mold remediation specialists not paid by IU and also consulting with the State of Indiana Health Dept. has revealed that accurate mold spore testing consists of testing the air in multiple locations in a room (inside the large deep dark upper old wooden cabinets in these rooms or under the beds would have been good) as well as physical swabbing of horizontal and vertical surfaces. IU elected to purchase well over 3,000 air purifiers and placed them in the dorm rooms. As a pre-requisite to testing they demanded that the students keep the units running on high speed 24/7, or no testing would be done. Industry standards suggest the air should be stagnant for a minimum of 12-24 hours prior to this testing. If you had access to the photos and testimonies that we have from fellow parents and students, as well as following the testing and reporting on rooms, you would realize that many rooms have had mold spore test results that continue to increase despite remediation and also there are rooms with low reports in the green zone where physically visible mold continues to grow on desks, shoes and under beds where students are living and sleeping. Also, those reports and charts you are seeing online have rooms missing. So the assertion that 80-90% of dorm rooms are safe is less than accurate as not all rooms are even listed yet. Air purifiers like these are designed for use in homes without a massive mold infestation and are not designed to be run on high 24/7. They do alter the mold spore count in the air and it depends where the testing apparatus is placed at time of testing. They do not remediate a room nor do they remove mold spores from surfaces, curtains, carpet or belongings in a room.
The mold problem has not been resolved. As a matter of fact each day on our dedicated FB page we are learning of new rooms just newly being reported with mold in other dorm buildings such as the Teter buildings and now Ashton as well. Also we are seeing reports each day of new rooms being designated as uninhabitable and students being notified they must move to either a lounge or an apartment location miles away from campus within days. And finals are about to begin. Given the fact that the University seems to be unable to determine why some rooms continue to have elevated mold counts making them uninhabitable and also why some rooms keep coming back with higher and higher counts despite multiple remediations, it does not seem likely this issue will be resolved any time soon. The uninhabitable rooms are not isolated to just one of the 14 impacted buildings or even to just one floor, but rather are spread throughout some locations. The online registration housing portal for returning students was shut down indefinitely as of October 15, 2018, so it’s anyone’s guess as to what the housing options will be for freshman or any student on campus next academic year. When you select housing at IU as a freshman, you are only allowed to specify a choice of neighborhood on campus with no guarantee. Within neighborhoods are several old unrenovated dorms (some without AC) including some of these impacted buildings, as well as partially or majorly renovated dorms and some newer buildings. You can apply to an LLC but space is limited in those and the application process is separate and there is no guarantee of admission to those. A potential applicant can try to obtain information about where a specific LLC will be located in the coming academic year. Notice of acceptance varies and is usually sometime in the Summer. If you intend to room with a specific person, they also would have to apply to and be accepted by the LLC. Hope this info is helpful as you weigh your options. If you google We are IU and a building you are interested in you may be able to find some student blogs about what it is like to live in certain buildings but those posts might be a few years old. Best of luck to you!
@yourmommaNot sure about your information. Measurements are NOT ALL online. Reports are missing or have been removed and not all rooms are even listed in all the impacted dorms although all have received testing except for rooms with mold in the 3 Teter buildings and now Ashton as well.
Those scores are an assurance of something, but perhaps not what you are implying or hoping. As matter of fact we cannot know for sure if the testing apparatus was placed right at the output of the air scrubber air purifier machines placed in the rooms or where those air spore samples were taken from. Unless videotape was taken of the process in each room. Talking to qualified certified mold remediation specialists not paid by IU and also consulting with the State of Indiana Health Dept. has revealed that accurate mold spore testing consists of testing the air in multiple locations in a room (inside the large deep dark upper old wooden cabinets in these rooms or under the beds would have been good) as well as physical swabbing of horizontal and vertical surfaces. IU elected to purchase well over 3,000 air purifiers and placed them in the dorm rooms. As a pre-requisite to testing they demanded that the students keep the units running on high speed 24/7, or no testing would be done. Industry standards suggest the air should be stagnant for a minimum of 12-24 hours prior to this testing. If you had access to the photos and testimonies that we have from fellow parents and students, as well as following the testing and reporting on rooms, you would realize that many rooms have had mold spore test results that continue to increase despite remediation and also there are rooms with low reports in the green zone where physically visible mold continues to grow on desks, shoes and under beds where students are living and sleeping. Also, those reports and charts you are seeing online have rooms missing. So the assertion that 80-90% of dorm rooms are safe is less than accurate as not all rooms are even listed yet. Air purifiers like these are designed for use in homes without a massive mold infestation and are not designed to be run on high 24/7. They do alter the mold spore count in the air and it depends where the testing apparatus is placed at time of testing. They do not remediate a room nor do they remove mold spores from surfaces, curtains, carpet or belongings in a room.
I just head a rumor that Foster and McNutt will not be offered as housing options for the 2019-2020 school year? Does this mean the KLLC will be relocated or there will not be one at all? @dragonlady62 @MomofLAA @FutureUniversity
It’s not a rumor. Their renovations will be expedited. But I would wait before panic sets in. No way this is actually going to happen. Where are all the kids going to stay? It’s a knee jerk reaction to the situation. You can’t displace that many incoming freshman.
Both complexes lend themselves to a phased rehab. Foster is several buildings. Some of the smaller ones could be done first, maybe even over the summer. Mcnutt has two separate sides that could be done separately.
Not sure if they will be able to relocate the kllc. They have several classroom type areas as well.
It’s a bit of a mess right now. Give it time to sort out. Hopefully they can spend break coming up with a real plan.
Thank you so much for all of that helpful information! I will keep waiting and hoping 
@yourmomma
Would appreciate feedback from other parents on what they are going to do for dorm situation especially if you want to be in KLLC? Any news on that? Thank you.
@yourmomma just for clarification purposes, are you saying that you don’t think Foster and Mcnutt will be closed for the 2019-2020 year? Just wondering because it’s been reported in the newspaper that they will be and was just trying to see if you had some inside info. Thanks.