<p>Singles first round:</p>
<p>Number of Applicants: 1,115
Number of Spaces: 248</p>
<p>The final eligible student had 79.5 Credits Earned and Lottery # 3096. </p>
<p>Thanks, captainconfused. </p>
<p>What do you think our chances of getting into: Livi Apartments and Easton Ave Apartments are? We have 4 upcoming sophmores and lottery is 47.</p>
<p>I think you may have a shot at Easton. You could also try Rockoff or Cook apartments if you really want an apartment situation as they fill up last.</p>
<p>Not Livi though: last year every all senior group got in regardless of lottery number. I think some groups got in if they had (2 seniors and 2 juniors) or (3 seniors and 1 sophomore). </p>
<p>For all sophomores, you can try for Livi and Easton apartments, but realize you are probably going to end up in a suite. Let us know how you do.</p>
<p>vitro another thing you might want to try is to apply as 2 sets of doubles for Livi. You can apply for doubles and a quad at the same time. Last year I don’t think they filled up doubles or triples at first because not enough people applied for them. Most people apply as quads.</p>
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<p>Yeah apply for any apartment you’d want to live in, and definitely fill out doubles for Livi (split your group into 2 doubles). If you don’t get anything, you still have first choice of suites. If you do get something, it’s not yours until you select a unit.</p>
<p>With a group of 4 rising sophomores, you have ZERO chance of getting Livi Apartments or Easton Ave. Last year you needed a group of two rising juniors and two rising seniors for Livi and for Easton it was 4 rising juniors. It may be possible for one of the farther Cook apartments (like Starkey) with an all sophomore group and your lottery number. but I would not bank on that. Get another two sophomores and have your first pick of suites with your absurdly good number or get your first pick at doubles on either College Ave or Livingston. </p>
<p>Rhetorical I generally agree, but no harm in trying. </p>
<p>As I said, last year they didn’t have enough applicants for doubles and triples in Livi. I would apply as doubles for Livi, just in case. Use the two lowest numbers. Your number wouldn’t have even mattered last year as not enough people requested/accepted doubles assignments.</p>
<p>And if you don’t get an apartment, so what? You still have a great number for suites and I guarantee that you will be able to find 2 people last minute to fill up your group for suites if you need to. Suite groups apply after apartment selection has finished.</p>
<p>My son said that last year the lowest group number that qualified for Livi was 14 (so 2 senior 2 junior or 3 senior 1 sophomore).</p>
<p>To my knowledge, the Livi doubles and triples were given only to groups of rising seniors and with low lottery numbers. I mean it doesn’t hurt to try, but in all honesty it’s just a waste. You’d hate to see a group with a double digit lottery number not get decent housing. They really should be thinking suites or doubles right now. Livi or Easton Ave is a pipe dream. I had multiple friends last year try to play the apartments game and got screwed when their group ended up splitting at the last minute. Rather not offer false hope.</p>
<p>I feel like I have unnecessarily upset Rhetorical, so I have compiled this info for vitro to digest:</p>
<p>vitro for your information-</p>
<p>This is what happened last year:</p>
<p>Easton Ave Apts</p>
<p>Number of students who applied: 3018
Number of Available Apartments: 122</p>
<p>The final eligible group had 13 Seniority Points and a lowest lottery # of 278.</p>
<p>Livi Apts</p>
<p>For the Livi 4 Bedroom Apts the final eligible group in the second round had 14 points and a lowest # of 1972.</p>
<p>Livi Triples: General Statistics
Number of 3-Bedroom Apartment Applicants: 1082
Number of Available 3-Bedroom Apartments: 25</p>
<p>The final eligible group had 12 Seniority Points and a lowest lottery # of 1106.</p>
<p>Livi Doubles: “The final eligible group for the Livingston 2 bedroom apartments had 8 Seniority Points and a lowest lottery # of 1308. It looks like we had a number of groups choose to not select, so we should have a large second round on Monday for the two and three bedroom apartments.” (probably went to all senior groups)</p>
<p>Busch</p>
<p>Busch first round:
Number of students who applied: 2536
Number of Available Apartments: 236</p>
<p>The final eligible group had 12 Seniority Points and a lowest lottery # of 2,387.</p>
<p>Your best bet would be Cook or Rockoff apartments.</p>
<p>The cutoff for Busch Suites for Fall 2013 was 810 with maximum reverse seniority points. (so that was an unexpectedly low cutoff) In other words, fill your group in order to get a Busch suite. 6 sophs with a 47 lottery number would have priority selection.</p>
<p>Hope this helps </p>
<p>:)>- </p>
<p>My son’s group has 5 rising Juniors and a lowest lottery ticket in the 9000’s so they gave up hope and are looking to live off campus. Do you think they have any hope of getting an apartment of a suite??</p>
<p>Oh I’m not upset rualum haha sorry if I came off that way. Thanks for finding all that info!</p>
<p>@mytwosons. I can’t see them even being close to getting a suite based on last year. For apartments, they will probably be able to get Cook, but that would be for only 4 people. If they do want to try for off campus, they should really be searching now because people have been signing leases for next year since last semester. Options are going to be limited very soon.</p>
<p>As an aside, Rockoff Hall is actually not part of the lottery system anymore. It is now off-campus housing still geared towards Rutgers students but not university owned.</p>
<p>Ah forgot about Rockoff. </p>
<p>Yes search now for off campus housing. Otherwise they will probably end up in doubles. Not the worst if you want to stay on campus. I agree that they will not get a suite with those stats. Cook is most likely, for 4 people. </p>
<p>Last year, some people were put on the waitlist, but as far as I know, everyone eventually got housing.</p>
<p>Another thing they could do, if they don’t mind breaking up, is to search the Rutgers housing fb page, ‘class of’ fb pages, and Rutgers Roommate Gateway.</p>
<p><a href=“https://rutgers.roommategateway.com/user/default.aspx”>https://rutgers.roommategateway.com/user/default.aspx</a> </p>
<p>Use a junk email for this site, as my son got spammed by a person or 2. He did find some roommates on there though, and things worked out well.</p>
<p>It is easier to find a group with a better number as a single (or even a double), and if there are other seniors in the group, he might get better housing. </p>
<p>If your numbers are bad you have to be motivated to look for roommates. It may not be the situation you wanted, but you can get something if you keep looking. Groups are reorganizing all the time. </p>
<p>I think it stinks that juniors get shut out like that. Really, the system should be all seniority. Why mix it up like they do?</p>
<p><a href=“http://ruoffcampus.rutgers.edu/”>http://ruoffcampus.rutgers.edu/</a></p>
<p>The only reasoning I can see behind not making it all based on seniority is that it would be strange to guarantee all freshmen on campus housing and then one year later make them last in line for housing and possibly force them off campus. Some group has to get the short end of the stick, and many students who end up going off campus usually start their junior year anyway.</p>
<p>At least the old lottery system put all students on an even playing field, albeit at the cost of great uncertainty every year on where you will be living.</p>
<p>Yeah, someone from housing did say that they didn’t want to force freshmen off campus. But I don’t think it is that they won’t get housing at all, they just will have to be in doubles for another year. They had a wait list last year but I’m sure everyone got assigned in the end. </p>
<p>They have a suite now and refuse to go back to a dorm. They left a small deposit on one and will most likely sign a lease at the end of the month, but hoping they find something better and cheaper. Thank you both for all your help!! </p>
<p>See that’s the problem with sophomores getting suites: it’s hard to go backwards. </p>
<p>Yes, keep looking. Also check the Rutgers housing fp page (not allowed to post link) because sometimes people are looking for small groups to fill a house. </p>
<p>If I were you, I would go look at the house myself before he makes a commitment. Rentals in New Brunswick are highly variable. <a href=“New Brunswick, 08901 Crime Rates and Crime Statistics - NeighborhoodScout”>The page you were looking for doesn't exist (404);
I did not post that map to scare anyone, just to show you that all areas are not really ‘equal’ safety-wise. </p>
<p>I don’t love this area of NB but it’s an option if you need to be off-campus and you aren’t finding anything decent. <a href=“http://www.rockoffapartments.com/”>SoCam 290 | Student Apartments New Brunswick;
<p>Told my son about it and said it is very expensive and, like you said, he does not like the area. They found something for less and only 9 month contract. </p>
<p>9 month off campus contract? That’s actually very good especially if you don’t wanna be living here over the summer. I agree though, Rockoff isn’t that great of an area. Not that any area in New Brunswick outside of between College Ave and Easton is that great honestly.</p>