For incomin freshmen, does date paying deposit affect housing selection?
Last year it did because Georgia Tech’s yield was much bigger than they expected. Tech had to put some students in lounges and with upperclassman and reported that the students who got these less than favorable housing situations were those who had deposited late in the process.
Yes it does. I know when DS was a freshman I deposited on the first day. Most kids around here do because they want to make sure they get their first choice dorm. BTW he and he friends did get their first choices. However if your son doesn’t care much which specific dorm he lives in then it doesn’t matter that much. I would try and deposit before the RD kids get their decisions if you can that way you know you have a good shot at the choices he picks.