Hello my daughter was admitted and accepted. We went to apply for student housing but it said she did not have “the credentials for this page”. I’m assuming ( I hope) that is because you CAN"T apply until 2/1. Does anyone have any other info? Is there a way to apply now? Thanks
I emailed them because that happened to me and they said it takes a while for your idetikey to be granted access to the housing page. It took about two days then it took me to the portal. But, we still own’t have access to the actual application till 2/1
okay thanks
Does anyone have suggestions regarding housing for a psychology major? It looks like some of the dorms are off campus and require a bus ride to central campus. That sounds undesirable. Any input?
Some people really like living in Williams Village (the dorms that are a bus ride away), but I want to live on main campus. Have you looked at RAPs yet? You might find a great fit in one of those.
The majority of rooms are in Willie Villie. Kittredge is good for business and engineering. The dorms on campus are the older ones. Nice, but older style.
Can anyone help me compare and contrast Farrand, Libby, Sewall, and Willard?
@collegemom111111 Sewell is near the rec center and further away from the other dorms. Libby, Farrand, and Willard are fairly close together, and about the same age. Farrand is the biggest. Honestly, the biggest difference is the RAPs. Did you have a chance to look into the different RAP programs? I believe that each of the dorms you mentioned has a RAP program except for Willard.
Thanks! What are the pros and cons of being in a RAP?
I’m curious about RAP too. Also, I know this may sound ridiculous, but when we toured Boulder in August students were just moving in and it was a HOT day. Do any of the dorms have AC, and if not, is that an issue?
The RAPs have faculty families and a lot more oversight and usually, but not always, more serious students.
A student can live in some RAPs for all four years, although few choose to do that. CU Boulder dorms have a variety of stuff going on, from drunk students setting off fire alarms at 3 am, when there is no fire,
and dumping the entire dorm outdoors for an hour while they check out the building, and other normal college stuff. RAPS avoid that sort of thing for the most part.
RAPs may have a class required, that is taught in the dorm instead of in a classroom. So its a bonding experience
to some extent. RAPS make it a bit easier to make friends if your student is from out of state. And still are very desirable for instate students who have lots of friends with them at CU.
As far as air conditioning, I would not worry about it. Its just not that bad, but some rooms will not have great cross ventilation.
Williams Village has been renovated and include two high rise buildings, located on Baseline Road and 30th. I walk from there to campus all the time, but it is a bit of a trek, There are some RAPs located inside Williams Village now too.
Its easy to catch buses and/or buy a bike and easy to get around Boulder without a car.
Since there is so much off campus housing, most students move off after freshman year, so don’t sweat the nine month freshman dorm selection, it will be over before you know it. Its just not that critical at all, although roommates can make things difficult, that can happen in the best and the oldest dorm, unless your student has someone in mind to room with, its random at every college, who the student ends up with for freshman year. It often works out just fine.
@stardustmom Colorado has a lot of variability in summer and winter weather. Snow can fall from September to May but that really is not much of a problem at all, because it melts so quickly on
the front range and even in Boulder, which has a bit more snow than Denver most years.
. Colorado has so much sunshine that a large majority
of regular suburban roads are NEVER PLOWED EVER. Yes, we just ride our trucks on top of the snow and its gone in a day. 
I was shocked when I got to Colorado about road plowing but it works out fine. All highways and major roads
are plowed quickly. Snow days are not really that common, as we handle snow really well here, but with faculty commuting from Longmont, Superior etc, there are some difficulties commuting into Boulder if one lives outside
the city.
Its not all that hot most summers, but its way hotter than the east coast, oven hot in July. August it will
already be cooling off some, but yes, can be pretty darn hot. We get plenty of days over 90 degrees in July
and August. June almost never has snow. May it WILL snow once for certain. Melt in a half day or less.
I used to live (off campus) down near Willie Villlie and I walked to campus every day, and all my classes were on the far side. You go to Colorado for the great outdoors, so take a little hike to class. The school buses go to WV about every 5 minutes, but the city buses go there too (also free).
Very few students live in dorms for 4 years. Very few are allowed to as there just isn’t room.
Global Engineering does have a few students who have lived in that RAP all four years, but very few. Both Honors Engineering and Global Engineering have four year living options.
The dorms in Kittridge, Williams Village, and Baker do have air conditioning. It can be really hot and a big deal for the first few weeks of the fall semester, but that’s it. I used to live on the east coast and Colorado does not have a hot humid heat like that. The nights always cool off, even in the heat of the summer.
What do people think of Baker? I read it has AC and is newly renovated. What kind of students/vibe does it have?
@collegemom111111 My daughter lived in Sewall her freshman year and the location was perfect for her as many of her classes as a science major were on that side of campus. University Hill is a quick walk down the block and Sewall has its own grab-n-go (grocery store) and dining hall so kids don’t have to trek to the C4C. The Muenzinger Psychology building is nearby too. The Sewall RAP had a community service aspect to it when my daughter was there so that was a nice way for her to connect with other students (not sure if this is still true).
Farrand is centrally-located and popular for its mountain views and proximity to Farrand Field. Baker is another popular dorm, but I don’t know a lot about it except that it has AC. My daughter says it’s nice and the rooms are big. She spent a lot of time there cooking with friends because she said Baker’s community kitchen was better than Sewall’s.