Hi. Does anyone know if housing is impacted by when you accept your offer? In other words , if you accept sooner ? Are your housing choices better ? My son is deciding between Pitt and another school and don’t want him to wait too long . Thanks !
Hello! Housing is not offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Students just need to commit to Pitt by the May 1 deadline in order to be guaranteed on-campus housing.
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mommdc
January 14, 2019, 3:22pm
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https://www.pc.pitt.edu/housing-services/housing-process/first-year-students
Prospective first-year students who are admitted for the fall term through Admissions and Financial Aid and pay their $300 enrollment fee by May 1st and their $325 housing deposit by the deadline printed on their housing contract are guaranteed on-campus housing. This guarantee is good for three years provided that all housing application and deposit deadlines in each subsequent year are met. The Housing and Dining Services Contract is for both fall and spring terms.
Panther Central assigns all first-year students to on-campus housing in residence hall style accommodations. Housing is not on a first come first served basis. Regardless of when your application was completed, a mass allocation is run in mid-June. All students who have met their individual housing deadlines and are completed at that point will be assigned via the mass allocation and have a fair shot at obtaining their preferences. The system randomly selects students and assigns them according to preferences, as available. However, we are occasionally unable to accommodate preferences simply based on what is available when a student’s name is selected.