I was in N.U.in for the fall. I didn’t make any friends. We have to send the form for housing next year in January and I have no idea why it is that early, but that isn’t enough time for me to get close enough to anybody on campus to be good friends. They said that they prioritize groups (people who indicated they want to be together) for the apartment housing, no matter how early you submit the form. It’s like they’re discriminating against people who have no friends. I kinda made sorta-friends, but they were all guys, so I can’t actually room with them. I’m sure they have a group already anyway. I don’t want to be stuck with a roommate who is up all night having friends/dates over because I’m not part of a group. I go to bed early, I am very diligent about doing my work, and I am a computer science major, which is gonna be hard work for me. I don’t know what to do about this situation. It seems like Northeastern has a housing issue, because I also know that you’re not guaranteed housing as an upperclassmen. I’m also worried about finding a place off-campus like I’ll probably need to junior and senior year. I don’t live in Boston or even Massachusetts.
I don’t think the lottery starts until early February. My understanding is there’s a lot of horse Trading in February when people get lottery numbers because a better lottery number gets you a better room. I think you have plenty of time in the four weeks in January to become friendly with some people. Especially as a CS female.
You are guaranteed housing on campus as a sophomore so don’t worry about off-campus housing.
If it turns out you don’t have a group you just go random or you can sign up for a single. A lot of sophomores are going into International Village which has a ton of singles. Since so many International Village sophomore rooms are singles it won’t be weird that you are in a single.
they said applications are due january 19 and selection numbers as well as roommate group PINs are emailed to groups february 1. what is the difference? also i didn’t know CS females were close but that’s good to hear @suzyQ7
If you can afford a single and haven’t found a group by the day apps are due, request a single.
I don’t think you have to have a group selected by the 19th.
In the meantime make an effort to meet as many people as possible.
@feelsinadequate … you just need to apply for a housing lottery number by Jan 19… rising sophomores don’t pick housing til early March. You’ll have time to connect to others the first couple of months in Boston. Be sure to research in advance some clubs that you are interested in and make the effort to take part to meet others with similar interests. And like others said, you can always request a single in IV type housing as well but you’ll connect up with folks in classes etc. when in Boston, make the effort to meet other floormates in the common rooms, etc as well.
Sorry to hear about that. I understand random assignment could be stressful but you should talk to the housing office (will be a bit of a pain) and try for a single room of sorts.
You are guaranteed housing all years on campus if you wish, not sure who told you that you didn’t.
There are lots of options for off-campus housing. You can sublet instead of singing a lease yourself (there’s a huge sublet market with co-op’s, check the Northeastern Facebook groups). Most off-campus housing is also single rooms so you will have some separation no matter the roommates. Feel free to message me if you need any advice on that front in the future.
There’s also gender neutral housing available if that is truly an option for you!
Who are you rooming with in the Spring?
You should put yourself out there when you get back on campus. Join clubs that interest you or maybe even rush a sorority if that’s your thing. You will meet people and make friends if you are joining clubs and groups that interest you.
Good luck!