I think they are assigned first week in May and assume at some point can log in and see if got in. Do you get any other details like assigned roommate or floor or anything? Thanks.
You should have received an email explaining all of this. Here is what it says:
All students who applied on or before February 9, 2018 will be able to select their own room. Building selection for Fall/Spring contract students will be on Saturday, May 19th at your listed appointment time via our Housing Management System (HMS https://hms.housing.ufl.edu).
Hopefully you have selected housing assignment preferences. Preferences are simply a list of housing choices you are interested in. You will need to go in at your selection appointment time to pick your room. You preference list will be available to view to help guide you in picking where you will live.
Living Learning Communities
You may have indicated an interest in Living Learning Communities. We will begin assigning students to LLC’s the first week of May. LLC assignments will be completed in order of housing application date and space availability. If you do not receive an assignment in your preferred Living Learning Community it is because the community was full. Additionally, if you wish you change your LLC assignment, you will be able to do so during your selection appointment.
Building Selection Appointment
To view your appointment time please log onto HMS https://hms.housing.ufl.edu with your Gatorlink username and password. Once logged in hover over “Contract” then select “Building Selection” and your appointment time will be listed on the page.
Roommate Groups
If you do not have a selected roommate in mind that’s absolutely okay! You will select a building and room type for yourself and be randomly assigned a roommate. Randomly assigned roommate(s) contact information will become available on Tuesday, July 3.
If you have a specific roommate(s) in mind you will need to create your roommate group prior to building selection. To view your roommate groups on HMS select “Assignment Preferences”. Roommates will be listed under the orange “Manage Roommates” tab.
The student with the earliest application date in the roommate group will log in at their appointment time and select on behalf of the roommate group. The group leader will need to look for spaces that can accommodate the whole roommate group. The group leader will have the option to select a space for everyone in the group, certain members of the group, or solely for themselves. If at any time you uncheck a member of your roommate group and select a space, the roommate group will be broken and cannot be put back together. Once you have selected a space without your roommates you will remain in that space and will not be able to create another roommate group during selection.
Selecting Your Building/Room Type
On the building selection screen you will see your roommate information (if any) and a list of available options. Our system will automatically look for available spaces based on the number of people in a roommate group. Once you find a building and room type you would like to choose click on the blue “Select” button under the action column. Once you have selected your option a green confirmation bar will appear on the top of the page notifying you that your selection is complete.
You can change your selection as many times as you would like while building selection is open. Please keep in mind that this is a live process so once you select a new space your previous space will become available for other students to choose.
Single rooms will not be available for selection as these spaces have been selected by current residents. You will be able to add yourself to a room type waitlist if a specific space is not available. You must first select a space and then add yourself to the waitlist. The waitlist will be available on the bottom of the Building Selection page or Room Transfer Request page.
We hope this information helps prepare you for building selection. We recommend creating a list of options you’re interested in prior to building selection by utilizing our website: https://www.housing.ufl.edu/housing/. Be sure to communicate with your roommate groups about available options.
I got an email last year the day before housing selection that i didnt get into the LLC.