Is there a certain time I should get my housing application in to Indiana University to get the housing I prefer? I have not accepted their offer yet but there is a good possibility I will if I don’t get into my top school, so I was just curious if I should do it sooner to get into my preferred housing or if it even makes a difference.
Thank you!
The sooner the better, but you lose the deposit if you cancel. There isn’t exactly a certain time
How much of a difference does 2 or 3 days make? I had originally planned on submitting it right away, but I’m applying for the Kelley LLC and need to write some essays.
Question about that: It looks like you can update your choices any time before May 12. So can you update your Kelley essays too? I mean can you go ahead and submit in order to get a good place in line, but then perfect the essays later? Also, does it really matter when you submit your Kelley LLC application, because they are making choices based on the essay rather than when it was submitted? Thanks for answering to anyone who understands how this process works!!
The process is slightly less deterministic than I would like as a parent. I’ve dealt with many a university housing system and the ‘new’ process where one picks a neighborhood is not as good in my opinion as when one could select specific housing options. I can understand the rationale behind it but still…
@d101parent I think so, but not 100% sure
@d101parent Yes, it is best to put your housing application in as soon as possible - we were in this position 2 years ago. My daughter applied for housing making her top choices if she did not get into the KLLC on the first day she could. She applied later for the KLLC with her essays perfected before she turned her application in. She ended up getting into the KLLC, but if you don’t you want to make sure you have a shot at your top housing choices - especially if they are in the popular northwest neighborhood. You can update your housing choices after your housing application, but I don’t think you can update your essays for the KLLC…you just need to apply by the deadline.
the problem is, @scrabblemomb that the system seems to have changed for this year, and you can only specify neighborhoods. LLC’s are also non deterministic as one may not make it. One of our friends’ kids lucked into Briscoe last fall, but as I said, the system has changed. She alerted us to the change in fact.
We’ll see 
Freshmen have not been able to pick an individual dorm in many years at IU AFAIK, so I don’t know why people think this is a recent change.
As has been stated, you can work the system as a Freshman by applying to an LLC or Thematic Community in order to get the dorm that choice uses. There are no guarantees, but freshmen with high GPA’s and Test Scores coming in can apply to the most choices.
As far as the KLLC goes, be aware that IU uses a secret distribution system to keep the KLLC mixed between OOS and Indiana students. I don’t know what the current percentages are, but I know of many many high-scoring OOS kids who didn’t get in to the KLLC but are in Hutton and Kelley Honors.
In other words, no matter how good your scores or essay, you might not win the KLLC lottery due to this “balancing”. There are older threads in this board discussing this issue.
I was told it changed this year by an IU freshman… So she/we were wrong :). My daughter got into Hutton and could, as you said, work the system via LLC/Thema. The catch is she (we) wanted a single room and a lot of the LLC’s and HRC are double room. The Resident Scholars at Ashton (?) was the only pretty guaranteed single and she applied there and in a couple other LLC’s. If I know her I think she wants a single in Collins and no worry about LLC’s…
Housing at IU is the first of many experiences in college where one just has to accept and adjust. While I know some people get horrible rooms and/or roommates, most people I know have had good experiences.
I’ve been very happy at Ashton with the Res Scholars program, so that’s a good choice if a single is important.
That’s where we’re hoping DD will be placed when the RPS Sorting Hat ceremony is all said and done with. Or some LLC in Collins.
hey i am an out of state freshmen and am also applying for housing. i got directly accepted to kelley. which is the best housing option for me?