I wasnt going to accept any decision from any college until march or april (most likley april) because I still have to visit campuses and havent gotten all my decisions yet from colleges. I heard housing at PSU is based on when you accept, will accepting later put me in a bad place in terms of housing?
BTW Im out of state.
Unless you’re in Schreyer, accepting last-minute will put you at the bottom of the housing pool. I accepted like two days before the deadline. Had I not gotten honors housing I would have been in supplemental with 3, 5, or 7 roommates.
is supplemental housing bad?
I was looking at replying after spring break (1st week of april) because thats when Im visiting.
Supplemental isn’t “bad”…it just means instead of having one roommate, you have many. They convert lounges into dorm rooms. Some kids are initially disappointed but then end up liking it. The other option is to put the $330 deposit down which puts you in line. But you forfeit that money if you decide not to attend.
PSU is doing renovations in East Halls, so my guess is freshman housing in traditional rooms will go faster than in other years.
So if I wait until April, will I be put in supplemental most likely?
I can’t say for sure, but that’s pretty late since decisions are due by May 1st. I think in April you are more likely to get supplemental than not.
how do I pay for housing deposit? and can I do it even if I haven’t accepted? is it in the PSU portal? Im most likely going to accept PSU so I wanna make sure I at least get one of my choices.
Your acceptance and housing deposit are one in the same. When you accept through the portal you will be charged $330 and then you are “in line” for housing.
But you said I can put it down without accepting in your reply? I’m confused, so you can still deny the offer after accepting it?
I’m sorry, I know it can be confusing. When you accept your offer, you are automatically placed in the housing queu. So you accept the offer, and the housing is a part of that. You CAN later withdrawal your acceptance, but you will not get the fee returned. Does that make sense? .
Yeah it does, thank you.
My son was accepted to university park but we werent planning on visiting the campus until 'March 15. Will it be too late to accept at end of March to get decent housing choice? Thanks
@lrc1998 March should be ok. The only issue is East Halls is starting renovations so I think there will be less housing next year than this year. But generally, I think March is not too late.
So if I decide that I dont want to go to PSU later, what would I have to do if I accepted their decision? would I just have to contact them?
@Ajpat123 yes, that’s all. But you would not get your deposit back.