JHU Housing Questions!

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So, I recently got accepted to Johns Hopkins Early Decision, and I had a few questions regarding the housing process.

  1. Is it true that people who submit their enrollment stuff and deposit money early get a better chance at acquiring their first choice dorm? I read that from one of the posts made my Admissions Daniel, but it was a long time ago.

  2. It says on their website that no one can “request” a single room unless there is a medical reason, yet some people still end up getting a single room. Is that just based on luck, or can you actually ask for a single room?

  3. Do Ed applicants get their room selection notification before Rd applicants? Or does everyone receive all the information, such as the roommate questionnaire, at the same time?

Thanks in advance! :slight_smile:

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Using http://pages.jh.edu/~hds/incoming_frosh/how_the_process_works.html:

  1. "Housing assignments are made according to the results of a computerized random sort. This allows all students who return all of their housing packet materials (contract & roommate questionnaire confirmation) by the deadline, **an equal opportunity to get a low (better) sort number**...Contracts received after the May 29, 2015 deadline will be prioritized according to date and the order in which they are delivered to our office. **Contracts in this group are the only ones that are assigned on a first come, first serve basis after the lottery process is completed**."
  2. It seems like students with disabilities have priority, so I guess it is just luck if there are more singles than students who need them. I would guess that students in triples would be the next ones to get moved to a single. In my experience the only people who have had singles had medical reasons unless a roommate moved out and they had a double to themselves, which happens if housing never puts somone new there.
  3. Since it seems like ED and RD applicants have the same chances, it's probably the case that everyone gets the info at the same time.
3

When I enrolled in fall 2007, I applied for and received a single room and I didn’t have a medical excuse. So unless they’ve changed the process (very possible, it was 8-9 years ago), you can ask for and receive a single.

4

It has changed, unfortunately: “Requests for a single room as an accommodation requires documentation from a qualified medical professional that demonstrates a link between the request and disability.”