<p>You’re misreading what I’m writing. I am not saying on campus housing will be an issue. I’m saying Porter housing specifically will be an issue. This is not “doom and gloom,” but a fact. Porter students who had housing guarantees were displaced to other colleges because Porter is missing an entire dorm building due to the TC. We have been so full this year at Porter that people are sharing mailboxes. Other colleges have plenty of room because they no longer house their own transfer affiliates from the beginning. You’ll find space on campus, but your chances are slim with Porter and we have been warned by the housing office that there were a lot more applications for Porter housing than they anticipated (this was shared with Porter students via email from the Porter Housing Office). I am only trying to prepare you for the reality that is Porter housing right now.</p>
<p>Also, others and myself were told that Building A would be all Porter upperclassmen. Then we were told it would be half transfers, half Porter upperclassmen. Then it was mostly transfers, but one floor set aside for Porter upperclassmen (this was the day before room selection). The day room selection opened last year? “Oh, yeah, sorry… it’s now considered new transfer housing only.” My point? Take what they tell you with a grain of salt. All of those promises I mentioned were in writing for us, but none of them were followed through on and no one was alerted until the last minute of a major change.</p>
<p>Another thing they told us? That all Porter affiliates who wanted to live in Porter would be able to because there would be plenty of room. This was a verbal promise told to parents at a Parent Day event. A lot of Porter affiliates could not get housing in Porter, though.</p>
<p>Remember that UCSC in general is fairly accepting and people will take a room where they can get it. Some housing themes do require a separate application, but the LGBTQ and Allies theme is not one of them. Honestly, people will go to whichever hall on whichever floor they can get a room on that meets their needs. For example, I avoid certain room numbers because I know they face west and get exceptionally hot by evening due to the setting sun. But I also care little for hall themes (although I quite enjoyed my substance free hall and I am very sad they’re reserved for frosh initially :(). I just care that I have respectful hallmates.</p>
<p>Oh, and before they changed my hall’s theme, it was originally an LGBTQ and Allies hall. While I had other options, I chose it for various reasons (beyond just location since I don’t particularly like the floor I’m on as it’s one of the older floors). It became a general coed hall by the time I moved in. </p>
<p>And while as a junior you will receive higher priority points than a sophomore or frosh, you will not receive the affiliation points they will receive. Frosh and sophomores who are affiliated with the college will have higher priority than you. Especially those who turned their application in on time.</p>
<p>And good to know on the post-script :). Like I said, we were discussing this in a previous thread of yours and I never saw an official answer whether they would require reentry to follow the same silly rules they’re forcing new transfers to follow. Considering they plug the fact STARS is near the TC, I would not have been surprised if they held reentry students to the same guidelines as new transfers (especially considering a reentry can also be a transfer who is over the age of 25 for undergrad).</p>
<p>Seriously, dude, chill. I’m only telling you the reality of the housing situation at Porter. I live here, I know how pressed for space we’ve been all year. Another user by the name of rectangleshorts (I believe I got that right) who also lives at Porter currently could tell you the exact same thing. I do hope you get the housing you want, but only after all affiliates have had a chance to get housing within Porter. It’s only fair, right? ;)</p>