<p>SEBS priority was first apt selection. Housing said only a handful of people applied, which means that, if you were eligible (4 SEBS students) you could have got an apartment at Newell with a 10,000. ok wow.</p>
<p>that’s surprising and encouraging for D1 who got a horrible number and person she was expecting to room with next year back out at the last minute. She did hustle and find a group of 3 girls to room with, however not all are SEBS, so they couldn’t apply to the Newell guarantee.</p>
<p>My son got a horrible number too, and the person he was supposed to room with changed his mind about which campus he wants to live on. I can’t wait til the damn selection process is over; it’s stressful. I have no idea where he’ll end up.</p>
<p>I think that if people realized how easy it would have been to get a Newell, they would have tried harder to find other SEBS students. They probably won’t have priority next year as it wasn’t successful this year. Now SEBS people can stop complaining that non-SEBS students take their housing, I guess.</p>
<p>The cutoffs change a lot every year depending on which housing gets offered first. I am interested to see how off-campus apartments fare as there is so much new on-campus housing. Everyone should get at least a double on campus, if they want it.</p>
<p>It seems there is also a lot of new off-campus housing as well so I wonder how that will play out.</p>
<p>She’s a freshman and new to this, so it’s been a bit stressful and so early in the semester. Feels like everyone else having a date to the prom and she was left without one. Luckily she found a few others that wanted Newell. While she would have been happy with a traditional dorm room, she wasn’t willing to take the risk of an unknown roommate.</p>
<p>About the SEBS priority housing, that’s pretty unfair in my opinion. Engineers and pharmacy majors have the majority of their classes on Busch, why not reserve some of the more coveted Busch apartments?</p>
<p>There is BEST, but it is 60% freshman, and upperclassmen can’t apply this year.</p>
<p>drexeler same thing with Livi. That is the business school campus; they could have given priority to junior and senior business student groups. </p>
<p>I think the BEST housing should have priority for some engineers and pharmacists rather than the ‘living and learning community’ slant. In a school this size they shouldn’t be creating artificial communities when there already are established communities that need housing.</p>
<p>I originally thought the Livi apartments would’ve been for the business school, considering they are building a new rbs facility and everything. I’d love to know who decides the allocation of housing.</p>
<p>They should just make all housing credit based so the more senior students get prioritized. Groups could go by total credits for the group. It’s stupid that some sophomores will get new apartments and juniors and seniors may be relegated to dorms.</p>
<p>Only 22 Newell apartments (88 people) were filled by SEBS priority</p>
<p>What was the highest SEBS number that got in?</p>
<p>Lottery numbers didn’t factor into the Newell guarantee. If your group of 4 were all SEBS students, it’s was a done deal if you applied by the cutoff date.</p>
<p>nj2011mom lottery numbers would have factored if more than the 500 allotted spaces were applied for. Just curious what the highest number was that got in.</p>
<p>Actually Rutgers Housing posted “50% of the available Newell and Starkey apartments will be offered during this priority selection period.” That’s nearly 700 spaces.</p>
<p>SEBS isn’t a huge school and lets be real, who wants to live in Newell! (Only half kidding). I’d say don’t get expect to get a suite or apartment of any type with a number above 3000</p>
<p>agree w Lurker. There are approx 750 student/year in SEBS and only 3 classes would be looking at Newell. If you assume that 33% will live off-campus or commute (probably low), the possible universe of SEBS students seeking on-campus housing is at best 1500. The fact that all 4 need to be SEBS is a big complication for some.</p>
<p>I’m surprised Rutgers allotted so many spaces, but in the past I have heard many people complaining that they were SEBS students and couldn’t get housing on Cook, and that it was a problem because a lot of them have research positions that they need to get to early. It seems that Rutgers really listened and assumed more of a demand. </p>
<p>I’m just curious what was the highest number that got in because I’m sure people in the 7000s and up didn’t even bother trying. I have noticed that housing keeps telling people to “apply for everything”, because you never know what the actual cutoff for any of the choices will be from year to year.</p>
<p>It is a mistake to think this lurker: “I’d say don’t get expect to get a suite or apartment of any type with a number above 3000”. You really don’t know until it’s over. I am guessing that all SEBS eligible groups did not apply, simply because they thought their number was “too high”.</p>
<p>I hope that other people reading this do not make the same mistake. Apply for everything you are interested in, regardless of number.</p>
<p>I don’t think its a mistake at all. Expecting to get a suite or an apartment with a 3000 lottery number is foolish (unless you want to live in Newell …) - have back ups in mind and be prepared for the worst because there is a likely chance that the worst will happen</p>
<p>I’m not saying to expect an apartment or suite, I am saying to apply for everything you are interested in. Of course, have a backup, no matter what you do. </p>
<p>People who had 11,000 still could have gotten a Newell if they had 3 other SEBS roommates. Who would have guessed that?</p>
<p>Anybody know what the singles cutoffs were?</p>
<p>this lottery process sucks. D1s friends panicked and clicked on double the other night and are now stuck with it, so she’s left with nothing. She’s in SEBS and wants to be on C/D. Looks like her only options may be rolling the dice for a random roommate on College Ave. </p>
<p>She’s not a party person, so College Ave will be the wrong place. </p>
<p>Any advice?</p>
<p>I think that the housing lottery is the most stressful aspect of Rutgers (or any college) and it’s a shame that it goes on for so long. It definitely stresses the kids and their studying.</p>
<p>Groups panicking is common. My friend’s son’s group had a great number one year, one kid panicked last minute, and they ended up having to go off-campus. A member of my son’s group panicked, and he ended up going to another group, forcing them to fill his spot last minute. In the future, if any one group member is indecisive, I recommend finding another group.</p>
<p>For now, she can look on the Rutgers Housing Assignments FB page. People are still scrambling for last minute roommates and the apartment apps are available until noon today due to volume. Some people may still be posting for Busch suite mates (parties of 2, 4, & 6) and she may luck out that way. I realize she wants Cook/Douglas but she may have to be flexible. My son wanted Busch last year and ended up on C/D in Newell.</p>
<p>Also check out the “Accepted: class of 2014” (or 2015) FB pages. People occasionally post for roommates there as well. You can look for her if she is busy and tell her when someone has posted; have her respond via FB right away. (this is where the ridiculous smart phone fees pay off)</p>
<p>Also check the Rutgers Roommate Gateway. The site is clunky but she may be able to make a contact with a compatible person. Start at this link: <a href=“https://rutgers.roommategateway.com/User/Error.aspx?aspxerrorpath=/user/localservice.asmx/DisableWindow[/url]”>https://rutgers.roommategateway.com/User/Error.aspx?aspxerrorpath=/user/localservice.asmx/DisableWindow</a> The homepage link doesn’t seem to work properly.</p>
<p>If she has a high lottery number, she will still be able to get a double (according to housing) but she will most likely have to choose a spot on Livingston Campus (quads or towers). I think that the College Ave. doubles cutoff last year was ~1500. However, every year is different. We won’t know what the 2012 cutoffs will be until it is all over. </p>
<p>If she is interested in off-campus housing, check the Rutgers off-campus housing webpage. [Search</a> / Create Listings | Off-Campus Housing Services](<a href=“http://ruoffcampus.rutgers.edu/searchcreate-listings/search-create-listings]Search”>Search / Create Listings – Off-Campus Living and Community Partnerships) She can post a roommate wanted ad or look for people searching for a roommate.</p>
<p>Good luck~</p>
<p>ps tell her this is no time to be indecisive. I find that the kids have the view that ‘everything will work out’ when they should be actively FBing people who post for roommates. She has to be a bit aggressive. My son was the same way but he learned it doesn’t pay to sit back and relax when time and resources are limited.</p>