"Post Housing" Notification

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<p>My daughter and her friend are in the infamous "Post Housing" selection process. For those who may have any experience with this (or know anyone who did) any insight would be greatly appreciated. They are Rose Hill students and their time slots back during the selection process were horrible (4PM and 6PM----rooms were gone by 10AM). They had received an email regarding the off campus university run housing and didn't want that. They want to be on campus, hopefully in O'Hare and not in Tierney. </p>

<p>It feels like we're back to being Freshman again, waiting for housing info. Now that they're sophomore's, you'd think they'd have some sort of info by now. </p>

<p>Thanks again for any info!</p>

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<p>The only post housing students I knew did get housing - one was placed off campus in a shared apartment, one got a good room on campus. It worked out for both - the off campus apartment student ended up really liking his apartment mates. </p>

<p>Good luck! It’s so hard waiting…</p>

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<p>My D was in the post housing process last year. She wanted a triple in Tierney and ended up getting just what she wanted. I was a bit worried last summer, but she said that they promised that everyone would get a room, and it worked out fine.</p>

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<p>We’re still waiting…the only thing that is worrying my daughter is that they will start separating roommate requests. She and her friend are starting to get upset because they might not get a room together. Many others have received their room assignments. </p>

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<p>A junior friend of DS heard today on her post-housing - she got a highly sought-after single in O’Hare. Great room! </p>

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<p>Hang in there, momchauff! I remember well the anxiety of what happened to my kid sophomore year. Not getting the roomie she asked for, being separated from the “ones she loved” (bff’s), and getting a peculiar roomie. However, she got a fabulous room with a fabulous view in OHare…and they worked through the year, and as busy bees they seemed to not see each other that much anyway (working on The Ram, various clubs, internships and assorted course work). Her best friends and boyfriend were close by, and she was across the hall from “the star quarterback who later played in the NFL”, and all sorts of humor ensued. So many life changing events occurred that year…mostly all wonderful and inspiring. One in particular involving a fabulous professor who became a friend, who introduced her to a special honors program, who introduced her to an infamous and influential Jesuit who was more demanding than she thought she could handle, but started her path on what is now a life journey in the professional world. It was a very good year! She liked OHare a lot and made more new friends. Then came the great escape into Walsh junior year with apartment living and the crazy cooking experiments with her best friends. Finally came Campbell senior year and all the craziness that came with that…but with her best friends as roomies. And boyfriend with his best buddies one floor down. Looking back its all a lot of laughs and guffaws and wide eyed amazement. Each year was a new chapter in the great thing called “college life.” That’s why at graduation there were as many tears of joy, relief, and feeling melancholy about leaving, as there were dropping my kid off freshman year. LOL. </p>

<p>I’ve heard crazy numbers for admission this year…over 41,000 applicants! And a lot of people who accepted the offers of admission making for a difficult task for ResLife. I totally get that dorm room/board is expensive, tuition is exhorbitant and thus we want things to be perfect for our kids. Its vexing and frustrating when there are bumps in the road. But its also true, as I indicate above, that in the grand scheme of things, they do work out…often for a good reason…and there is a lot of growth and learning and maturing in the process. Upper division (non freshmen) at Fordham are often extremely busy. Course work heats up quickly, the demands of internships set in, and then clubs and chores…make for a lot of time actually away from the dorm where they sleep…to the extent they get any sleep! LOL. Sophomore thru Senior Year at Fordham were fabulous (some minor ups and downs) and really so much better than Freshman year…they learn to roll their eyes more and try to minimize the dorm drama. </p>

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<p>Thank you for your kind words, Sovereign. We are supposed to hear today. It’s been very stressful when everyone she knows has been assigned their housing. It’s just her and her friend still waiting. And they are slowly starting to realize they most likely will be split. So I’m bracing for the tears. </p>

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<p>Fingers crossed for her, but there are a lot of moving parts. ResLife has a thankless job, a lot of special demands and its in incredible matrix task. Keep the faith. If it doesnt work out like they want, then remind them as stated above that they will be very very busy this year, and not really spending a lot of time in the dorm room…or their dorm room. Internships, chores, studying, clubs, classes, hanging with other friends…</p>

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<p>I hope things worked out. But if they didn’t, your D and her friend should go to ResLife the first week and ask to be top of the list to move into a room together in January and they should make their top choice of dorm clear as well – things typically free up a bit during the second semester. And you should probably call as well as (unfortunately sometimes parents voices are heard more loudly than students). But hopefully they got a room together and this suggestion is a moot point.</p>

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<p>So we finally heard the news on Monday. </p>

<p>They’re in singles.</p>

<p>In a freshman dorm.</p>

<p>Opposite end of the campus from all of their friends.</p>

<p>Hopefully they’ll eventually get a double in upperclass housing during the year. </p>

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<p>Having a single is nice, even if it’s not where they want to be. </p>

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<p>Well…good news and bad news. So when given a lemon make lemon aid. Use that chance to mentor freshmen and be the big sisters, take the high road, set an example of good behavior. Also being in a single has definite plus side to it. And like I said, they will be so busy with clubs, internships, studying in library and class, and so forth they wont be in their rooms that much anyway. Its a leadership opportunity, though she isnt an RA. </p>

<p>And like it was stated above, sometimes openings occur in January and she can change if she wants to. </p>

<p>Have a great year! And go to some football gams…the Rams are VERY good this year and nationally ranked! And Jack Coffey Field has new field turf and new chair back seats. </p>

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<p>Thanks, she is. They do like the idea of being in the singles. But for her, she’s now back in the same dorm as last year. She has a busy schedule, and like you said Sovereign, she won’t be in the room much.
We were spoiled last year with freshman move in, members of the football team lugged her stuff up all those stairs. Then I got to lug it down for move out. Now we get to schlep it all back upstairs again. </p>

<p>Thanks again everyone. I think it might work out. </p>

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<p>LOL…oh lord do I remember all that schlepping up and down stairs. And at Rose Hill we had to fight the neonazisecurity team who wont let you park in and around the buildings…we had many an argument about that…sometimes heated…ugh. </p>

<p>But tell them to enjoy it while they can…rents in the five boroughs of NYC are climbing something huge…and young professionals are getting squeezed (as are low to mid income families). You would not believe what I have heard recently about rents…2500 or 3000 a MONTH for a shoebox…and we arent talking prime real estate with modern fixtures. Yikes! </p>

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<p>NY rents are scary!! My daughter is so happy with the location of the LC campus, but she knows she will never be able to afford to live in such a great area ever again. Or for a long time, anyway.</p>

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<p>The one good thing about Martyr’s is that I’ve got that parking down to a science right in front of the building! And I know what you are saying about rents. The rents are ridiculous. I grew up in the Bronx (same neighborhood as Fr. McShane) and the rents in that area are climbing. My daughter wants to get an apartment with her BF (he attends a different school) so trying to find something convenient for the two of them at a reasonable cost gave them a reality check. And the BF won’t move to the Bronx. </p>

<p>She did do summer session at LC and loved living in Manhattan. Though she was more familiar with the Upper East Side because of that’s where her HS was, she quickly adapted to the UWS. (She didn’t have the warm and fuzzies from her LC roomie, who left the apartment a mess with all her stuff still in the bathroom and kitchen, leaving me with a massive clean-up.) She would love to live in that area again, but like LeftyLou says, that area is pretty much untouchable. Unless I hit the lottery, lol. </p>

<p>Dreading the walk up the stairs with a fridge next week. Hopefully the BF is around to help along with many of her guy friends to make it a smooth move in.</p>

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<p>Hi all. Hearing about all of these housing issues for Sophomore year has me worried. Admission with guaranteed housing means this long wait? Or is this for those who were in the lottery to GET housing? DD has a forced triple, which she requested. This is one of her ways of “helping out” with the costs. How big are the closets in Alumni South? Also, how does she sign up as a language tutor (which offices have lists?)</p>

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<p>The issues at LC are distinct from the issues at RH. However, Fordham reportedly had 41,000 applications this year and a record number of accepting offers, resulting in yet more challenges for ResLife to find kids a home. Some of that was resolved by offering incoming freshmen commuting status. If you are offered housing on campus, it IS guaranteed for four years. What is not guaranteed is your first choice of roommates and perhaps even the dorm/apartment you request. </p>

<p>I wouldnt worry about it too much and its a full year away and you have bigger fish to fry with movein occuring on Sunday. </p>

<p>No clue about tutoring for languages. Your daughter will be assigned a faculty advisor at orientation, and notified about the freshman dean. Those are the avenues I would pursue to find out what needs to be done, other than word of mouth in the dorm. Is she looking to make extra money doing this? Or just as a volunteer to be helpful? </p>

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<p>Welcome to Fordham, Mexusa! Maybe I can help with answering your questions…</p>

<p>As for the housing, you are guaranteed housing all four years. In February, thereabouts, you will get an email letting you know that the link is up on the housing portal to pay the deposit for housing for the next school year. By this time I’m sure your daughter has made a bunch of friends and the conversations now will be “Want to be my room mate next year”? Get your group together, maybe all three girls being together this year, they might want to stay together next year? She will get to check out the other dorms through information sessions and maybe have an upperclass friend who has already shown her the inside of some of the dorms in the other buildings. Around the first week of April is when the choosing begins, usually after those in the SILC, ILC and Wellness housing have already made their selections. Each student is assigned a time and day to pick their room. The one with the best time slot should be the “group leader” and creates a “Group” on the housing portal. There will be instructions to follow. Rising seniors choose first, then juniors, then sophomores. Also, those already in upper class housing can also retain their current room. Bu if you withdraw from housing for any reason, then there is no guarantee you will get housing again. </p>

<p>My daughter had 4:10PM on the last day of selection. Her best friend had 6:15PM. Rooms were gone by 10AM. Then you fill out the form for “Post Housing” and wait. But here’s the thing. As the year wears on, kids will withdraw from housing, withdraw from Fordham, or whatever reason they’re not coming back or eligible for housing. This is the thankless job of ResLIfe and I spoke with the poor girl doing this a few times regarding my daughter and her situation. We did get emails regarding the University run off campus housing which they didn’t want. Then there were openings in the SILC which my daughter, as a science major could have done but couldn’t because her friend isn’t a science major. They do their best to honor room mate requests. There are those that had a triple, one girl withdrew and now they’re in a double. Some got singles. Mine just happened to get a single down the hall from her friend in the same Freshman dorm she was in last year. It does get stressful, but they do manage to get housing for everyone. My daughter’s #1 choice for college when applying as a HS senior was the University of Miami and when they run out of housing, they put kids up in the Holiday Inn across the street from campus. At least Fordham doesn’t do that. They somehow manage to find housing for everyone. </p>

<p>As for the foreign language tutor, her professor might indicate when tutoring is available when the syllabus is available. My daughter always went to her Italian tutor and he was really good and patient. There’s also a “listening lab” that is for foreign language. At orientation, make sure she speaks with her advisor and they will also point her in the right direction as to what to look for in the foreign language department and who to direct questions to. </p>

<p>The closets in South are a good size, from what my daughter told me. The rooms are big over there, and I’m sure she can work out sharing closet space, since they’re all in the same boat.</p>

<p>Good luck on Sunday. I still have my Fordham water bottle. It is very very very organized and make sure you go to the speech by Fr. McShane at 4PM (Fordham Prep auditorium). For peace of mind, I also went to the security briefing which was right before Fr. McShane’s speech, so I didn’t have to worry about finding a seat. That is a good one to go to. </p>

<p>Welcome to the “Ramily”!</p>

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<p>Thanks for the insight and advice. My DD wants to be a Spanish tutor to make some extra money. She is native speaker with a very good command of grammar rules, etc. She has been tutoring in our town and is in high demand. Hopefully, she can do the same at Fordham. She did not qualify for work study, so she has to find the opportunities herself. </p>

<p>I am looking at her pile of clothes and am doubtful she will have room for it all! Looks like a lot will be in under the bed storage. From the pic I saw of the room, it seemed like there were two pieces of furniture, with 3 drawers, so each girl gets only two. Or do they squeeze in another set of drawers for converted triples in another part of the room? </p>