<p>I posted this in the "2010" area and now realize maybe it should have been posted here. Sorry for the double posting. That having been said...</p>
<p>Is there any way to influence the decision as to the Residential College to which one is assigned freshman year?</p>
<p>Have you ever heard of anyone whose request for a specific RC has been honored? If so, how was that accomplished?</p>
<p>TIA</p>
<p>never heard of it happening. i would think you'd need a good reason, like a disability that requires you to be closer to the academic buildings so as to cut down on walking or wheelchairing. something like that.</p>
<p>In the past students would look carefully at the college floor plans and say they wanted to be in one with a photo lab or a theater, but this doesn't really seem to accomplish anything. You will find that whatever college you end up in you will get to know lots of other students and discover its positives. Each one has advantages.</p>
<p>if you're in a wheelchair, youll be in forbes because all of forbes is handicapped accessible. Other than that, it seems really random</p>
<p>I assumed as much, but was hoping there might be a way.</p>
<p>Thanks to all who've responded.</p>
<p>I'm a class of '09er, and I actually talked to the Housing Department about this last summer. They randomly divide the class into 5 groups, and then each group randomly is matched with a college. Thus, even if you asked for a suite, if you're randomly placed in Forbes, you're getting a double or a single no matter what. They only take into account your preferences after you're assigned to a college. The only exceptions to this rule are for handicapped people, as previously mentioned, athletes, and other people with medical reasons.</p>
<p>For the most part its random and they dont really look at your preferences but the residential colleges are rather different in how the rooms are. Wilson has the large suites. Butler has a lotta singles. Rocky has a lotta quads. Mathey has a lotta quads as well. and Forbes has doubles and singles. Since Rocky/Mathey have most of the quads Ive heard if you put 4 people you have a higher chance but for the most part I dont think they really look at your preferences.</p>
<p>How does substance-free play into the equation for housing assignments. Does every residential college have some subfree housing or do those individuals get placed in an entirely different selection process?</p>
<p>Every college has substance-free dorming, so that's not even a part of the equation. Honestly, nothing really is. You're literally put into a group with ~250 others and then randomly assigned a college. No thought is given to any preferences you put on your sheet, save maybe extraordinarily special needs.</p>