<p>Let's say I got 5 as my lottery number (Upcoming Senior) and a friend who I want to live with next year (Upcoming Sophomore) got like a 17,955. I would be pretty much set to get the housing I want, which is the Apartments at Livi. Would my friend (regardless of what number he gets really) be able to live with me?</p>
<p>They go by the lowest lottery number in the group, but they are prioritizing senior groups for apartments this year. To me, this means that every, all-senior group would get to choose an apartment before your and other groups with non-seniors. So even with a 5, I do not think that Livi is guaranteed.</p>
<p>You got a 5?</p>
<p>What are the chances of getting something nice with a lottery number in the 2500’s</p>
<p>Mytwo it is hard to predict this year with the new class level prioritization of apartments, etc.</p>
<p>I would recommend your son or daughter form an all-senior group if they really want an apartment. Last year, they let groups of 4 living on Cook/Douglass get priority for Newell. Only 25 groups applied, and they all got housing in Newell. So theoretically, even if those people had crappy numbers, they got an apartment. </p>
<p>Don’t underestimate the disorganization of people.</p>
<p>Thanks rualum…I just posted my question on another thread. He is only a Sophomore next year. His very good friend from highschool got a very low 100’s, so not sure what my son want to do. Do you know anything about off campus
housing??</p>
<p>I will reply on the other thread.</p>
<p>Rualum…the Newell guarantee was only if all members of the 4 were SEBS students. That’s what tripped up my D and many of her friends, as they had 1-2 SAS students, which is why I believe there weren’t as many takers as they expected. </p>
<p>Having been in a Newell apartment, it’s not that great compared to others on C/D, so I can see why people weren’t falling over themselves to get in.</p>
<p>nj2011mom that is why housing has advised all students to read through the seniority guidelines and housing selection process web page. I guarantee you most of them have not and will not read any of it, probably like the Newell applicants.</p>
<p>imo Newell is preferable to dorm living.</p>
<p>afaik the reason that housing offered the Newell option was that many students on C/D who had research jobs were complaining that it was hard to get to C/D on time in the morning from other campuses and they wanted some housing reserved for them on C/D.</p>