This guy and I chose each other (first choice) but we checked our room assignments and we’re in different rooms. Why is this? Is this just a mistake or would there be another reason? What should our next steps be?
Call or email the Housing Office.
http://www.housing.umich.edu/
Email: housing@umich.edu
Phone: (734) 763-3164
It happened to my daughter. Call housing ASAP. They fixed my daughter within an hour of her call and a gentle reminder from the roommates mom about the ADA. ( in case they were using the roomies medical need for central as an excuse)
Ok, so my requested roommate went in and they said that if you put down more than one roommate request, then you get paired randomly with one of them, regardless where you rank them and where they rank you. Which is outrageous. I put down two in case my first choice (who also put me as his first choice) decided not to do the program, which he ended up choosing to do. So now I’m stuck with a roommate I didn’t get to know at all last basics. My first choice and I have met up a few times and text often. My second choice hasn’t even responded to my messages I sent after the initial interaction.
I’m just so angry.
@vkugal Why won’t they switch things now given your circumstance? They haven’t even officially released roommate assignments yet, so why not? I agree that’s outrageous if the form didn’t make it clear.
@choirsandstages They said we needed to get the permission of all 4 roommates (us included, so only two others) before we could even talk about swapping. I know it sounds like an easy solution, but it just adds a lot f stress. I emailed the RC to try and see if they have a different policy as the lady recommended me to do.
No it doesn’t sound easy. My D may be having housing woes too now… Hoping it works out for you!
It worked out after talking to 3 separate people over 4 days. So many emails and phone calls… At least I’m good now. @choirsandstages if you don’t mind, what are your daughter’s problems? After basically talking to the entire housing office (joking of course), maybe I can help!
CONGRATS!! She got assigned to a mixed gender corridor (horrors!!) 
I had no idea it was so important to her to have a same gender corridor. She did put same gender as her first choice, but now we found out that it’s much more likely that you get a mixed gender corridor if you’re in an MLC. To me, this is not a big deal and I’m hoping she warms up to the idea.
I guess that’s not that bad if she can just accept that the floor is mixed.
It really isn’t a big deal. It will still be easy to find friends, and bathrooms are still separated by gender. I lived on an all girl’s floor and part of me wishes I hadn’t actually. It was a little too dramatic and far too quiet for my tastes and I really would’ve preferred something more diverse and lively.