<p>Just got this e-mail...</p>
<p>Dear New Sixth College Students,</p>
<p>The College staff is excited about your September arrival and is preparing to welcome you into your new and very special community. We write to you now to share with you information regarding some unforeseen challenges related to enrollment at the University.</p>
<p>In Fall, 2006, UC San Diego will welcome a much larger freshmen class then expected. This above-projection size class will have impacts throughout the campus, and UCSD staff and faculty are working hard to address the implications related to more students choosing UCSD than expected. For example, UCSD has added additional courses to assure that all 2006 freshmen will be able to graduate in four years. One area that has been affected significantly is housing at all of UCSDs six colleges. Due to this increased enrollment in the context of the campus two-year housing guarantee, many new first-year students will be assigned to temporary spaces, which they will share with two other permanently assigned students. This is true for students at all of the six UCSD colleges. Because it is a priority at Sixth that all resident students reside in Sixth College facilities, we are striving to avoid assigning any Sixth students to temporary or permanent spaces within other colleges facilities.</p>
<p>Temporary spaces will be assigned based on the date of students housing applications: the later the date, the higher the probability of being assigned to a temporary space. As permanent spaces become available at Sixth College, students in temporary spaces will be reassigned to those spaces based on the date of students housing applications: the earlier the date, the higher the reassignment priority. All students assigned to temporary spaces, as well as the permanent residents of a room, will receive a credit of $2.12 per day during the period of time that the space is occupied by three residents. (Credits are assessed at the end of each academic quarter and will appear on the subsequent billing statement.)</p>
<p>While we understand that this situation is not ideal and will present some challenges to members of our residential community, we are confident that the College will be able to provide a high-quality, educationally-enriching residential life experience for all of its students. We have dispatched additional resources designed to enhance life in the residential facilities and are working diligently to prepare our talented Resident Advisors to support and serve as resources for all new first-year residents. Nonetheless, we anticipate that some new resident students will not be satisfied with a temporary assignment despite our best efforts to support a positive residential experience under less than ideal circumstances. If a room assignment (or any other facet of the housing program) does not meet a students or parents needs or expectations for any reason whatsoever, the student will have until 4:00 PM on September 21 (first day of classes) to cancel his/her housing contract and receive a full refund less a $100 administrative charge. (Information about off-campus housing can be found online at the Universitys Commuter Student Services website: <a href="http://offcampushousing.ucsd.edu/%5B/url%5D">http://offcampushousing.ucsd.edu/</a>.)</p>
<p>Again, we understand that these circumstances are less than ideal and ask for your patience as we proceed with the housing assignment process. The Sixth College Office of Residential Life will not be able to respond to any request related to individual housing assignments until all assignments have been made. Students will receive housing assignment letters in late-August. If you have any questions about the Colleges housing assignment process, please email Resident Dean Marciano Perez at <a href="mailto:SixthRLStaff@ucsd.edu">SixthRLStaff@ucsd.edu</a> or call 858-822-5268. Thank you.</p>
<p>Sincerely,</p>
<p>Gabriele Wienhausen, Ph.D. Marciano Perez
Provost Resident Dean</p>