<p>My friends and I are wait-listed for housing next year with a priority point average of 26. When will we find out what housing we got?</p>
<p>Average of 26 priority points sounds low to me. Do you have a backup plan in case you don’t get on campus housing.</p>
<p>Are you on the wait list for a different housing option from the one your group was assigned or on you on a wait list without having been assigned housing?</p>
<p>We are going to be sophmores this fall. So according to Marist we are guaranteed housing. We were wait-listed and not given any housing on selection day. I’m simply wondering when we should find out what housing we will receive. 26 is not low, we just didn’t join a ton of clubs to suck up to Marist like the rest of our class. The entire system is screwed in my opinion. It encourages students to join as many clubs as possible even if you are not interested in the club just to get good housing. My GPA was good and I did intramurals. Most schools do it by earned credits which since I had a lot of APs would be in my favor.</p>
<p>If I remember correctly, housing assignments are posted online the first week of August.</p>
<p>@severson7 my son agrees with you, he & his group did get housing for next year (soph) but one of his friends was sick and had spent time in hospital and his grades were late in reporting, so he had a low GPA and therefore low points. His mom tried every which way but they could not change it. Their whole group was lowered because of that situation and didnt get their first-or second-choice housing, altho they did get housing. My son said he would rather not be in his first choice housing but with his friends than to get his first place housing without them. I think the priority point system was working when it started, but now after so many years in place, it is not. There are too many who have figured out how to work the system, and basically by-pass why it was put in place. And joining clubs purely for the points is definately not the idea behind the system. However, as Campus Ministry will agree it is certainly done 
Good luck to you and your group having to wait til August is really not nice.</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure all upper-classmen housing (i.e. sophomore’s included) is figured out before freshmen housing? One of my roommates was originally planning to live off campus but plans fell through - she went to housing the day after the ‘final day’ of registration. While they allowed her to enter, they said she will be placed and contacted over the summer, I believe it was either late June or early July… Marist definitely could be more clear on these things. Perhaps try calling or e-mailing housing in a week or two - just have patience and don’t expect to get an answer on the first call. Good luck!</p>
<p>Check college board - Marist does not guarantee for sophmores anymore</p>
<p>NO!! That’s ridiculous!</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.marist.edu/housing/pdfs/faqs2011.pdf[/url]”>http://www.marist.edu/housing/pdfs/faqs2011.pdf</a></p>
<p>from the link above:</p>
<p>Q: Am I guaranteed campus housing?</p>
<p>A: Current resident freshmen who are continuing in college housing are guaranteed college housing for their second resident year, provided they have resident student status. Current resident sophomores and resident juniors are not guaranteed college housing. These students are housed based on the priority point system and by available space. It should be noted that the Residence Inn is considered college housing for current resident sophomores and current resident juniors.</p>
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<p>According to College Board, karancon is correct. College Board site simply states that Marist guarantees housing for Freshmen.</p>
<p>guaranteed housing for their second resident year aka being a sophmore. housing is not guaranteed for juniors or seniors aka current sophmores and juniors.</p>
<p>As everyone knows, Marist uses a Priority Point system for on campus housing. It’s clearly stated on their website as well as explained during information sessions and Accepted Student’s day (in addition to Orientation). Is the priority point system a pain? Sure, it can be, but every student is well aware of the system before attending and should have chosen a different school if he/she felt it was going to be an issue to them.</p>
<p>Join a few clubs, play on an intramural team or two, earn a strong gpa, don’t lose points due to housing/residence life infractions, and plan your housing group wisely (and early). Some clubs only meet once of month. </p>
<p>One thing I don’t like is the fact that Marist doesn’t reserve enough of the better housing townhouses for guys. I don’t know if it’s because they feel that the guys will trash the place or what, but it isn’t fair. In short, if you want on campus housing and you hope to get your 1st or 2nd preference, play the game and earn the priority points. Comparatively speaking, an average of 26 priority points in a group is low. You need to shoot for around 30-34 to put you in a good position for future on campus housing. </p>
<p>It definitely has it’s pros and cons, but everyone is well aware of the system and should take the priority point/housing policy into consideration before making his/her decision to attend Marist.</p>
<p>Our group got gartland somehow</p>
<p>^ some were put into lower new i believe - in order to make room for freshmen, it’s benefited all sophomores by bumping everyone up a bit.</p>