Yale Housing Form

[noname876]

Hi everyone!

I was looking at the housing form and one of the questions (How do you think others would describe you?) had a maximum of 500 words. I am not sure whether they want an essay or just a casual description of our personality…
Do we need to write anywhere close to 500 words?

Thank you in advance!

[gibby]

FWIW: I posted the below on the Harvard forum last week. Given my son’s wonderful experience at Yale, I think the same advice applies. You don’t have to write anywhere close to 500 words, but be honest and truthful in your responses. A casual description of your personality, likes and dislikes is fine.

Harvard tries to match students with similar interests, asking questions about alcohol consumption, getting up early, going to bed late, how clean or messy you keep your room, what kind of music you like to listen to, etc. Often times though, students fill out these surveys with their parents looking over their shoulder, so the answers a university obtains are not always accurate.

Harvard’s Freshman Dean’s Office has a great sense of humour when placing students together for roommates. For example, there is always a group of freshman placed in the “apostle” group – Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Or, the “Beatles” group – John, Paul, George and a kid who likes drumming. Be careful what you ask for, as you may get it. As a joke, my daughter filled out her freshman roommate survey and basically said “I’m looking for a roommate who wears a size 2 dress, a 7 shoe, who has an extensive wardrobe and is willing to share.” She was given exactly that, but it was not a great match!

[bradthegrad2019]

@noname876 Are you also a transfer student? I’m assuming you receive this form after you accept their offer of admission, correct?

[noname876]

@bradthegrad2019 yes, I am a transfer student as well… in the portal I had the housing form… and yes, I had accepted their offer of admission… Unfortunately, I just remembered I had forgotten a crucial detail, so I hope I can reach out to them and update my application…

[bradthegrad2019]

@noname876 A detail on the housing form?

[noname876]

@bradthegrad2019 they ask for everything. Whether you unusually clean/sloppy, how you want your roommate to be, your sleeping habits before/after midnight. Favorite subject in high school, assignment you have more difficulty with, what do I want admission officers to know… hobbies… this is all I can remember… but it felt as if I was creating a profile on a dating website ahaha

[IxnayBob]

As far as I know, DS and his two roommates filled out their forms honestly. They were not a suite made in heaven. Tbh, in the overall scheme of things, so what?