Students who filled out housing draft applications should prepare to request specific rooms next week.
Casey Kreger, director of housing and residence life, said the housing application is open for returning upperclassmen to retain a room or choose their preference of Cokesbury Court Apartments, Oklahoma United Methodist Hall or Draper Hall.
To retain a room, all students must occupy a bed, Kreger said.
“You can only retain a space if you can fill all the beds in the room,” Kreger said. “Returning students know that, so they try to figure out who they’re going to live with from there. If not, then they know they can’t retain the room and they have to wait until room selection week to be able to grab a bed there.”
All students will be able to select their room Monday, Kreger said.
“Every student will log into their portal and select what room they want, as long as it’s open,” Kreger said. “As long as you’ve done your application, it will allow you to go in there and do your room selection.”
Students who haven’t completed their application by March 26 will be a part of the administrative assignment process, Kreger said.
“If you haven’t done your application by that last day, you’ll get your room assignment based off your preferences that you had in your application on June 21,” he said. “So, for any late students, students that didn’t want to partake in the room selection process, students that forgot, we’ll end up going with their preferences.”
Kreger said the chances of getting your first preference of room depends on a variety of factors.
“It’s really up in the air,” he said. “It depends on how many students want to retain their rooms and how many older students have the opportunity to select spaces before your time slot comes.”
Each dorm has something different to offer students, Kreger said.
“If you want to cook for yourself, Cokesbury is the place to go,” he said. “If you want a full-size bed and something a little bigger, Methodist may be the best option for you. Or, if you want a more affordable single room to yourself, Draper is the place to go.”
It’s important to make sure you submit your application early, Kreger said.
“The biggest piece of advice would be, get your application done as soon as possible, during the room retention process, so this week,” he said.
Ellie Howell, psychology freshman, said submitting her housing application was simple.
“The application was really easy to navigate because the language and layout was clear and also because of the progress bar at the top,” Howell said. “I’m super excited for my future room.”
Kreger said his goal is to give returning students as much power as possible.
“I think it’s an empowering process for students. We’re not here to tell you what to do,” Kreger said. “We want to be able to put it in your hands and say, ‘Pick what you want.’”
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