Roommate SelectionThe Guide

The term Roommate also applies toSuite-mates and Apartment-mates

Setting Up Roommate GroupsRoommate Groups are a great wayfor you to sign up all of your friends

for one suite or apartment–

or just one roommate for the other half of your room!

You can choose your roommate(s)online via MyHousing starting

February 1

There are many important considerations you must think about

when choosing and mutually accepting roommates . . .

Who Should I Choose?Consider . . .

What Hall/Room Type Do

You Want?

What Hall/Room

is Affordable

?

Daily Routine & Lifestyle

Social Habits & Study Habits

YOU VS. YOUR ROOMMATE(S)

Everyone in your group must mutually select each other via MyHousing.

Roommate Requesting Process

You must finalize all roommate selections prior to the earliest lottery for which your roommate group is eligible.

Make sure you trust yourroommates with your assignment!

Once everyone is matched up in your group, whichever roommate has the earliest lottery time can sign everyone up!

Setup Your Roommate Group via MyHousingwithin on the College Life tab

Your Username & Initial Password was provided in your MSC Acceptance

Letter

Your MAVzone usernameis normally the first letter

of your first name followed by thefirst seven letters of your last name.

To look up your username,go to the Campus Directoryand use the search function.

Your username is the text in front of the@ in your email address.

Trouble? Call the IT Help Desk, 970.248.2111.

To Be Eligible to Set Up a Roommate Groupor to be added to a Room Selection LotteryWhen you apply for housing, you MUST submit:

1 – Housing Application

2 – Housing & Dining Contract(signed by a parent/guardian if you are under 18)

3 – Housing Deposit

If any of these items are missing or incomplete, you will not be added into Roommate Selection or any Room Selection Lotteries.

Your friends might be able to add you as a roommate, but your status will read Student Ineligible.

After you sign into MyHousing . . .

This box has your Room Selection

Lotteries, including start/end times.

To set up your roommate group,go to the Room Selection menu and

click Roommate Selection

Make sure you read and understand the contract.

Your online agreement to the contractis legally binding.

When you click on “Room Selection” . . .If you haven’t signed a Housing & Dining Contract you will be asked to accept the

contract before continuing in the process.

Search for your roommates here.If your roommate does not currently live on campus or has not applied for housing, you will not be able to add

them yet.

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If you are making roommate requestsbefore your friends, you will see thatyour request is unmatched until that

request is confirmed.

If you have a pending request, you will be able to Decline or Confirm

here.

When you Add, Delete, Confirm or Decline a Roommate Request, the

student will receive a noticeon their MSC email.

You can see exactly which of your roommates

confirmed matches within your group.

You stay in control!

No guessing if the other roommates did their part!

If you want to “Remind” your friend that you have a pending

request, just click the “Remind” button and they will receive an

email reminder.

Remember:Each roommate

received an email notification when you first added them so only use this as a reminder later on.

This is your goal – a fully matched

roommate group!

Your group MUST be fully matched before

you can choose a room!

On MyHousing Overview, you can monitor your roommate group . If one of your roommates

picks a room without you, you’ll see it here as well as on your

Roommate Selection page.

Just a quick glance into

Room Selection . . . (see the full Room

Selection slideshow for more info)

The roommate with the EARLIEST

LOTTERY TIME can place all

roommates within a room, suite or

apartment.

Make sure your group has decided on a plan!

You’re done! That’s it!Once your roommate group is fully matched, just wait for your

Room Selection process.

REMEMBER: THE ROOMMATE WITH THE EARLIEST LOTTERY TIME CAN PLACE ALL ROOMMATES WITHIN A

ROOM, SUITE OR APARTMENT.

Make sure your group has agreed on a plan and backup plans!

TRY TO BE TOGETHER (IE - IN THE SAME ROOM) WHEN THE ROOMMATE WITH THE EARLIEST LOTTERY TIME

CHOOSES HOUSING FOR THE GROUP!

There are no room changes until the Room Change Lottery. During the room change lottery, each roommate must complete their own room change, you can’t pull roommates in.

Questions? Email: housing@mesastate.edu Call: 970.248.1536 Instant Message:

MSCRoomSelect Via AOL Instant Messenger

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