Housing Application for Fall Leave Students

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Housing Application for Fall Leave Students

Welcome back! To ensure that your application for housing will be processed, please make sure you have contacted all appropriate offices and return this housing application by November 13, 2009.

To complete the application, please list your top EIGHT house choices and answer the questions on this form. Please be aware that space in one specific house and/or single room is extremely limited for leave students. You are not guaranteed to receive a room in any of your eight house choices. However, with your assistance we will make every effort to accommodate your interests.

Returning Term (please select one)

Name Class year

ID number Campus box

Mailing address

Until (date)

Phone Phone (after 1/1)

E-mail address

Former campus house (prior to leave of absence)

The Housing office has already received a number of your housing preference forms, but I wanted to give you an update/reminder on some of the specialty housing and the process to try to live there if you selected one of these options as your 2nd - 8th choice.

In the event that a student coming back from fall abroad has selected Hopkins or Tenney and the room draw waiting list has been exhausted, we will then look at the fall abroad house preferences list to see who has selected one of these houses with the exception of former house students.

Friedman Apartments is housing that you either select with 3 other friends in a special pre-room draw process or when there's one or more openings during any given year and you know someone that has asked you to live with them. These apartments are in a different category than traditional housing and go through a special lottery in March.

Dawes is a house that also pulls off a wait list. You must first have an interview with the HC of the house. Once you've had your interview with the HC, an email is sent to the housing office to put you on the waiting list to live there. This is also the procedure for room draw.

House Choices:

1 5

2 6

3 7

4 8

If space allows, do you wish to return to your former house? Yes No

Your answers the following questions will be used to match you with a potential roommate (if necessary). Please be as honest and accurate as possible. Thank you!

1 I prefer a: Smoking Room Non-Smoking Room No preference

2 I regularly go to bed: Before 11 p.m. Between 11 p.m. and 1 a.m.

After 1 a.m. No preference

3 I expect to receive phone calls: after 11 p.m. Yes No

before 8 a.m. Yes No

4 In terms of privacy, I need: Much Some Little

5 I prefer my room to be kept: Neat Messy No preference

6 I play music while studying: Yes No No preference

7 The type of music I prefer is:

Country/western Folk Rap Jazz Show tunes

Pop Alternative Religious Ska No preference

8 I would mind my roommate having: friends overnight Yes No

a significant other overnight Yes No

9 I would prefer a double room even if a single is available: Yes No

Indicate which three items (in questions 1-9 above) we should be most concerned about when arranging your roommate assignment.

1: smoking 3: phone calls 5: tidiness 7: type of music 9: double room

2: bedtime 4: privacy 6: music 8: overnight guests

Please share any additional information which you believe would be helpful in assigning you a roommate.

If you have questions or cannot use this form, please call the housing office (413) 585-4940 or email housing@smith.edu.

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