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HOUSING LOTTERY: SPECIAL LOTTERIES

Off-Campus Lottery

When: Tuesday, February 23, 2010, 5 p.m.

Where: Seelye 110

Who's elgible: Students in the Class of 2011 (only) who are interested in living off-campus

Eight students will be released from the on-campus living requirement through this lottery. You MUST be a SENIOR in order to be considered. Due to the sequencing of Special Lotteries. You cannot enter the Friedman lottery before the Off-Campus Lottery. However, you may enter in the order in which the lotteries occur (Off-campus, Chase, then Friedman).

If you are not granted off-campus status through the Off-Campus Lottery, you have the option of requesting to live off-campus by petitioning the Off-Campus Petiton Review Board. These requests are granted on a case-by-case basis. The deadline for Fall 2010 petitions and all supporting documentation is June 1, 2010. Application forms are available in the Office of Residence Life outlining specific information to be included in your petition. You may also email housing for an electronic copy of the petition.

Friedman Lottery

When: Wednesday, February 24, 2010, 5 p.m.

Where: Seelye 101

Who's eligible: Upperclass students interested in living in Friedman Apartments


For the purposes of the Friedman lottery, a student's class year is determined by their class year as of the first day of the Spring 2010 semester.

Friedman has 12 apartments: 11 four-person apartments, and one six-person apartment (for a total capacity of 50). Only students in the classes of 2011 and 2012 are eligible to enter the Friedman Lottery. Priority will be given to groups as follows:

1. groups of ALL '11Js

2. groups with '11Js + '11s

3. groups with ALL '11s

4. groups of with '11s + '12Js

5. groups with '12Js + '12s

6. groups of ALL '12s

Each group will have one member draw a lottery number for the group. The group with the lowest number will select an apartment first.

Only GROUPS of four or six students may participate in the Friedman Lottery. Although only one member of the group needs to be present at the lottery, in order to participate, she must have in her possession the names of everyone in the group to verify class years. For groups which include students away from campus, a staff member on site will have information to verify class years.

If you have further questions, please contact Housing, extension 4940, housing@smith.edu.

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