Now that the majority of students have been given housing assignments for next year, the new process has been received with little complaint from students.
Director of Campus Living and Community Development Myrna Hernadez said there was an issue with room-type availability, as many students requested single rooms.
Students have united with Campus Living and Community Development to establish a new housing system for those who do not live in greek houses based upon student reviews of the process from previous years.
"Students were placed by class year with our office working to minimize the number of students who received their last preferences, whenever possible" Hernandez said. "There was one application deadline and students were notified earlier of their housing assignments than in previous years."
Freshman Nadiyah Ford said signing up for housing next year was a rather simple process. But although Ford wanted to live in Mason Hall, a popular dorm among rising sophomores, she was placed in Bloomington Street Hall, her third choice in housing placement.
"Mason is the only sophomore dorm that has air conditioning," Ford said. "Living in Bloomington means I have to walk further to go to the gym now, but I'll have a single, so it will be easier for me to make my own schedule."
The new housing plan also allowed people to sign up for housing in groups, giving students more control over who they would live with. Although this change has the potential to hinder students from meeting new people, Ford said she likes this new policy.
"If you can't have control over where you live, you should at least have control over who you live with," Ford said. "I don't really have anything to complain about."
The new housing system also encourages students with the same graduation year to live together, placing many independent sophomores in North Quad.
The students who signed up before the due date for off-campus housing have all received their housing assignments. Hernandez said those who submitted late housing applications should find out about their housing placement within the next few weeks.
Students who are interested in becoming involved in improving the housing process will have the opportunity to make suggestions regarding the housing plan next fall.
"We are currently conducting a survey to collect student feedback about this year's process and will likely convene a student group in the fall, provided there is sufficient interest, to discuss the feedback and suggest improvements for next year," Hernandez said.