Housing Assignments & Occupancy Changes
All students must review and submit their Housing Agreement to Residence Life prior to obtaining a housing assignment. The housing assignment outlines the priority housing request dates in addition to outlining the requirements for living on campus at Olin. Olin makes no promises and no guaranties that a student will be assigned to or remain in a specific or requested housing location. Olin reserves the right to adjust selected housing assignments as needed during the course of the year.
Incoming Student Housing Assignments
The Housing Application collects a series of roommate matching related questions, to assist in the process of assigning incoming students to rooms and/or gathering community groups. Residence Life team typically completes the assignment process in late June with room and roommate information sent to the student’s Olin email address during the summer.
Returning Student Room Selection
Returning students participate in a Room Selection process where they will select their specific room assignment with their intended room and/or suitemates during the Spring semester. Rooms are selected in descending class year through a randomly generated selection order.
Students returning from a leave of absence or withdrawal must request housing by the priority date listed above to assure space has been reserved for their return to campus. Please review the student handbook for the detailed process on returning from a leave of absence or withdrawal.
Room Occupancy
Rooms are to be occupied only by the person(s) assigned by the Director for Residence Life. The Director of Residence Life has the sole right to make and change room assignments in College housing, determine the occupancy of any room, fill any vacancies, consolidate room assignments, and approve requests for room changes. The Director of Residence Life may change a student’s room assignment at any time if the College feels it is in in the best interest of a student or in the best interest of the College’s needs and operations. A person who has not been assigned a room by the College is not permitted to reside in College housing. Room assignments are not transferable and subletting of any type is not permitted.
Room Change Requests
Students experiencing conflict with their room or suite mates should contact their Resident Resource (R2) for assistance in attempting to resolve the conflict at hand. Students seeking a room change to join a peer or change their room type should email their Hall Director or the Director of Residence Life. Requests will not be approved during the first two weeks or last four weeks of the semester. These room change freeze periods are established to limit changes while room assignments are being adjusted. The College does not provide moving assistance for students seeking a room change. Students may only choose to change rooms; students cannot request their roommate move out.
Vacant Beds and Rooms
If there is an unassigned space in a room or suite, the College may assign someone to that vacancy at any time. Vacant rooms within suites are to remain locked at all times. Over winter break, students must leave vacant spaces and areas of rooms and suites move-in ready, including preparing and cleaning common spaces, in anticipation of new occupants. Failure to do so may result in fines related to this improper occupancy.