• Application Opens – Tuesday, December 3
• Accommodated Documentation Deadline to the Office of Accessibility Services – Wednesday, February 5
• Advanced Placement requests due Wednesday, February 5
• Placements made for accommodations and Advanced Placement Requests - Week of February 10 
• Application Closes – Thursday, March 6 at 11:59pm.
• Selection Times Sent – Week of March 10

• Housing Selection Week – March 17 – 21

   

Tips & Tricks for Rising Juniors & Rising Seniors 

Subject to change based on incoming class size.  

All class year distinctions are based on the group leader. 

The following locations are available to Rising Sophomores through Advanced Placement (explained below).  If space allows, groups of 3, 2, and 1 will select from the remaining bedrooms. 

• Ellsworth Apartments 
• Fuller Apartments 

The following locations are available to students of all class years in groups of 2 or 3. Priority will be given to Rising Sophomores, followed by Rising Juniors, then Rising Seniors.

• Cedar House A 
• Cedar House B 
• Fruit House 
• Marston House A 
• Marston House B 
• Oak House 
• West House 

The following locations are available to Groups of 4 during general selection; Groups of 4 select in the order of Rising Juniors, then Rising Seniors, then Rising Sophomores. If space allows, groups of 3, 2, and 1 will select from the remaining apartments (with remaining beds in partially filled apartments being available for other groups). 

• East Hall 
• Faraday Hall 

The following location is available to Groups of 3 during general selection; Groups of 3 select in the order of Rising Senior, then Rising Juniors, then Rising Sophomores. If space allows, groups of 2 and 1 will select from the remaining apartments (with remaining beds in partially filled apartments being available for other groups). 

• WPI Townhouses 

Any open double or triple bedroom will be available to Groups of 2 during general selection; Groups of 2 select in the order of Rising Senior, then Rising Juniors, then Rising Sophomores. If a Group of 2 selects a triple bedroom, the remaining bed will be available for a group of 1 to select. 

Any open bed will be available to Groups of 1 during general selection; the order for Groups of 1 is entirely random (not based on class year). Groups of 1 are strongly discouraged, as there are almost no locations designed for only a single student. 

Advanced Placement Explained - 

Advanced Placement is the opportunity for groups to be pre-placed into a housing assignment in either South Village (all class years), or Ellsworth and Fuller Apartments (Rising Sophomores only).

Reminder: All Upper-Level housing is gender-inclusive - this means that you may form your group with any other eligible Upper-Level students, regardless of system labeled gender

To participate, please follow these few steps:

Step 1 - Create and verify a roommate group for the size bedroom you desire and the students you wish to be in your bedroom

• Ellsworth/Fuller 7 person apartments - groups of 3 students/2 Students/2 students (to fill a triple/double/double in the same 7 person apartment, each bedroom group must have a rising sophomore group leader)
• Ellsworth/Fuller 5 person apartments - groups of 3 Students/2 Students (to fill a triple/double in the same 5 person apartment, each bedroom group must have a rising sophomore group leader)
• Oak House 5 person space -  triple room/double room with a shared bathroom - groups of 3 Students/2 Students
• Double or triple room in South Village houses - available to all classes for groups of 2 or 3 students.
• WPI Townhouses - Rising seniors may now request Advanced Placement into a 6-person Townhouse. (Students must form - groups of 3 students / 3 students to fill single/single/triple/triple). Depending on availability and number of requests, some groups may be placed into adjacent 3-person Townhouses. 

Step 2 - Email the Housing & Residential Experience Center (housing@wpi.edu) with your desired TOTAL group and location with ALL group members CC'd. (If you wish to live in a 5 or 7 person space, make sure all 5 or 7 students are CC'd on the email).

• If you are a group of 2 or 3, please include your top 2 South Village house preferences 
• If you are a group of 5 or 7, please include if you prefer Ellsworth, Fuller or Oak House
• The Housing & Residential Experience Center will do our best to accommodate your preferences, but understand demand may be larger than availability

Step 3 - The Housing & Residential Experience Center will place your group BEFORE housing selection times are assigned

• All requests must be received by 11:59PM on Wednesday, February 5.
• By requesting an assignment through advanced placement, you understand and accept that your housing contract will become active and financially binding upon being assigned housing by a WPI H.R.E. Center staff member.
• The Housing & Residential Experience Center will confirm your assignment with a confirmation email.

If the demand for the Advanced Placement Process is larger than the availability of space, the Housing & Residential Experience Center will randomly generate a placement order to assign groups.  Any groups that are not placed will still have the opportunity to participate in the general selection process. 

If you are a current student with questions about on-campus housing, please email housing@wpi.edu