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Important Housing Selection Dates

ADA /MEDICAL ACCOMMODAT IONS /HOUSING EXEMPT ION           JANUARY 3 1

 REQUESTS CALL  GO OUT

ADA /MEDICAL ACCOMMODAT IONS REQUESTS DUE MARCH 6

HOUSING EXEMPT ION REQUESTS DUE MARCH 6

RETURNING STUDENT ONL INE APPL ICAT IONS OPEN                     MARCH 23

ROOMMATE SELECT ION                                                                MARCH 23 – APRIL 5

DECIS IONS EMAILED FOR MEDICAL ACCOMMODAT IONS

HOUSING /EXEMPT IONS                                                               WEEK OF MARCH 30  

                     

RETURNING STUDENT ONL INE APPL ICAT IONS CLOSE (EXTENDED ) APRIL 1 2

LAKES IDE ONLY HOUSING SELECT ION NIGHT

(ONLY STUDENTS WITH LAKES IDE PRIOR ITY ) (NEW DATE ) APRIL 1 5

GENERAL HOUSING SELECT ION NIGHT (NEW DATE )                         APRIL 20

MEAL PLAN SELECT ION WEEKS (NEW DATES )                                     APRIL 27 -MAY 8

HOW TOSELECT YOURROOMMATESAND ROOM

MyHousing is your online source for information

related to your housing arrangements . Through

MyHousing and the Returning Student Housing

Application , you will be able to sign the housing

agreement , edit your personal preferences , make

room and roommate requests and view your

meal plan .

As a current student , you have access to

MyHousing through FoxLink . Under the “Student”

tab in the right-hand corner , you will f ind the

link to MyHousing . I f you can ’t log in and you

think you should be able to , please contact the

Office of Residential Life & Explorations for

assistance .

1. Between March 23rd and April 12th at midnight, log into FoxLink.  Click the "Student" tab and select

"Student Life." In the top right-hand corner, you will find the link to My Housing which will bring you to

your Self Service page.

2. Under "Application" at the top, select "Returning Student Housing Application."

3. Provide the information as prompted on the application screens, following the “next” or “continue”

buttons through the pages. When complete, remember to click “complete application” to submit your

housing application.

 

P H A S E 1 : A P P L I C A T I O N

P H A S E 2 :   R O O M M A T E S E L E C T I O N

ONLY after you have submitted your Returning Student Housing Application, you will be

eligible to participate in roommate selection.

To request a specific roommate:

1. Log into Self Service (instructions found in Phase 1) after March 23rd (make sure that you

have done the Returning Student Housing Application in phase 1!). At the top of the screen,

select “Room Selection” then “Roommates/Suitemates”  This will bring you to the

“Roommate Requests” page.

2. You can search for your roommates by name or email. 

3. Once you find your desired roommate, click “Request This Student.”  The assignment

system will immediately send an email (Rollins Email account) to the student(s) you have

requested, letting them know that you have requested them as a roommate/apartment-

mate(s). Since only MUTUAL requests can be considered, the student(s) you requested MUST

have submitted a housing application as well and will have to do the same thing by logging

into their MyHousing account and requesting you.  

4. Confirm that the name(s) you entered appear under "Roommate Requests.”

 

P H A S E 2 :   R O O M M A T E S E L E C T I O N

Important Note: Please remember that roommate requests must be mutual (you

must request each other) in order for the auto assign system to assign you

together. If the request is NOT mutual, you will see that you have an unmatched

student group in your “Roommate Requests.”  If this happens, contact your

requested roommates and confirm that they have requested you as a roommate

as well.  Also, remember that prospective roommates MUST have completed the

Returning Student Housing Application online process.

Additionally, keep in mind that during the room selection process, you will only be

able to view rooms as big as your room selection group. For example, if you are in

a group of 4 total students, you will only be able to view Sutton 2 Bedroom

Apartments or Lakeside Apartments during your selection time. Likewise, if you

are in a roommate group of 2 people total, you will only be able to see Holt or

Cross double rooms.

 

P H A S E   3 : R O O M S E L E C T I O N

During the room selection process, any person in your group can select your group’s future

assignment. Please designate one person in the group to choose your room. The room

selection process will be based on the average of selection numbers for all members of a

roommate group and will be emailed on April 14th for those with Lakeside Priority and on

April 17th for the General Housing Selection process taking place on April 20th. Assignment

appointments are based on the local time in Winter Park, FL (Eastern), although you can

select your room from any computer that has internet access, even from abroad!

To select a room or apartment:

1. You will be assigned a Housing Selection time based on your roommate Selection Number

average for Wednesday night, April 15th. On the home screen in Self Service, all of your Room

Selection information is displayed. You can begin the Room Selection process at your Start

Time.

2. You can choose “Select a Room or Suite” from the Room Selection menu at the top of the

page.  

3. To search for available rooms either before or during selection, enter your search criteria

using the drop down menus and click "Find Available Rooms". Again, MyHousing will only

show you the rooms you are eligible to select into based on the size of your roommate

group.

 

P H A S E   3 : R O O M S E L E C T I O N

4. Once your room selection time has started, you may begin searching available rooms by entering your

criteria and clicking the “Find Available Rooms” button. 

5. Choose the room you would like by clicking "Select Room" and then click on the “I Agree - Submit My Room

Selection” button when you are certain about your selection. An email will be sent to each group members’

Rollins email address confirming your assignment. Remember, only ONE person per group can select the

room for the entire group and you should decide who that person is going to be prior to your selection time.

KEEP IN MIND: - If you have no roommates, it will only show you single rooms (Traditional singles and doubles are extremely

limited - have a backup plan in case you cannot get a traditional single or double!)

 - You must have 4 roommates to see Sutton 4-person apartments Lakeside Apartments as an option

 - If you are interested in being in a gender neutral room, one representative from your group will need to call

our office at your room selection time to be placed in your room with all of your roommates!

 - If your pre-selected roommate group is large enough to select into an apartment (2 to 4 people per

roommate group), you will have the ability to select the entire apartment at once by clicking the Select Suite

button. 

 - If you choose an apartment in Sutton or Lakeside Apartments: The room selection is not confirmed until

each of the people in the roommate group is assigned to a bed and you click on the “Submit My Room

Selection” button. A roommate group should predetermine who is living where within the apartment (e.g. 2-

bedroom apartment: the larger bedroom triple A vs. the smaller bedroom double B) prior to the Room

Selection Process. If you are choosing a Lakeside apartment, click here for unit and floor plan information.

 

 

The halls available for selection during returning student housing selection will be: 

Lakeside Neighborhood Sutton Place Apartments Cross Hall Holt Hall (312 beds in Fall 2020 and 184 more in Spring 2021)

*Pool and fitness center

scheduled to open in Spring

*These halls do not include all of the FSL Residential Organization/Pinehurst Residence Halls, which havetheir separate housing selection process! *If you are not able to select a room during the FSL or PinehurstHousing Selection Process and are required to live on campus, you will need to participate in thishousing selection process, otherwise you will be assigned to a random room on campus.*

W H I C H H A L L S A R E A V A I L A B L EF O R U P P E R C L A S S S T U D E N T S F O R

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FREQUENTLYASKEDQUESTIONS

How do I know when I

can pick my room? 

Housing Selection numbers are based on your class standing and 

current cumulative GPA. The first number will belong to the 

senior, or rising senior, with the highest GPA. We will continue the

 number sequence for all eligible students.

After roommate selection, the Housing Selection numbers will be

averaged for all students in a roommate group.  For example, your

number is 89 and your roommate has a number 250.  After

roommate selection, you will be assigned a Selection number of

169 with a corresponding Room Selection time. You will receive

your selection time on Tuesday, April 14th, 2020 if you have

Lakeside priority and will receive your selection time on April 17th

for all General Housing Selection students.

Only students with Lakeside Priority will be able to select each other in a roommate group and

will be able to select a room during Lakeside Housing Selection Night on April 15th.

Lakeside first priority will be given to the following group of students:

- Students currently in a Sutton 5 Person Apartment (all rising Juniors and Seniors)

- Students currently living off campus through the Rising Sophomore Housing Exemption

Application (all rising Juniors and Seniors)

- Students that lived in McKean during the 2018-2019 academic year (all rising Juniors and

Seniors)

If you have Lakeside priority but do not wish to live in Lakeside, simply do not select a room

during the Lakeside Housing Selection Night. You will receive your housing selection time on

Friday, April 17th for General Housing Selection Night on April 20th.

W H O G E T S L A K E S I D E P R I O R I T YA N D W H A T ' S N E X T I F I D O ?

Any Lakeside apartments that are leftover from Lakeside Housing Selection night

will be opened for General Housing Selection Night on April 20th.

NOTE: If you know you will be arriving to campus early for an approved reason

men's or women's soccer team, Volleyball Team, Peer Mentor, Wellness Ambassador,

Bonner Leader, etc...), please do NOT select a room in Lakeside building #2. You will

know if you are selecting a room in building #2 if the FIRST number of the building

starts with a 2.

For further information regarding Lakeside, including floor plan units, furnishings,

and community features, please click here.

W H O G E T S L A K E S I D E P R I O R I T YA N D W H A T ' S N E X T I F I D O

C O N T I N U E D

C H E C K O U T T H E L A T E S T L A K E S I D EC O N S T R U C T I O N U P D A T E V I D E O

B E L O W !

C L I C K H E R E I F T H E V I D E O I S N ' T W O R K I N G

F O R T H E Y O U T U B E W E B L I N K !

D O I H A V E T O L I V E O N C A M P U S ?

Students who are married

Students who have children or dependents

Students seeking a degree after serving in the military

Transfer students that have completed 2 full years or 60 credits at another college or university

Non-degree seeking students or 2nd degree seeking students

Students that reside with a legal guardian or parent within 50 miles of campus. Proper

documentation must be submitted - please reach out to rle@rollins.edu for more information if you

wish to be exempt from on-campus housing and for more information

If you are a current rising Junior or Senior and have lived on campus for 2 academic years (4

semesters), you are not required to live on campus for 2020-2021, but are encouraged to do so!

Current first year students are required to live on campus for 3 years. If you wish to submit a housing

exemption request, prior to March 6th, reach out to our office at rle@rollins.edu.

*Keep in mind that credit hours do not apply. Only actual semesters lived on campus

apply to the housing requirement. If you studied abroad one semester, that counts as a

semester "on campus"*

Exceptions are typically approved for:

Below is the cost for housing for 2020-2021  

Below are the meal plan options for 2020-2021

How do I pick a meal

plan for next year?

EACH STUDENT LIVING ON CAMPUS FOR 2020-2021 WILL

SELECT THEIR OWN MEAL PLAN FOR NEXT YEAR FROM ONE

OF THE MANDATORY OPTIONS LISTED ON THE PREVIOUS

PAGE. MEAL PLAN SELECTION WEEK(S) WILL TAKE PLACE

DURING APRIL 27TH - MAY 8TH.

ALL STUDENTS LIVING ON CAMPUS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE A

MEAL PLAN. STUDENTS LIVING IN SUTTON OR LAKESIDE WILL

BE REQUIRED TO HAVE ONE OF THE APARTMENT MEAL PLANS

LISTED IN THE PREVIOUS PAGE.

BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT OUR

MEAL PLAN SELECTION PROCESS AND NEXT STEPS AFTER

HOUSING SELECTION!

HOW DO I SUBMIT A

SPECIFIC HOUSING

REQUEST?

F O R Q U E S T I O N S A B O U T

T H I S P R O C E S S , C A L L

T H E O F F I C E O F

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Students requesting special or medical

housing accommodations should have

submitted requests prior to March 6th.

Requests are currently being reviewed by a

committee, and students who are approved

for special housing or to live off campus will

be contacted individually with specific

instructions for Housing Selection.

WHAT IF I HAVE LAKESIDE PRIORITYBUT DON'T WANT TO LIVE IN

LAKESIDE?Simply do not select a room during Lakeside Housing Selection night on April 15th!

You will receive a new selection time on April 17th for General Housing Selection on

April 20th.

AM I ALLOWED TO LIVE IN LAKESIDE? Priority for Lakeside Neighborhood will be given to students who lived in Sutton 5

Person Apartments this year, students that lived in McKean during the 2018-2019

academic year and students that were off campus this year through the Rising

Sophomore Housing Exemption Lottery. Keep in mind that these are all rising Juniors

and Seniors. After that, all remaining open Lakeside apartments will be opened for

general housing selection night on April 20th.

I'M CURRENTLY A FIRST YEARSTUDENT LIVING IN A TRIPLE ROOM, ITHOUGHT I GOT LAKESIDE PRIORITY?If you are a current first year student living in a triple room, you will receive Lakeside

priority for your third year living on campus at Rollins.

WHAT IF I DON'T HAVE LAKESIDE PRIORITY BUT WANT TOLIVE IN LAKESIDE?

AM I REQUIRED TO HAVE A MEAL PLAN IF I LIVE INLAKESIDE OR SUTTON APARTMENTS?

If you don't have Lakeside Priority, you'll get a chance to select a Lakeside Room during

General Housing Selection Night on April 20th if there are any remaining after

Lakeside Housing Selection night. You should have a backup plan in case you are not

able to select a Lakeside apartment!

Yes, all students living in Lakeside or Sutton Apartments will be required to have one

of the mandatory apartment meal plans. Keep in mind that costs for Sutton have

decreased in conjunction with this new change!

I AM A CURRENT RISING JUNIOR AND WANT TO LIVE OFFCAMPUS - DO I NEED TO HAVE A MEAL PLAN?

No, rising juniors or seniors (that have lived on campus for two academic years) that

wish to live off campus will not be required to have a meal plan. Further, all current

students that are living off campus through an approved exemption are also not

required to select a meal plan, but are encouraged to select one.

I HAVE LAKESIDE PRIORITY BUT MY DESIRED ROOMMATE(S)

DO NOT. WHAT DO I DO?

If you wish to live with students that do not have Lakeside priority, you can choose to

not participate in the housing selection for Lakeside and attempt to select a Lakeside

room during general housing selection. You will not keep your same priority and a

new priority will be calculated based on the whole groups selection time average.

Beginning March 23rd, email the Office of Residential Life & Explorations at

rle@rollins.edu and request access to the Roommate(s) needed list.

WHAT IF I DON’T HAVE A ROOMMATE IN MIND BUT IDON’T WANT TO BE IN A SINGLE ROOM?

I HAVE LAKESIDE PRIORITY FOR APRIL 15 BUT CAN'TFIND ANOTHER 2-3 ROOMMATES. WHAT DO I DO?

Call our office at 407-646-2649 on Lakeside Housing Selection Night on April 15th

during your selection time and we will help you out!

I HAVE LAKESIDE PRIORITY AND PLAN TO LIVE INLAKESIDE, CAN I CHOOSE TO LIVE IN ANY LAKESIDE

BUILDING?If you are on the Men's or Women's Soccer team, Volleyball Team, are planning on

being a Peer Mentor, Wellness Ambassador, Bonner, Cross Country or are planning to

arrive to campus for any approved early arrival accommodation, please do NOT select

a room in building #2. You will know if you are selecting a room in building #2 if the

FIRST number starts with a 2.

How many roommates do I need

to select?S INGLE – NO ROOMMATE

DOUBLE – 1 ROOMMATE

SUTTON 2 PERSON APT – 1 ROOMMATE

SUTTON 4 PERSON APT – 3 ROOMMATES *

LAKES IDE DOUBLE - 3 ROOMMATES *

LAKES IDE S INGLE - 3 ROOMMATES *

* AFTER YOU HAVE SELECTED YOUR ASS IGNMENT , YOU WILL DES IGNATE

WHO I S ASS IGNED TO WHICH ROOM WITHIN THE APARTMENT . FOR

SUTTON , BEDROOM A I S THE LARGER BEDROOM WITH THE BATHROOM

INS IDE OF THE ROOM . BEDROOM B I S THE SMALLER BEDROOM WITH THE

BATHROOM IN THE APARTMENT HALLWAY .  CL ICK HERE FOR FLOOR PLANS

AND UNIT INFORMAT ION FOR LAKES IDE .

What if I’m studying

abroad next year or

graduating in December?Ro l l in s Co l l ege  does not o f fe r 1 - semes te r hous ing

opt ions to s tudent s EXCEPT i n the case o f Study

Abroad s tudent s and December graduates (a l l othe r

hous ing agreements tha t beg in i n the f a l l a re f o r the

fu l l academic yea r ) .  Student s tha t would l i ke to l i v e on

campus f o r the f a l l semes te r on ly and f a l l under the

above ca tegor i e s can par t i c ipa te i n the on l ine se lec t ion

proces s as norma l .

Study Abroad s tudent s l eav ing f o r the f a l l and

re tu rn ing i n sp r ing wi l l need to app ly f o r hous ing i n

the f a l l o f 2020 . Th i s app l i ca t ion wi l l be ava i l ab le i n

October 2020 . S ince we have an add i t i ona l 184 beds

open ing i n Lakes ide f o r Spr ing 2021 , s tudent s coming

back f r om abroad wi l l have a good chance o f get t ing

p laced i n Lakes ide when they r e tu rn f r om abroad , but

i t i s s t i l l not guaranteed .

I ’M NOT EXACTLY

SURE WHAT THE

HALLS LOOK LIKE .

HOW DO I KNOW

WHAT ROOM NUMBER

TO CHOOSE?Click here to check out the Facilities website to view various

room types. Make sure you have plenty of alternatives.  If you

only want a corner room with a lake view, for example, know

which halls and room numbers those rooms are.  (Traditional

singles and doubles are extremely limited - have a backup

plan in case you cannot get a traditional single or double!)

Click here to check out more information about each of our

residence halls!

We will also be doing open houses in upper class halls, so

look out for that information! 

WHO IS ALLOWED TO BE MY ROOMMATE?With the exception of Lakeside housing priority

restrictions, any enrolled and registered CLA students

can be roommates! Students are permitted to choose

their roommate based on who they will live best with,

regardless of gender, in all of our halls.

WHAT IF I DON’T GET MY FIRST CHOICE?Planning out options is very important! Talk with all of your potential roommates

about all of the scenarios they feel comfortable with in case your first choice isn’t

available. You may have to add or remove roommates throughout the process.

I WANT A TRADITIONAL SINGLE ORDOUBLE ROOM. WHAT IF THERE

ISN’T ONE AVAILABLE AT MY TIME?Traditional singles and doubles are extremely limited - have a backup plan in case you

cannot get a traditional single or double!

I WANT SOMEONE TO WALK ME THROUGH THE SELECTIONPROCESS ON SELECTION NIGHT - WHAT DO I DO?

Our office will be open and ready to help on both the Lakeside Housing Selection

Night on April 15th and on General Housing Selection Night on April 20th! Students

that wish to live in gender neutral housing will also have to call our office during their

selection time. At least one representative from your roommate group must reach out

to us.

WHAT IF I REQUESTED THE WRONG

ROOMTYPE ON MY HOUSING

APPLICATION?Not to worry! The selections made on your housing application are not binding. The

solitary factor that will determine which room-types you are able to view during your

assigned housing selection time, is the number of roommates you have matched with

in the system.

For example, if you have matched with three roommates in the system (giving you a

total of 4 people) you will only be able to see Sutton 4 person apartments and

Lakeside 4 person apartments. Whereas, if you don't match with anyone in the system,

you will only be able to see single rooms when you log in to housing selection.

I WANT A SINGLE ROOM IN LAKESIDE. DO I STILL NEED TOMATCH WITH ROOMMATES IN THE SYSTEM?

Yes! Please keep in mind that the singles in Lakeside are not traditional singles. They

are located within 4 person apartments. As a result, you will need to match with three

other roommates in the system in order to be able to see this as an option.

OOPS ! I FORGOT TO

PARTIC IPATE IN HOUSING

SELECTION ! WHAT DO I DO?

Anyone who is required to live on campus will be assigned to a

space whether or not they participate in the housing selection

process. So if you do not meet the requirements to live off

campus, it is in your best interest to participate so you can select

your own housing! If you are not required to live on campus and

decide later in the semester or over the summer that you would

like to live on campus, contact the Office of Residential Life &

Explorations at 407-646-2649 or at rle@rollins.edu

A N Y M O R E

Q U E S T I O N S ?

The Office of Residential Life & Explorations will be open during the application

and roommate selection period (Monday – Friday, 9am to 5pm).  Feel free to call

or email us with any questions.

We will also have evening hours on Wednesday, April 15th during Lakeside

Housing Selection and also on Monday, April 20th during General Housing

Selection night from 5pm to 9pm.  

407.646.2649

rle@rollins.edu