Students can choose to participate in roommate selection in their housing application through June 1, 2020. Only students who have been assigned to a double, community bath room type can participate in the roommate selection process. In the roommate selection process, you will only see students that are assigned to the same hall/cohort as you. You will be able to view their personal profile, send a message and request them as a roommate during your hall/cohort's scheduled time slot.

Mutual roommate request

  • Phase 1 and 2 can request a roommate through the mutual roommate request process June 2-7 at 11:59 p.m. in their MyCULiving Portal. This request is for students who may already know who they want to room with.

    • Log into your MyCULiving portal, click ‘Apply for Residence Halls’ in the top gold bar, select the 2020-21 application you completed and go to the ‘Roommate Request’ page at the end of your application.

  • Requests will be granted based on space availability and a random selection process; therefore, you can submit your request at any time this application is open. Our goal is to accommodate as many requests as we can. Students who are successfully matched will be notified in the assignment email on June 19.  If we are unsuccessful in accommodating your request, you will receive an email on June 18.

    • Roommate requests must be mutual: meaning both roommates must submit a request and ask for each other
    • You can only request 1 roommate.
    • You must both be currently admitted to the same college, and in some cases the same major for us to successfully accommodate this request.
    • By submitting this request, you will agree and understand that roommates will be assigned to a cohort building based on college, and into a double, community bath room type. Please be aware this may be to a hall you are not anticipating and/or a change from your current hall.  Building Cohorts will be announced after this process ends, and a change in building may occur regardless of participation in this process.
    • Participation in this process does not guarantee we will be able to match you to the person you request.

Find a friend through the roommate selection process

  • Roommate selection process will take place from June 24 - July 14

  • You must have a housing assignment by June 24 to participate (Phase 1 and 2)

  • Each hall/cohort has a different four-day window—specific dates will be communicated once assignments are made

  • Log into your housing application during your assigned cohort’s window to review and message other students in your hall

  • Suggestions are made based on your answers to the lifestyle questions

  • If you find someone who is a good match, you can request them as a roommate

  • You will be placed together only if the request is mutual, meaning one student requests it and the other confirms it

  • Once you have requested a roommate, your potential roommate must accept the request before the end of your scheduled time slot in order for the request to be considered mutual. Once the requested roommate accepts, it is mutual and cannot be canceled. Be aware that the first potential roommate to accept your request, will be who you are confirmed with.

  • If you are unable to select or confirm a roommate during your hall/cohort's scheduled time slot or decide not to participate, Occupancy Management will assign a roommate based on your lifestyle preferences.

Once you have selected a roommate, your potential roommate must accept the request before the end of your scheduled time slot in order for the request to be considered mutual. Once the requested roommate accepts, it is mutual and cannot be canceled.

If you are unable to select or confirm a roommate during your hall/program's scheduled time slot, Occupancy Management will assign a roommate based on your lifestyle preferences.