Tomorrow marks the last day for students to apply for off-campus housing for the fall semester. Students who wish to live off campus in the fall must apply in the dean’s office by tomorrow to be considered. Students who are participating in WHIP or another study abroad program and who wish to live off campus the following semester must also apply to be considered.
Students must provide student ID, name, Greek system affiliation, housing preference, and the sign-up date.
Dean of Women Diane Philipp said that after the deadline, the registrar’s office helps rank students according to the highest number of Hillsdale credits. This is because so many students were transferring in credits from other institutions that sophomores were bumping juniors off the list.
“This is okay with registration,” Philipp said, “but for housing, our goal is to let oldest students off first.”
Since members of the Greek system must live in their respective houses for at least one semester, they are encouraged to do this before they live off campus. Residence halls house students according to seniority first, and then current GPA within that class.
Philipp said that roughly 300 to 325 students get off-campus permission. This number is approximate because so many students sign up at the last minute. It also depends on the incoming class, the ratio of males to females, and the dorm space needed to house the males or females.
“Some like living off campus, some like it on campus,” Philipp said. “It is personal preference.”
Students will be notified on February 28 if they have earned permission to live off-campus. Some students who gain permission end up declining, so the next person on the list is notified. Philipp said that this number can change up to 30 people. Students are welcome to see where they fall on the list.
“Housing is like a jigsaw puzzle,” Philipp said. “Somehow it always works out, but it is a little complicated.”
