University Housing Waitlist

Applications for NSU housing for the fall semester are open each spring semester. Housing is provided on a first come, first serve basis according to when the mandatory requirements are submitted to our office.

Some students may be placed on our waitlist and will not receive on-campus housing prior to August move-in.

The Office of Residence Life & Housing is dedicated to locating a place for students on campus and will continue to place students from the waitlist into campus housing as spaces are made available via cancellations. Please read this page for a complete explanation.
 

Quick Links: HOW THE WAITLIST WORKS HOW DID I GET ON THE WAITLIST WHAT'S MY WAITLIST STATUS HOW WILL I KNOW I'M CONFIRMED FOR HOUSING HOW DO I CANCEL MOVE-IN DAY MEAL PLANS

 

How the waitlist works?
The waitlist is provided for students who desire housing but have not yet been confirmed for campus housing because a space was not available at the time of their request. The waitlist is structured based upon when the requirements for housing were received.

The waitlist will be available as long as there are students who require housing.

If a student does not receive on-campus housing by fall check-in, they will need to find temporary housing until on-campus housing becomes available. The Office of Residence Life & Housing recommends students look for accommodations by using the Off-Campus website which provides resources for both short-term and long-term accommodations. View the most recent list here: off-campus housing list .



How do I get on the waitlist?
Once housing is full and the waitlist opens, students who submit a housing application are automatically placed on the waitlist. To place your name on the waitlist click here residentiallife/onlineapplication.html .



What's my waitlist status?

The Office of Residence Life & Housing updates the waitlist as cancellations are received. You will receive a phone call regarding the possibility of receiving housing once space becomes available.


Have questions about your waitlist status?
The ratio of waitlist students to the number of students who cancel their housing varies significantly each year making it close to impossible to approximate when a student may receive campus housing. The Office of Residence Life & Housing always recommends planning ahead by looking into short-term accommodations or off-campus housing. Off-campus housing listings are placed on our website.


How will I know I have housing?
Waitlist students will be contacted by the telephone number indicated on their application. A housing representative will call to offer the next available space; the student will have 24 hours to secure the space by paying the $300 non-refundable deposit and registering for the fall 2009 semester. If the student declines or does not respond, the next person on the waitlist will be contacted, and so on. When another space becomes available another attempt will be made to contact the first person.


How do I cancel?
To cancel a student's waitlist position, submit your cancellation request to housing@nsu.edu with the following information:

First and Last Name
Student ID Number
Request to cancel your housing/ housing application for the fall 2009 semester



What do I do on Move-In Day?
Move-in day is an exciting event for our campus. The Office of Residence Life & Housing realizes the burden some of our students face as move-in day approaches and their housing is unsettled. Regretfully, the Office of Residence Life & Housing is not able to give waitlist updates on move-in day. The Office of Residence Life & Housing kindly requests your patience on move-in day and the week following as we work quickly to move the waitlist along with the most possible expediency.

Pursuant to this expediency, requests for room changes will not be honored until Room Consolidation in order to accurately collect residents’ census. Any confirmed resident who does not check-in or make arrangements by August 24th will forfeit their housing. The Office of Residence Life & Housing cannot release a student's confirmed space until the student has given written cancellation of their housing assignment.


Meal Plans
A student who is on the waitlist and has not yet moved into housing does not have an active meal plan. Students on the waitlist will not have an activated meal plan until the student is confirmed for and moves into on-campus housing.

In the meantime, while a student waits for housing, individual meals can be purchased from the Dining Halls or the student can purchase a "Commuter Meal Plan."

For more information on or to purchase a commuter meal plan visit www.nsu.edu/diningservices/ .