Autumn 2025 tips and tricks for housing

\ With the deadline for living applications for the autumn 2025 semester nearby, The Depauw You will receive information on the application and selection process for living space. It will help you navigate through the system and maximize your chances of securing your preferred living space on campus.

1. Do you know the deadline: Deadline for autumn 2025 apartment use and the formation of the roommate group are February 28thTH2025 at 12:00 p.m. If you do not follow this deadline, this will lead to an unauthorized participation in the selection process.
2. Do you know the choice of housing:

As indicated on the Website of living space and residential lifeThere are three different types of living opportunities for upper class students:

type	Location	Group size	Room type	Dining plan
Dormitories	Around Ubben Quad and Anderson St.	No limit	Single/double	Reshall 18 or Reshall 14 ($ 3,725)
Rectoral village	Behind Ubben Quad	Up to 8 (4 or 8 recommended)	Single	Run $ 12 ($ 3,112)
Uoah	Along S. Indiana St, see Jackson St and W. Hanna Street	Up to 6 (4 or 6 recommended)	Single	Uoah 7 ($ 1,870) or Uoah 4 ($ 1,087)

3. Know the application process:

There are three different steps in the application process for housing, both are carried out via the portal of the apartment residence.

Step 1: Fill out the individual apartment use: All students have to fill out this form, regardless of whether they are currently connected to a brotherhood or sisterhood.

Step 2: If you fill out your apartment, you can create your roommate group, with which you can form a group of students who want to live with them. After the deadline on February 28thTH At 12:00 p.m., students can no longer create or change their roommate group.

Step 3: Housing selection: Students and roommate groups receive a certain date and a certain time to select their preferred residential unit. Details on the selection process for apartments will be published at the beginning of March Website of the home and residence on the website of life.

4. Know the selection criteria:

1. 1. The service is the key: This year's choice of apartments of the housing selection is mainly based on the group of the group, so that groups with the most aspiring seniors can choose first, then groups with a mixture of seniors and junior or in the second year and then without a roommate groups. This process continues in the junior and in the second year.
   2. Note your group size: While the group size is no longer a determining factor for assigning the date and time for apartment assignments, the ideal group size (e.g.
   3. No students outside the campus: Students who want to stay outside the campus before autumn cannot take part in the apartment selection process and are removed from the roommate group.
   4. No priority for connected students: If a student in the university apartment is likely to live and his chapter facilities are not in capacity, his roommate groups will be placed at the end of the selection process for housing construction after all other students have selected their living opportunities. This guideline also applies to groups with mixed and independent students. For connected students, it is crucial to know the living capacity of their chapter and to communicate with their roommate group.

5. Additional tips for a successful choice of housing:

1. 1. Do your homework: you can go through the campus and observe the name and address of the living unit that you prefer to save time when choosing your residential unit during the selection period. You can also sort them after your group preference, which would also help you to better prepare for your group selection.
   2. If you have strong internet connections if you make your choice of housing: Since each student has only five minutes before another group has access to the selected portal, it is important to act quickly and smoothly.

This information and tips have been shared to help you get a better understanding of how the living applications and the selection process work. Good luck!