Housing Preference Form Instructions

The Housing Preference Form and Roommate Requests

After you have paid your admissions deposit, you will need to complete the housing preference form and set up your roommate group to be provided housing beginning:

Fall semester start: April 1 (or first Monday of April)
Spring semester start: Nov. 15

The housing preference form is for you, the student, to complete. We want to ensure that you are satisfied with the choices you select and it allows us to better match you with a roommate when you answer the questions. You will not be housed until you have completed a preference form.

Form deadline
Accessing the Housing Preference Form
Roommate Groups
- Returning student roommates
Mutual Roommates Required
How to Create a Roommate Group
Accepting and Denying Roommate Requests
Living Off Campus

Form deadline

Fall semester start: Housing preference form due June 1; Roommate group deadline: June 1
Spring semester start: Housing preference form due Jan. 4; Roommate group deadline: Jan. 4

You will provide us information in two steps:

Complete the housing preference form (roommate matching questions, special interest, housing preferences, etc.)
Create your roommate group (optional- only if you have a request)

Accessing and Completing the Housing Preference Form

Access to the preference form is through myRedDragon. If you need help accessing your myRedDragon account, visit the Information Resources Get Help page.

Once you are logged into myRedDragon go to the student tab.
Look for the Residence Life and Housing section.
Select the “Housing process and information” link
From the housing portal (Housing.Cloud) click on "Apps & Forms".
Click on "Housing Preference Form"
Complete the form and submit your form.

If you want the option to live in all gender housing you must also complete the All Gender Housing Living Agreement. To view the form, you must provide a "yes" answer to question #11 on the preference form.

Roommate Groups

If you have one or more people you would like to request to live with, complete the following steps. If you would like to have us match you with a roommate, skip this step. Your roommate request must complete the new student preference form to be searchable and then requested.

One-person roommate request (two-person group):
- You may be assigned in a double (unless your date of deposit requires you to be in a triple; we will assign you and your request together plus one other person)
Two-person roommate request (three-person group):
- You may assigned in a triple (if available)
  - Freshman will need to contact the Residence Life and Housing Office to request a third roommate.
Three-person roommate request and beyond (transfers only)
- Students may be places in quads/suites/apartments (if available)
Other-gender roommate request:
- You will be required to sign the all gender housing living agreement and you will be assigned to all gender housing
Current returning student roommate request:
- The returning student cannot participate in RSP; instead they will be assigned with you over the summer
  - Returning student must complete the Housing Waitlist form after May 1 and list new student as their preferred roommate.
- You will answer yes to the question on your new student preference form and write the name of the of the returning student you would like to live with.

Mutual Roommates Required

All roommate requests must be accepted by the other individual(s) to be assigned together through the housing portal.
Contact Residence Life and Housing before the roommate deadline if you cannot find your roommate in the search or if you are having difficulty confirming requests.

Create a Roommate Group

Click Create Roommate Group to form the group.

image showing where to click the create roommate group button in the housing portal.

Click Copy to generate and copy a unique invitation URL to send to your roommate group via email.

image showing where to click the copy button in the housing portal.

Manage Your Roommate Group

As roommates accept the invitation, they will appear on the Roommate Group Overview page. The group leader has access to specific management options, including assigning a new group leader or removing a member from the group.

Click See Roommate Group to manage group members.

image showing where to click the see roommate group button in the housing portal.

Click the three-dot button next to a group member to either make them the group leader or remove them from the group.

image showing where to click the remove from group button in the housing portal.

Click Delete Group to dissolve your group. Deleting the group will return all members to individual status.

image showing where to click the delete group button in the housing portal.

How to Join or Leave a Roommate Group, for Students

Have you received an invitation from another student, asking you to join their roommate group? This guide explains how to accept or decline the invitation and, if desired, how to leave an established roommate group later if you change your mind. Your student biography does not need to be made public to join or form a roommate group.

1. Log in to your Resident Portal using the URL provided by your school.

2. The roommate group invitation you received includes a unique URL sent by your group leader. Copy and paste the link into your web browser.

3. The invite page will display your group leader's name with options to either Accept Invite or Decline.

image showing an example roommate group invite in the housing portal.

4. Click Accept Invite to join the roommate group.

image showing where to click the accept invite button in the housing portal.

Note: You cannot accept the invite if you have outstanding documents or payments. Access your Application to fulfill any requirements, if necessary, in order to continue.

image showing an example roommate group invite in the housing portal when you can not accept.

Note: You can only be part of one roommate group at a time. If you already accepted another invitation, you'll be prompted to leave that group in order to join this new group. Or, if you are already an established group leader of another group, you will be prompted to Dissolve Your Group and Accept Invite. Dissolving your group will delete the group and all members will be returned to a single applicant status.

image showing an example roommate group invite in the housing portal when you're already a member of another group..

5. You will automatically return to your housing application to view your newly joined group after accepting the invite.

image showing an example roommate group in the housing portal.

6. If your housing plans change in the future, return to this page and click Leave Group to remove yourself.

image showing where to click the leave group button in the housing portal.

7. Click Confirm to finalize your removal. Your applicant status will return to single and you can create or join new roommate group.

image showing where to click the confirm button in the housing portal.

8. Your roommate group status will always be visible from the Roommates section of your active housing application.

Not in a Roommate Group

Example of when you are not in a roommate group in the housing portal.

In a Roommate Group

Example of when you are in a roommate group in the housing portal.

After clicking See Roommate Group