Undergraduate

Latest News In Room Selection:

• Starting November 16, you now have the option to pay the $200 room reservation deposit with cash, check and new this year on-line with a credit card or e-check.

• You may notice some new terminology for Room Selection 2010!  We are changing some of our language to more accurately reflect the process:  Opt Out  will replace voluntary bump,  Wait List will replace involuntary bump and Same Room Sign-Up will replace Squatters.

Eligibility | Room Reservation Deposit | On-Line Payment | Classification
On-line Room Selection | Same Room Sign-Up | Block Selection

ROOM SELECTION PROCESS ELIGIBILITY

1. You must be a currently enrolled, full-time undergraduate for the spring semester 2010.
2. You must pay the $200 room reservation deposit by the February 19, 2010 deadline.
3. If you are currently in campus housing you must have your $75.00 room damage deposit on file.
4. You can not have any outstanding damage charges with Residence Life.

All currently enrolled full-time undergraduate students are eligible to pay a $200 Non-refundable Room Reservation Deposit in order to participate in the Room Selection Process for the 2010-2011 academic year. The $200 deposit serves as a pre-payment on the fall housing rent and constitutes a desire and commitment to live in college housing for the upcoming academic year.

• All students interested in participating in any part of the housing selection process (including those in Living Learning Communities, Greek housing and living with Residence Life student staff) must pay the non-refundable deposit.
• Those students on a full scholarship must come to Residence Life by 5:00pm on February 19, 2010 in order for a room deposit to be credited in their name.

• The deposit may be paid at the Cashier's Window in Blow Memorial Hall or mail the payment to:

  The Cashier's Office
  

  P.O. Box 8795
  Williamsburg, VA 23187

  The check or money order is made payable to The College of William and Mary and should include the student's name and student I.D. number in the memo section of the check.

ROOM RESERVATION DEPOSIT

Payable at Cashier's Window, 1st floor Blow Memorial Hall -- 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Before 5:00pm - February 19, 2010
Students may begin paying the $200 room reservation deposit on November 16, 2009.
The $200 Room Reservation Deposit is  a Non-Refundable Deposit.

ON-LINE PAYMENTS

Beginning November 16, 2009, you will find two links here that will permit students to pay the $200 room reservation deposit on-line using a credit card or e-check.

• Click here to pay by credit card
  
• Click here to pay by e-check

Things to think about when paying with one of these methods:

• There will be an additional service fee for paying by credit card that is estimated to be around $9.75.
• There is no service fee for paying by e-check.
• The transaction is tied directly to a student so you cannot pay multiple deposits with 1 transaction.  Each student deposit must be paid in a separate transaction.
• PLEASE confirm your information before submitting your deposit, including verifying the student name, ID number and account number.
• A $25.00 returned item fee will be applied to your student account for any item returned unpaid for any reason.
• On-line pays will remain open unil midnight on February 19, 2010.

Refunds

There are only a few circumstances under which a student can request a refund of the $200 deposit. If a student:

1. gets married (a copy of the marriage certificate is required for verification);
2. is accepted in a William and Mary approved Study Abroad program;
3. is academically dismissed;
4. is required to withdraw due to medical reasons;
5. transfers to another institution (copy of acceptance letter to the institution is required for verification);
6. or is wait listed for the Room Selection Process (see sections on Opt Out and Wait List for details).

Students who meet one of the above criteria must submit written verification (i.e. acceptance letter, marriage certificate, etc.) to Residence Life. Written verification from the student must be received on or before the first day of classes for the fall semester 2010 to receive a refund. After the first day of classes all deposits will be forfeited. (A person that is wait listed for Room Selection can also take one prospective roommate with him/her as long as both roommates apply together. The refund must be applied for in our office [Campus Center 212] no later than April 21 at NOON.)

CLASSIFICATION

The Room Selection process time blocks are assigned based on social status with rising seniors getting assigned the earliest time blocks, followed by rising juniors, then rising sophomores.  Fifth year seniors are not assigned separate time blocks but are assigned with all other rising seniors. Cuurent transfer students are encouraged to verify their social classification with the Registrar's Office by February 19, 2010. In order to assign room selection time blocks, there will be NO changes to classification after March 5, 2010.

Other helpful topics related to room selection

• Block Housing
• Choosing A Roommate
• Data and History
• Gender Designations
• Open Houses
• On-Line Room Selection Process
• Opt Out
• Overcrowd Selection
• Projected Room Rates
• Room Selection Calendar - updated for Room Selection 2010
• Room Selection Newsletter
• Wait List
• Same Room Sign-up
• Special Needs