Overview & Timeline
What's new this year?
- We are changing from a priority-based system to a lottery system. All continuing students living in university housing during Winter & Spring 2024 who apply during the application period will be in the lottery.
- The application period and room selection process are being held six weeks earlier. This means students can know sooner if they’ve secured on-campus housing or if they are on a waitlist and need to consider off-campus options.
Application Period
February 26 - March 4
Before you apply, do some planning. Understanding your options and the room selection lottery process can help you decide which college/community to choose on your application. For example, if you would like to form a group with friends you hope to live with, you must all apply to the same community. Attend an Info Session, get informed, and carefully consider where you plan to apply. Eligible students must apply by March 4 to participate in the room selection lottery.
Check out the Info Session slide presentation to learn more about the Continuing Student Housing Process.
Room Selection Lottery
April 9 - 18
A randomized lottery will determine the order eligible students can access the 2024-25 Room Selection process. This lottery process will give all eligible continuing students an equal chance to participate in the housing lottery. The housing lottery is based on availability at the time a student logs in, with spaces becoming more limited as other students complete their selections. Unfortunately, space availability is not certain, and some students will not be able to make a selection during the lottery.
Roommate groups who can completely fill an apartment or residence hall room will have the earliest opportunity to select a space. The process also gives precedence to students who apply to live at their affiliated college.
Eligibility
Eligible students may participate in the lottery as an individual or as part of a roommate group. To be eligible for the Room Selection Lottery you must meet both of the following conditions:
- Continuously live in university housing during Winter 2024 and Spring 2024 quarters.
- Re-apply for Fall 2024 university housing during the housing application period (Feb. 26 - March 4).
Timeline
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February 5 - 9 |
Info Sessions at each college and community about housing options, the room and apartment selection process, ways to improve your chances of getting a space, and more. |
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February 19 - March 4 |
“Meet a Roomie” events for students who may be looking to add a roommate to a group for a residence hall room or an apartment |
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February 26 - March 4 |
Continuing student housing application period; eligible continuing students must submit their application by the March 4 deadline |
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March 5 - 15 |
Preassignment of Theme Housing mentors and students accepted to a campus-wide theme (ABC Themed Housing, ILC, Trans-inclusive Housing, Substance Free Recovery Housing). |
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March 18 - April 3 |
Preassignment of Res Life student employees (RAs/NAs), and students with DRC accommodations for a specific type of housing. |
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April 4 |
Room Selection 1st Pass lottery dates and times are sent to students eligible for 1st Pass at their @ucsc.edu email address |
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April 9 - 10 |
Room Selection Lottery 1st Pass Note: After 1st Pass, additional passes will only take place if spaces remain available for the Room Selection Lottery (can vary by college/community) |
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April 11 |
Room Selection 2nd Pass lottery dates and times are sent to students eligible for 2nd Pass at their @ucsc.edu email address |
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April 15 |
Room Selection Lottery 2nd Pass |
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Update April 11, 2024: The spaces made available at all 10 UCSC colleges for Continuing Student Room Selection have been filled. Unfortunately this means that 2nd Pass will not be held at these communities. Given the limited number of spaces we expect to remain after 2nd Pass, we will not be able to hold a campus-wide 3rd Pass. |
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April 16 |
Room Selection 3rd Pass lottery dates and times are sent to students eligible for 3rd Pass at their @ucsc.edu email address Note: 3rd Pass will only take place if spaces remain available for the Room Selection Lottery |
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April 18 |
Room Selection Lottery 3rd Pass |
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July 1 or before |
$150 cancellation fee for canceling an assigned housing space |
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July 2–August 1 |
$250 cancellation fee for canceling an assigned housing space |
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August 2 or after |
$350 cancellation fee for canceling an assigned housing space |
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August 20 |
Room/Roommate Assignment info displayed in Housing Portal |