Information for new first-year students:
Please be aware that housing assignments are based on the order in which we receive enrollment deposits Students with an earlier deposit will also have priority to be assigned a double room. Once the double rooms are exhausted, students will be assigned to a temporary triple room. Students can also opt into a triple room for the year by selecting this option on the enrollment application. There is a cost differential of approximately $1200 per semester. Please note that being assigned to a temporary triple does not guarantee that a student will remain in a temporary triple room for the entire academic year. It is possible for a room to be de-tripled at any point throughout the year. Students in temporary triple rooms will be offered the chance to de-triple as space becomes available. The room can be de-tripled if one or more students in the room vacate the space for any reason. Room cost will be pro-rated at the time of de-tripling to reflect the amount of time spent in a temporary triple room and the amount of time spent in a double room in that particular semester. We make every effort to de-triple students as quickly as possible, and we do expect to offer every student in a temporary triple the opportunity to de-triple by the start of the spring term.
FAQs – new first-year students
How can I choose my roommate?
If you have a roommate preference, please email housing@american.edu from your AUemail address with your full name, AUID# and the full name and AUID# of your preferred roommate. Your preferred roommate should email us as well to confirm that they wish to live with you. The University makes every effort to fulfill roommate requests, but cannot guarantee them. Applying early (before May 1) will improve your chances. Please note that room preferences will be limited by your program, cohort and room type. For example, students who wish to live in honors will not be eligible to live with a student who wishes to live in Social Justice Living Learning Community. The same will be true for if your roommate chooses to live in a double room and you choose to live in a triple room. Please contact us should you have any questions.
Sex/Gender
First year students living in the Social Justice Living Learning Community in Roper Hall are able to select roommates regardless of sex or gender. All other first year students will be eligible to select roommates of the same sex only.
Honors
All first-year Honors students will be assigned a room in Hughes Hall with other students from the Honors cohort.
University College
All first-year University College participants will be assigned a roommate from the living-learning community which is shared between two University College cohorts.
Where can I live?
First year students will be assigned to a double and triple room in Anderson Hall, Letts Hall, Roper Hall, Clark Hall, and Hughes Hall (Honors students only).
Who will be assigned to a double room?
The housing assignment process is based upon the order in which we receive enrollment deposits, students with an earlier date of deposit will be assigned before students with a later deposit date.
Who will be assigned to select a triple room?
Because the housing assignment process is based on the order in which we receive enrollment deposits, students with a later date of deposit will be assigned a triple room. Students can also select a triple room for the year by selecting this option on the housing application. There is a cost differential of approximately $1200 per semester.
How long will I live in a triple?
Please note that being assigned to a temporary triple does not guarantee that a student will remain in a temporary triple room for the entire academic year. It is possible for a room to be de-tripled at any point throughout the year. Students in temporary triple rooms will be offered the chance to de-triple as space becomes available. The room can be de-tripled if one or more students in the room vacate the space for any reason. Room cost will be pro-rated at the time of de-tripling to reflect the amount of time spent in a temporary triple room and the amount of time spent in a double room in that particular semester. We make every effort to de-triple students as quickly as possible, and we do expect to offer every student in a temporary triple the opportunity to de-triple by the start of the spring term.
