{"id":14420,"date":"2018-01-31T11:49:28","date_gmt":"2018-01-31T16:49:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/?page_id=14420"},"modified":"2023-11-02T15:07:42","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T19:07:42","slug":"continuing-student-housing-application-walkthrough","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/assignments\/application-tutorials\/continuing-student-housing-application-walkthrough\/","title":{"rendered":"Continuing Student Housing Application Walkthrough"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Below is a preview of the Continuing\u00a0Student Housing Application, which must be completed by continuing\u00a0students before selecting an on-campus residence. All steps are shown to provide students with information that\u00a0is necessary when completing the application. Valuable information is provided on each step of the application. Click on images to expand.<\/p>\n<h3>My Housing Portal<\/h3>\n<p>Access the My Housing portal by clicking<span> <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/bu.edu\/myhousing\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/housing\/files\/2018\/10\/Welcome-2018-2019.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/housing\/files\/2018\/10\/Welcome-2018-2019-1024x597.png\" alt=\"welcome page\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15571 size-large\" style=\"border: 1px solid #bbb;\" width=\"1024\" height=\"597\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/files\/2018\/10\/Welcome-2018-2019-1024x597.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/files\/2018\/10\/Welcome-2018-2019-514x300.png 514w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/files\/2018\/10\/Welcome-2018-2019-768x448.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/files\/2018\/10\/Welcome-2018-2019.png 1054w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Login<\/h3>\n<p><span>Log in to the My Housing Portal by using your BU login name\u00a0and your Kerberos password.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/housing\/files\/2018\/10\/Login-2018-2019.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/housing\/files\/2018\/10\/Login-2018-2019.png\" alt=\"login page\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15585 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #bbb;\" width=\"670\" height=\"303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/files\/2018\/10\/Login-2018-2019.png 670w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/files\/2018\/10\/Login-2018-2019-650x294.png 650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Home<\/h3>\n<p>To start the application click &#8220;Continuing Student Application&#8221; on the top ribbon.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/housing\/files\/2018\/02\/Home.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/housing\/files\/2018\/02\/Home.jpg\" alt=\"Home\" width=\"1077\" height=\"471\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14691 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #bbb;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/files\/2018\/02\/Home.jpg 1077w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/files\/2018\/02\/Home-650x284.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/files\/2018\/02\/Home-768x336.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/files\/2018\/02\/Home-1024x448.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1077px) 100vw, 1077px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Term Selector<\/h3>\n<p><span>Here you will be able to select the term for which you are completing the application.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/housing\/files\/2018\/01\/Term-Selector.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/housing\/files\/2018\/01\/Term-Selector.png\" alt=\"Term Selector\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14578 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #bbb;\" width=\"860\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/files\/2018\/01\/Term-Selector.png 860w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/files\/2018\/01\/Term-Selector-650x159.png 650w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/files\/2018\/01\/Term-Selector-768x188.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Welcome<\/h3>\n<p><span>Once an application has been selected\u00a0in the Term Selector, you will be brought to the Welcome Page. It provides introductory information regarding the successful completion of the application and its various sections. This step is only shown during your initial log-in.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/housing\/files\/2018\/01\/Welcome.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/housing\/files\/2018\/01\/Welcome.png\" alt=\"Welcome\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14579 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #bbb;\" width=\"1079\" height=\"669\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/files\/2018\/01\/Welcome.png 1079w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/files\/2018\/01\/Welcome-484x300.png 484w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/files\/2018\/01\/Welcome-768x476.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/files\/2018\/01\/Welcome-1024x635.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1079px) 100vw, 1079px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Residence License Agreement<\/h3>\n<p><span>The Residence License Agreement must be signed in order to continue with the application process. By entering your BU ID number you have signed the Residence License Agreement. Students under the age of 18 will need a parent to electronically sign by entering their name into an additional field. Once you save and continue you will not be able to go back to this step, so please take the time to review the information. For more information click\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/assignments\/terms\/samplerlas\/\">here<\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/housing\/files\/2018\/01\/Residence-License-Agreement.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/housing\/files\/2018\/01\/Residence-License-Agreement.png\" alt=\"Residence License Agreement\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14567 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #bbb;\" width=\"1074\" height=\"829\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/files\/2018\/01\/Residence-License-Agreement.png 1074w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/files\/2018\/01\/Residence-License-Agreement-389x300.png 389w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/files\/2018\/01\/Residence-License-Agreement-768x593.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/files\/2018\/01\/Residence-License-Agreement-1024x790.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1074px) 100vw, 1074px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Housing Guarantee Payment Information<\/h3>\n<p><span>You will be prompted to select what method you would like to use to pay for the Housing Guarantee Payment. Based on your selection you will be taken to another step to submit payment information. Once the payment is successfully completed, you will be brought back into the application.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/housing\/files\/2018\/03\/Housing-Guarantee-Payment-Continuing.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/housing\/files\/2018\/03\/Housing-Guarantee-Payment-Continuing.png\" alt=\"Housing Guarantee Payment Continuing\" width=\"855\" height=\"302\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14861 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #bbb;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/files\/2018\/03\/Housing-Guarantee-Payment-Continuing.png 855w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/files\/2018\/03\/Housing-Guarantee-Payment-Continuing-650x230.png 650w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/files\/2018\/03\/Housing-Guarantee-Payment-Continuing-768x271.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 855px) 100vw, 855px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Dining Plan Selection<\/h3>\n<p>The next step is to choose a dining plan for the up-coming year. For more information about our dining plan options,<span>\u00a0<\/span>click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/living\/dining\/plans\/\">here<\/a>. You may change your dining plan for a semester at any point up until the\u00a0fourth week of the semester.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/housing\/files\/2023\/11\/Dining-Plan-Selection-2024.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/housing\/files\/2023\/11\/Dining-Plan-Selection-2024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"519\" height=\"507\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-28267\" style=\"border: 1px solid #bbb;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/files\/2023\/11\/Dining-Plan-Selection-2024.png 519w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/files\/2023\/11\/Dining-Plan-Selection-2024-307x300.png 307w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 519px) 100vw, 519px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Gender-Neutral Housing<\/h3>\n<p>If you plan to live in<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/assignments\/gender-neutral-housing\/\">Gender-Neutral Housing<\/a>, you must select &#8220;Yes&#8221; on this page.\u00a0 Gender-Neutral Housing means that the unit you select will house students of both genders.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/housing\/files\/2018\/01\/Gender-Neutral-Housing.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/housing\/files\/2018\/01\/Gender-Neutral-Housing.png\" alt=\"Gender-Neutral Housing\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14562 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #bbb;\" width=\"1069\" height=\"606\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/files\/2018\/01\/Gender-Neutral-Housing.png 1069w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/files\/2018\/01\/Gender-Neutral-Housing-529x300.png 529w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/files\/2018\/01\/Gender-Neutral-Housing-768x435.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/files\/2018\/01\/Gender-Neutral-Housing-1024x580.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1069px) 100vw, 1069px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Roommates<\/h3>\n<p>On the next pages you will be able to start\u00a0creating\u00a0your<span>\u00a0roommate group.\u00a0 There is a separate walkthrough for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/assignments\/continuing-student\/room-selection-tutorials\/roommate-groups\/\">roommate groups<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<h3>Room Selection Timeline<\/h3>\n<p>This is a brief timeline of the Room Selection process. Please check all BU Housing emails for important information. BU Housing will notify students of their room selection number and selection times via their BU email address. Separate selection times for Same Room Pull-In, Internal and Community Room Selection will be emailed prior to the dates of each process. The dates will become more specific on this page as\u00a0Room Selection nears.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/housing\/files\/2018\/01\/Room-Selection-Timeline.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/housing\/files\/2018\/01\/Room-Selection-Timeline.png\" alt=\"Room Selection Timeline\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14569 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #bbb;\" width=\"1059\" height=\"447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/files\/2018\/01\/Room-Selection-Timeline.png 1059w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/files\/2018\/01\/Room-Selection-Timeline-650x274.png 650w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/files\/2018\/01\/Room-Selection-Timeline-768x324.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/files\/2018\/01\/Room-Selection-Timeline-1024x432.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1059px) 100vw, 1059px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Room Selection\u00a0Overview<\/h3>\n<p><span>All the Room Selection processes are detailed on this page.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/housing\/files\/2018\/01\/Room-Selection-Overview.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/housing\/files\/2018\/01\/Room-Selection-Overview.png\" alt=\"Room Selection Overview\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14568 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #bbb;\" width=\"1086\" height=\"765\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/files\/2018\/01\/Room-Selection-Overview.png 1086w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/files\/2018\/01\/Room-Selection-Overview-426x300.png 426w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/files\/2018\/01\/Room-Selection-Overview-768x541.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/files\/2018\/01\/Room-Selection-Overview-1024x721.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1086px) 100vw, 1086px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Below is a preview of the Continuing\u00a0Student Housing Application, which must be completed by continuing\u00a0students before selecting an on-campus residence. 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