{"id":14460,"date":"2018-01-31T15:30:13","date_gmt":"2018-01-31T20:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/?page_id=14460"},"modified":"2026-03-13T15:56:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T19:56:55","slug":"community-room-selection","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/assignments\/continuing-student\/room-selection-tutorials\/community-room-selection\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Room Selection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During Community Room Selection, students will be able to select an on-campus room for themselves and members in their roommate group from residences across campus. The process is divided into gender-neutral and single-gender selection. Both follow the same steps, but occur on different dates.<\/p>\n<p>To participate in gender-neutral Community Room Selection you must have a multi-gender group.<\/p>\n<p>Keep in mind that all spaces in gender-neutral rooms must be filled with group members of the student selecting.\u00a0 There can be no vacancies remaining when your selection time is complete, and must result in a multi-gender unit.<\/p>\n<h3>Area Selection<\/h3>\n<p><span>In this step you will be able to select\u00a0residences by campus area. Check\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/undergrad-housing\/floor-plans\/\">floor plans<\/a>\u00a0for more detailed information.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/housing\/files\/2018\/01\/Community-Area-Select.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/housing\/files\/2018\/01\/Community-Area-Select.png\" alt=\"Community Area Select\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14551 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #bbb;\" width=\"778\" height=\"811\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/files\/2018\/01\/Community-Area-Select.png 778w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/files\/2018\/01\/Community-Area-Select-288x300.png 288w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/files\/2018\/01\/Community-Area-Select-768x801.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 778px) 100vw, 778px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Room List<\/h3>\n<p>A list of all available rooms in the campus area previously selected will appear on this step. You can narrow down your search by room type and residence location.\u00a0<strong>Select the room(s) that you will be assigning to yourself and any potential roommates from your group<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>For gender-neutral Community Room Selection you will see a select number of rooms.<\/p>\n<p>If at any time you wish to go back, click the \u201cGo Back\u201d button at the bottom of the page.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/housing\/files\/2018\/01\/CRC-Room-List.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/housing\/files\/2018\/01\/CRC-Room-List.png\" alt=\"CRC Room List\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14559 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #bbb;\" width=\"768\" height=\"856\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/files\/2018\/01\/CRC-Room-List.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/files\/2018\/01\/CRC-Room-List-269x300.png 269w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"\/housing\/files\/2018\/01\/CRC-Room-List-part-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/housing\/files\/2018\/01\/CRC-Room-List-part-2.png\" alt=\"CRC Room List part 2\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14558 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #bbb;\" width=\"868\" height=\"586\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/files\/2018\/01\/CRC-Room-List-part-2.png 868w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/files\/2018\/01\/CRC-Room-List-part-2-444x300.png 444w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/files\/2018\/01\/CRC-Room-List-part-2-768x518.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 868px) 100vw, 868px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Assign<\/h3>\n<p><span>On this page you have the ability to assign yourself and members of your group to the room(s) previously selected. You will have\u00a0<strong>5\u00a0minutes<\/strong>\u00a0to make assignments, during which time your chosen room will be reserved and appear unavailable to other students.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Keep in mind:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You do not have to fill all spaces chosen in the previous step unless you are participating in\u00a0gender-neutral Community Room Selection.<\/li>\n<li>If you receive an error when assigning a group member\u00a0to a room it is because they do not meet the<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/undergrad-housing\/specialty\/\">requirements<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>to be in that room\u00a0<span>(i.e., Specialty Communities, Student Villages apartment styles, and Living-Learning Communities).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>If at any time you wish to go back, click the &#8220;Go Back&#8221; button at the bottom of the page.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/housing\/files\/2018\/01\/CRC-Assign-Beds-part-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/housing\/files\/2018\/01\/CRC-Assign-Beds-part-1.png\" alt=\"CRC Assign Beds part 1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14553 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #bbb;\" width=\"821\" height=\"791\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/files\/2018\/01\/CRC-Assign-Beds-part-1.png 821w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/files\/2018\/01\/CRC-Assign-Beds-part-1-311x300.png 311w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/files\/2018\/01\/CRC-Assign-Beds-part-1-768x740.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 821px) 100vw, 821px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/housing\/files\/2018\/01\/CRC-Assign-Beds-Part-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/housing\/files\/2018\/01\/CRC-Assign-Beds-Part-2.png\" alt=\"CRC Assign Beds Part 2\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14554 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #bbb;\" width=\"781\" height=\"421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/files\/2018\/01\/CRC-Assign-Beds-Part-2.png 781w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/files\/2018\/01\/CRC-Assign-Beds-Part-2-557x300.png 557w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/files\/2018\/01\/CRC-Assign-Beds-Part-2-768x414.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 781px) 100vw, 781px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is the final step of the room selection process. Here you will be able to view where you have assigned yourself and any group members.<\/p>\n<p><strong>To confirm the assignment(s) and complete the process, select \u201cConfirm Assignment(s).\u201d You will not be able to return and make any other assignments after this step. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re not satisfied with the assignment(s), please select \u201cGo Back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After you confirm the assignment(s), you will see where you and any group members have been assigned for the next academic year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/housing\/files\/2018\/03\/Community-Confirm.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/housing\/files\/2018\/03\/Community-Confirm.png\" alt=\"Community Confirm\" width=\"795\" height=\"831\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14847 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #bbb;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/files\/2018\/03\/Community-Confirm.png 795w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/files\/2018\/03\/Community-Confirm-287x300.png 287w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/housing\/files\/2018\/03\/Community-Confirm-768x803.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 795px) 100vw, 795px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During Community Room Selection, students will be able to select an on-campus room for themselves and members in their roommate group from residences across campus. 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