Returning Room Selection | Housing & Residence Life | American University, Washington, D.C. (2024)

Reapplication is an online process that provides eligible returning undergraduate residents the opportunity to select their housing for the next academic year. For the 2024-2025academic year, applications will be accepted beginning early February 2024.

Questions? Read about the process below, review our Frequently Asked Questionsor watch our Reapplication Webinar.

Process Overview and Timeline

There are three simple steps for the 2024-2025process. To live on campus, applicants must follow all three steps and their respective deadlines.

Extensive information about the process is available throughout this page. Please review the provided informationbefore contacting the Housing office.

After you complete your Housing Application, you'll be able to begin Roommate Matching. During this step, you'll be able to search for and match with a roommate(s) who have the same Housing Community. By roommate matching, you are granting your group the ability to select a room on your behalf. HRL encourages all students to match with a roommate(s) before room selection to ensure you can choose your own roommate(s). All rooms will be filled by the start of the fall semester.

Students may create or join a group of 2-6 students as each group member completes the Housing Application (Step 1). Students may make changes to their group configuration until the time they select their housing in Step 3. The majority of rooms are double occupancy. Groups of 3-6may need to assign their group across multiple double occupancy rooms should a larger room-type be unavailable.

Starting late March, you will select your own room through in the AU Housing Portal. Your options will be based upon your approved community and classification (sophom*ore or upperclass). Each student will have a personalized Room Selection Timeslot. If you completed Roommate Matching, the roommate with the earliest timeslot can select a room for your group.

During this step, students will be able to view and select a housing assignment. Any member of a group can select for their group on or after their selection time begins.

• Who picks on which days?View your timeslot on theHousing portal. Please note your application submission date has no impact on the timeslot you are assigned.
  • March 20-22:Sophom*ore timeslots begin between 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
  • March 23-24:Selection open. No new timeslots begin over the weekend
  • March 25-27:Upper division timeslots begin between 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

• Reapp Announcement
• Reapp is OPEN

• February 1– Housing Application Opens
• February 15 –Roommate Matching Opens (optional)
• February 25–ASAC accomodation priority deadline
• March 20-28– Room Selection Begins
• March 31 – Deadline to Cancel at No Fee

Housing Options

The 2024-2025housing rates are now available and can be found on ourAcademic Year Ratespage.

Your participation in the Reapplication process is your agreement to live in AU-operated housing for both the fall and spring semesters. You are contractually committedto live on campus for the full academic year; cancellation fees will apply should you decide to leave on campus housing, and move off campus at any point during the year. Students leaving the residence halls for an approved reason (study abroad, permanent withdrawal, or transfer) may not be subject to cancellation fees with proper documentation.

Students who have already been accepted and paid the deposit to study abroad in fall should not participate in the Reapplication process. If you are unsure about your plans to study abroad in the fall, you should participate in the room selection process and secure a space. Students who participate in an approved study abroad program during the fall semester will be exempt from the housing cancellation fee. If you do select a housing assignment, complete a the cancellation application in the AU Housing Portal as soon as possible so your space can be assigned to another student from the waitlist.

If you select a space and then cancel to participate in a study abroad, your vacant space will be reassigned based on high demand for campus housing and we will not be able to accomondate roommate requests to fill the space.

Students who participate in study abroad in the fall 2024 semester who are interested in living on campus for the following spring semester should submit their application for on-campus housing by the priority application deadline to receive priority consideration for on-campus housing.

Information will be sent to you via email by October for the spring application process. Hall or roommate preferences are not guaranteed for students returning in the spring, but efforts will be made to meet those requests.

You should participate in the Reapplication process. Students who participate in an approved study abroad program during springwill be exempt from the cancellation fee.

If you wish to request disability-related housing accommodations, you must have completed the housing accommodation request process through the Academic Support andAccess Center (ASAC) by the deadline. (For 2024, that was February 25th.)Accommodations can includeaccess to single bedrooms, access to private bathroom, or approval for an emotional support animal.

Please note: Housing accommodation requests typically take at least three weeks to process, so students should start the ASAC process as soon as possible. Students can initiate this process through the ASACDisability Related Housing Accommodations Processpage. If you have questions, please contact ASAC at 202-885-3360 beforethe room selection process.

Students who need housing considerations due to gendershould complete theGender-Based HousingConsideration Form. Considerations may include access to affirming bathrooms, roommates, and room type. If you would like to request a Gender-Based Consideration, you must complete the Center for Diversity andInclusion’s process by the deadline. (For 2024, that wasFebruary 25 at 5 p.m.) Please note, the Gender-Based Consideration process takes at least threeweeks to complete and should be initiated well before the deadline.

Students interested in opting into All-Gender Housing and living with differently gendered roommates do not need to fill out the Gender-Based Housing Considerations form. Students can select the All-Gender Housing option through the AU Housing Portal’s regular online application. The Gender-Based Housing Consideration form is only for students who have considerations for their housing based on their gender identity.

Students applying to be a Community Advisor (CA, formerly Resident Assistant) should review the questions and answers below to guide them through the Repplication Process.

• Q: I’m planning to apply to be an CA. Should I apply for Reapplication?
  • A: Yes, if you plan to live on campus regardless of being hired as a Community Advisor. If you only plan to live on campus if hired as a Community Advisor, you do not need to apply for Reapplication.
• Q: What happens if I’m not hired as an CA and I still prefer to live on campus?
  • A:You will be notified if you are hired as an CA before room selection and can simply participate in room selection to choose a space.

HRL provides several off-campus resources and services, including a video guide to moving off campus and an off-campus posting tool.

Yes, simply apply through the AU Housing Portal and follow the instructions on this webpage.

Current first-year students (rising sophom*ores) currently residing on-campus are guaranteed a space on campus for the upcoming academic year if they meet all deadlines, as well as select a space. On-campus housing is not guaranteed beyond the rising sophom*ore population. However, all students interested in living on campus are encouraged to apply.

Undergraduate students, including students who are abroad or on a leave of absence, are eligible to participate in the Reapplication process. Because there are approximately 600 spaces available for rising juniors and seniors, not all who apply will secure a space. Students who do not secure a space through the Reapplication can continue to seek on-campus housing through the Rolling Reapplication process.

Refer to the Academic Year Rates page for housing costs. For questions specific to your meal plan, eagleBucks, or dining dollars, contact One Card andDining Services.

You can participate in Rolling Reapplication.

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