TO-DO

1. Complete your Housing and Dining Application via the Housing Portal
2. Submit your Deacon OneCard photo by Monday, June 5
3. Requests for Disability-Related Accommodations are due by July 1

Dear ,



On behalf of the Office of Residence Life and Housing, we are delighted to welcome you to Wake Forest! Our goal in this message is to provide an introduction to our housing and room assignment processes. Additional information about your residential experience will be shared with you in the coming weeks as you prepare to arrive at Wake Forest.

KEY DATES:

• May 1- Housing and Dining Application Available
• June 5- Housing and Dining Application Due
• June 5- Deacon OneCard Photo Due
• July 1- Deadline for Disability-Related Accommodation Requests
• By July 31- First Year Room Assignments Released
• August 18/19- Move-in dates for students enrolled in Pre-Orientation Programs (optional)
• Approved arrival date is dependent on the program and will be communicated by the Office of Residence Life and Housing.
• August 23-New Student Move-In
• Suggested move-in timeframes will be available with assignments on July 31
• Move-In Assistance will be available from 8 a.m. to noon; check-in from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

FIRST-YEAR STUDENT HOUSING AND ROOMMATES



During your first year, you will live in one of our residential communities on South Campus. Students are assigned to communities at random. As such, students are not asked or able to indicate building preferences. New students may be assigned to a single or double room based on their preferences and availability. Note that students assigned to single rooms are charged at the single rate. 

First-year roommates are assigned randomly by the Office of Residence Life and Housing based upon the questions on your housing application. This roommate pairing process is reflective of the University’s commitment to helping incoming students get to know individuals different than themselves. We have found that students who have the same noise tolerance, sleep schedules, smoking preferences, and study habits tend to have positive experiences living together. While no one can guarantee a “perfect roommate,” we find that pairing students based on these behaviors offers a starting point from which students can develop a rewarding roommate experience. We encourage students to fill out the Housing and Dining Application on their own. It is important that students be honest about their answers to make as successful a roommate match as possible. 

RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT

Wake Forest has a six-semester residency requirement and is committed to providing eight semesters of on-campus housing for residential students in good standing. Students are expected to fulfill the residency requirement consecutively, barring time away from the University (e.g. CES, withdrawal). Students may request an exception to the residency requirement if they meet certain criteria by submitting a written request to Residence Life and Housing at housing@wfu.edu. To learn more about the Residency Requirement please reference our Guide to Community Living. 

HOUSING APPLICATION

Our housing application is now open for incoming students via our Housing Portal. Students can access the Housing Portal at go.wfu.edu/housingportal using their @wfu.edu credentials. Incoming students must complete their housing application by Monday, June 5th. Please note that the date your application is completed will not impact your assigned community or room type. 

DISABILITY-RELATED ACCOMMODATIONS

In support of students with disabilities, the Office of Residence Life and Housing has a wide variety of housing and dining options on campus that can accommodate the vast majority of disability needs. Students who would like to request a disability-related accommodation should visit our housing and dining accommodations page. Incoming students must submit requests and supporting documentation by July 1.

Important note: If you have a documented disability and used accommodations in high school, be sure to complete the housing and dining accommodations request form. Some students want to try college without those accommodations and later discover they wished they’d had the accommodation from the beginning. In addition, our ability to meet a student’s needs is much more limited after housing assignments have been made, so we strongly encourage students to request accommodations by the July 1 deadline.

In closing, we know you may have a lot of questions as you think about your transition to Wake Forest. To assist, we have consolidated information for our incoming students at go.wfu.edu/f101housing. Take a moment to review the information available, but please do not hesitate to contact us at housing@wfu.edu or 336-758-5185 if you have additional questions.

Enjoy the end of your high school journey, and we look forward to welcoming you home in the fall!

Best -

Matt Clifford, Ed.D.

Assistant Vice President of Campus Life

and Dean of Residence Life and Housing