NOTE: The application will open on Tuesday, January 18
due to the University closure on Monday, January 17
for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
TO-DO

  1. Review this message as you prepare to complete your housing application for next year.
  2. Beginning January 18, log into the Housing Portal to complete your application.
  3. Add upcoming important selection dates to your calendar.


Good Afternoon -

We hope you are enjoying being back on campus and that your semester is off to a smooth start. Beginning Tuesday at 9 a.m., you will be able to access the Housing Application for the 2022-23 Academic Year at go.wfu.edu/housingportal.

In general, this process will include:
  • A review/update of the following: your information, contacts - including your emergency contact, missing person contact, and parent/guardian - as well as your information privacy preferences.
  • For those eligible, you’ll be asked to express your intent to live on or off campus. For rising juniors under the residency requirement, you’ll be able to enter the off-campus lottery. 
  • A chance to answer roommate matching questions and allergen information which can be used in searching for possible roommates.
  • A review of any current disability-related housing accommodations or an application for a new accommodation. 

Once you complete your application, you may begin forming your roommate groups. As a reminder, group size must match the number of beds in the space you're trying to select.
IMPORTANT DATES

January 18: Housing Application Available
February 7: Off-Campus Lottery Deadline; Senior Intent Deadline
February 18: Off-Campus Lottery Decisions Communicated
March 7: Gender-Inclusive Housing Deadline
March 7: Selection Times Available
March 14-17: Speciality Housing Week (Accommodations, Blocks, Gender-Inclusive Housing)
March 18: Room Availability List Posted
March 21-22: Rising Senior and Junior Housing Selection
March 23-24: Rising Sophomore Housing Selection
Q: How are selection times determined?
A: Students are given credit for each semester they live on campus. Study abroad and transfer housing are included; summer sessions and semesters away from the University are not included. Based on the number of semesters in housing a student has, they are randomly assigned times for housing selection. Other factors such as GPA, etc. do not influence selection times.

Q: I'll be a senior and I want to live off campus?
A: Students who are eligible to live off campus, will arrive at a housing intent page and can then choose to select on or off campus. If selecting off campus they will be directed into a process for address registration, etc.

Q: If I've previously been released from the residency requirement, do I need to go through the lottery again?
A: No, if you've been released from the University's residency requirement you will not be expected to participate in housing selection. You will however need to complete our off campus registration process.
The Office of Residence Life and Housing is available at 336-758-5185 or email at housing@wfu.edu.

Best -
Zach Blackmon, Ph.D., MBA
Associate Director of Operations
Office of Residence Life and Housing | Wake Forest University
336-758-5185 | housing@wfu.edu | rlh.wfu.edu