Room Draw Processes

Please see the Living Learning website for details about each community and its residency expectations. Living Learning Communities are an All-House living opportunity. 

LLC room assignments for fall term are made by the Housing Office, rather than through online selection. Assignments are made taking into consideration your LLC preference order, advisor feedback on applications, space available in each community, as well as your roommate group (if you are part of one) and room selection number.  

If accepted to an LLC, you are committed to live in that LLC and are not eligible for other fall housing options.

If you have a medical and/or disability related need that you believe may impact what room type you require, be sure you have submitted your fall housing application by March 10, 2026 at 2pm (ET). Management of housing accommodations/adjustments is a joint process through the Housing Office and Student Accessibility Services (SAS). Requests for accommodations start with the Student Accessibility Services form. If approved for an accommodation through the Student Accessibility Services office, Undergraduate Housing will work with you on your housing based on their recommendation and available space. If you are already registered with SAS, you can email your SAS advisor, or email their main office at student.accessibility.services@dartmouth.edu.

If you have a cultural and/or faith-based practice you believe may qualify for a religious housing accommodation, be sure to submit your fall housing application by March 10, 2026 at 2pm (ET) and submit the Residential Life Religious Accommodation Request form. Once your form is submitted you will meet with a Chaplain to review your situation (after submitting the form you will be contacted to set up a time to discuss your application). If approved for an accommodation, Undergraduate Housing will work with you on your housing based on the Chaplain's recommendation and available space.

Assignments for students approved for housing accommodations will be sent out by April 24.

Eligibility & Apartment Details:

• Seniors and juniors can form roommate groups for apartments, even if they belong to different House Communities.
• You must be a junior or senior and part of a roommate group that fills all beds in the apartment.
• Any member can create the group, and all members must complete their applications (confirmation emails will be sent). 
• If applying for a single apartment, you should not be part of a roommate group.

 Apartment Options:  all apartments offer kitchens, and private, lockable bedrooms unless otherwise noted.

• Maxwell & Channing Cox: 4-person apartments with 1 bathroom
• North Park Apartments (9 Ivy Lane, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22 & 24 North Park Street): a few single apartments (studio style) with 1 bathroom, 4-person apartments with 2 bathrooms
• Russo Apartments: 4-person apartments with two bathrooms and 3-person apartments with two bathrooms.

 Apartment Room Draw Timeline & Process:

• Application Deadline: April 14 at 2pm (ET)
• April 15: Housing staff reviews applicants/groups and notifies ineligible students. Eligible groups will have the roommate group verification process open.
• April 17: Deadline for eligible groups to verify their roommate groups to participate in Room Draw.
• April 20: Timeslots are sent to group leaders of verified groups.
• April 21: Room selection takes place starting at 4pm (ET).

 Timeslot Assignment:

• Timeslots are randomly assigned based on the class year of group members (room selection numbers are not used).
• Priority order: 1. All-senior groups. 2. Mixed senior-junior groups. 3. All-junior groups.

After Room Selection:

• Assignments are for fall term only. You must confirm plans by submitting the application for winter and spring terms (late September for winter, mid-January for spring).
• If you do not secure an apartment you will receive a timeslot to participate in your House Community Room Draw.

If you plan to live in your Greek organization's residential space, you must work with your Greek house to confirm your space on the house roster. The final roster is due into the Housing Office on March 10, 2026. If you are on the roster you must sign your contract rider on DartHub, Housing StarPortal by March 17, 2026. Each Greek house must be at their required minimum occupancy by March 17th. If they are not, all members of that organization will be prevented from participating in other fall housing processes until the minimum occupancy has been met.

Eligibility & Details:

• Roommate groups can include sophomore, juniors, and seniors and MUST ALL be from the same House Community. Students who were approved for a House transfer and want to live with someone from their House transfer group, must create/join a roommate group for the fall.
• All group members must complete their housing applications (confirmation emails will be sent upon completion).
• Groups can be edited or deleted any time before selecting a room.

Room Options:

• For details on room types and designations please visit your House Community page.

Room Draw Timeline & Process:

• Application Deadline: April 14 at 2pm (ET)
• April 24: Timeslots are sent to participants
• April 27-29: Room selection takes place starting at 4pm (ET).

Timeslot Assignment:

• Timeslots are assigned based on room selection numbers.

After Room Selection:

• Assignments are for fall term only. You must confirm plans by submitting the application for winter and spring terms (late September for winter, mid-January for spring).
• If you do not select a room the waitlist process opens on May 1.

Eligibility & Details:

• Roommate groups can include juniors and seniors from different House Communities. You do not need to have participated in the House Transfer process to be eligible to live in an all-House residence. 
• All group members must complete their housing applications (confirmation emails will be sent upon completion).
• Groups can be edited or deleted any time before selecting a room.

Room Options:

• Ripley, Woodward, Smith and 2 North Park.

 Room Draw Timeline & Process:

• Application Deadline: April 14 at 2pm (ET)
• April 30: Timeslots are sent to participants in the morning
• April 30: Room selection takes place starting at 4pm (ET).

Timeslot Assignment:

• Timeslots are assigned based on room selection numbers.

After Room Selection:

• Assignments are for fall term only. You must confirm plans by submitting the application for winter and spring terms  (late September for winter, mid-January for spring).
• If you do not select a room the waitlist process opens on May 1.

What happens if I don't get a room? Don't panic! If you are a member of the class of 2029, submitted your fall housing application by the April 14 deadline and remain an "R" for the fall (registered for classes here in Hanover) you are guaranteed housing. Rising juniors and seniors will be placed after any rising sophomore on the waitlist and are not guaranteed housing. The Waitlist will be available on DartHub, Housing StarPortal on May 1. Students on the fall housing waitlist are assigned to spaces that open through cancellations and D-Plan changes in residence halls, Apartments, and Living Learning Communities.