Room Selection 2012

Some rooms and buildings are more preferable than others, so Priority Numbers are used as part of the process to create the "virtual order" in which our students select available rooms. The numbers are based on a seniority system: the closer you are to graduation and the longer you've been living in Maryland's residence halls, the better (lower) your Priority Number.

Your Priority Number is part of the process that determines your ranking for consideration during Room Selection. Your Priority Number is based on the number of "priority points" you accumulate:

• 2 points for every consecutive semester that you have lived in UM residence halls
• 2 points for every consecutive semester that you have been enrolled at UM, College Park
• 1 point for every 12 credits that transfer to UM, College Park from another college or university and show on your UM transcript. (Note: Advanced Placement [AP], Winter Term and Summer Term credits do not count.)
• 2 points forfeited for each sanction of Administrative Housing Probation

For residents who are "tied" with the same number of total points, the "ties" are broken and Priority Numbers are randomly assigned by computer within each point total. So, two residents with the same priority point total could have Priority Numbers that are significantly (1000-2000 places) different.

This information is meant to help you understand where your priority number stands in relation to other residents who are eligible for housing. This is not meant as a prediction of your chances to receive a certain preference during Room Selection.

Students who are eligible to participate in Room Selection as a pull-in only do not have a priority number. These students can be pulled in during Room Selection only and cannot select their own space on campus. If an eligible student is not pulled-in during Room Selection, he or she will receive an assignment directly from the Assignments Office prior to the start of fall classes.