Room Selection 2013

1. Your step by step guide to
Homesteading

2.  Pay your $300 Housing Deposit
 Complete Housing Application
 Indicate on your Housing Application one of the following:
 I wish to be Administratively Assigned
 I intend to Homestead
 I intend to be pulled in
 I do not wish to Homestead
Check “YES” only if you have decided not
to homestead your current room and want
Residential Programs to assign you to a
space which they choose based on your
preferences.

3. 1. Log onto my.hofstra.edu
2. Select “Student Services” button

4. 3. Select “Residential Programs” Menu

5. 4. Select “Residential Programs Room
Application”

6. 5. Click Submit and follow the instructions to
complete the Student Housing Application

7.  Please verify that the information you submit
in your housing application is accurate,
including your contact information and interest
in TLCs.

8. Complete your housing preferences, even if it is
your intention to homestead your current space.
Your preferred roommate’s
information MUST be listed in
the first line.
Enter 1 additional person if
you are looking for a double.
Enter 2 additional people if
you are looking for a triple.
Enter 3 additional people if
you are looking for a suite.

9. It is necessary to confirm on your application that
you are eligible to homestead your space.
Some rooms are not eligible to
homestead, such as first-year
spaces.
To be eligible to homestead
your space, your housing
application should look like
this

10.  Room MUST be filled to capacity
 If you want to live in a double room you MUST also
select a roommate.
Indicates that the room
is currently full and no
student can be pulled
Indicates current residents. in.

11.  Have your roommate list your name and
Hofstra ID # on their application as well.
List roommate on the first
line, and then list
suitemates.

12.  Have current roommate/suitemate who are
NOT returning to the room release their space
on their housing application.
 If your roommate is NOT returning to housing they
MUST access their portal account and release their
space, by indicating “not homesteading” under the
Residential Programs menu.
Checking either option
will release your space.

13.  As a homesteader in a suite, in order to secure
a particular roommate you MUST list that
individual FIRST in the specific roommate
request section of the application.
The first person listed
will be your actual
roommate.

14.  During the Homesteading Process students
have the ability to pull other students into their
room if there is going to be a vacancy.
 For students living in Colonial Square or
Nassau/Suffolk Halls, it is imperative that the
student(s) being pulled into a vacant space
MUST submit their Housing Application first
indicating their preferred roommate and
suitemates.

15.  Once all students being pulled in have updated their
Housing Applications the person(s) Homesteading
should then update their Application indicating their
preferred roommate and suitemates.
Indicates students being
pulled into the room.

16.  By clicking the “I Agree” button you are
agreeing to “The Residential Living
Agreement”, “The Living Factor” and “The
Code of Community Standards”.

17.  Students will not have the ability to access their
Housing Applications to make any changes
once they have selected a room for the
upcoming academic year.

19. 1. Confirm your
personal information
is accurate.
2. Select the meal plan
of your preference.
3. Submit your choice.
Notice: If you decline
at this time and do
not return to select a
meal plan, the
minimum plan will be
selected on your
behalf.

20.  All parties involved will receive a confirmation
email to their Hofstra Pride account within
minutes of homesteading or being pulled into a
room/suite.