New in 2012
New in 2012
The following information is NEW for 2012-2013 Room Selection. This information will be updated throughout the Room Selection process, so please check back to this section over the upcoming weeks. However, please note that any additional information will not affect your Registration status.
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A new state-of-the-art composter will be installed this month at the Ruggles residence hall at 508 W. 114th Street. The “in-vessel” composter, an eight-foot-long cylinder housed outside the residence hall, is thought to be the first for an institution of higher learning in Manhattan. It will process 400 pounds of food waste per week into compost that will fertilize Manhattan rooftop gardens. Composting food scraps keeps them out of landfills where they emit harmful methane gas and can leach into and contaminate water. It also saves fuel that would otherwise be used to dispose of the waste. The student-led initiative involved participants from across campus, including Housing, Dining, Facilities, the Office of Environmental Stewardship, and the student groups Green Umbrella, Columbia Composting Coalition, and EcoReps.
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View our Summer 2012 Projects to see what enhancements will be made to the residence halls over the summer months.
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Join our Columbia Room Selection group on Facebook. The group is designed to aid you in your understanding of the Room Selection process at Columbia. We hope it will not only assist you in your search for answers but also help connect you with other CU students as you look for potential suitemates and roommates.
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Watch the Room Selection Video on Facebook for helpful tips and a step-by-step guide to the Room Selection process!
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The floor plans for all residence halls are currently being updated for the 2012-2013 academic year. The revised plans will be posted before Registration begins on February 29.
Junior Regroup
During Suite Selection CC/SEAS rising juniors in groups made up of all 20-point members will be eligible for Junior Regroup. The group must be comprised of all 20-point Juniors that do not pick a suite at their appointment time. No Juniors from mixed point groups will be able to participate. Eligibility for Junior Regroup may result if there are no more suites that match the group size or if the group decides not to select any of the suites available at their appointment time. In Junior Regroup, CC/SEAS students will be able to reconfigure with other 20-point rising juniors who did not select a suite at their appointment time. Juniors in this category will have the option to re-form into a new group and be assigned a new lottery number that is valid only for the Regroup period. This process will take place in person after the completion of 20-point groups. Groups will all be given a numbered Lottery Ticket upon supplying the group list. After all groups lists are received, Lottery numbers will be selected and groups will be called. The new 20-point groups will choose from the remaining suites available. Group size must match the size of the available suite at this selection time; the group cannot sub-divide during the process. At the end of Junior Regroup, any juniors in this category who did not choose a suite will default to General Selection, with their original lottery numbers from initial Suite Selection. Each group can only reconfigure once.
Barnard students are not eligible for Junior Regroup. If the 20-point CC/SEAS members of a group decide to participate in Junior Regroup, the BC student(s) will default to BC Selection.
Helpful Hint for Rising Sophomores
To have the most options, we advise you to form an even numbered group of two to eight students and register for Suite Selection. All groups in Suite Selection have the option to drop down to General Selection (for example, if there are not any suites left to choose, if their group size does not match the remaining suites, or if they simply do not want to live in any of the remaining suites), but groups and individuals that originally decide to register directly for General Selection are not able to change to Suite Selection at any point.
Please read the following scenarios to understand our suggestion:
1. Suppose that you are a rising sophomore and you select General Selection as an Individual. You were hoping for a single, but there weren't any single rooms left at your appointment time. You will have to select a half-empty double, and you will have to room with someone that you do not know. If you had chosen during Suite Selection, you would have been able to live with a friend during the year.
2. Suppose that you are a rising sophomore and you select Suite Selection with a friend. You received an amazing lottery number, and you and your friend decide to try for singles. You are allowed to just skip your appointment time in Suite Selection and be automatically dropped down to General Selection. You will receive a General Selection appointment time based on your shared lottery number and you can select individually online.
3. If you and a group of friends want to live together in doubles on the same floor, you can form a group but pick into corridor doubles at your appointment time.
