Incoming First Years should complete the online First-year Housing Application (you will need to activate your university ID before attempting to access the application). Please be sure to read the application carefully before submitting it. Your assignment will be made after your Admissions deposit AND Housing Application and Agreement are received.

The $250 deposit referred to in the Housing Application and Agreement is the Admissions deposit. First-years are not required to pay a deposit for housing. You will be billed for your housing fees later this summer.

A computer-generated random selection process held after the application deadline determines your order of assignment. The following information from your application is saved in the Assignments software program:

1. Your ranking of Programs (note: First Year students may apply to live in one of the three residential college programs, or they may select to live in the First Year Program. The First Year Program includes the McCormick Road and Alderman Road Areas and Malone and Weedon Houses. Assignments to any of the facilities in this program are made on a random basis.)
2. Mutual roommate request
3. Information about smoking, study habits, and neatness preferences.

Your assignment is then generated by computer. We regret that the Accommodations Office cannot consider special requests.

Triples are rooms located in the Alderman Road area that can accommodate three people. Students are placed in triple occupancy rooms after all double rooms are assigned. As space becomes available, students placed in triples will be moved to double rooms.

Roommate requests must be mutual and designated on your Housing Application and Agreement. The Accommodations Office tries to place roommate requests together, however, often preferred roommates are admitted to the University at different times. When this occurs, preferences for residential areas may not be possible in order to honor roommate requests. Also, requests for a specific roommate takes precedence over smoker/non-smoker requests, so be sure to talk this over with your potential roommate before you decide to live together!

• computer equipment
• 1 microwave (1200 watts or less) or small refrigerator (5.0 cubic ft. or less) or combination microfridge unit (with power allocator or surge protector outlet strip) per room - Note: microfridges are not necessary in Hereford or Malone/Weedon
• lamp(s)
• alarm clock
• TV
• power strip (with surge protector)
• hair dryer
• iron
• radio (with speakers suitable to living space)
• bed linen, towels, etc.
• carpets can be ordered from the UVA Bookstores - Note: carpets are not necessary in Hereford or Malone/Weedon
• fan, maybe even two (also available from the UVA Bookstores)
• bicycle (with a good lock)

• pets - only small non-lethal fish are allowed
• any halogen lamp (torchiere, desk, spotlights, etc.)
• any lamp with a plastic shade (see examples)
• extension cords
• air-conditioner, unless pre-approved for medical reasons
• oversized refrigerators
• cooking appliances
• hotplates
• Fry Baby or any other deep fryer
• waterbeds
• lofts which do not meet University safety regulations*
• cinder blocks to raise beds
• incense & candles - burning of these items is strictly prohibited
• space heaters
• firearms & ammunition (including BB Guns, paintball guns, bows, etc.)
• firecrackers or explosives of any type
• alcoholic beverages or illegal drugs
• car - First years may not register, store, or park vehicles on Grounds (Requests for exceptions due to physical disability are made to the Department of Student Health. All other requests for exceptions should be made to the Dean of Students.)

* lofts are not allowed at Hereford College, McCormick Road (except at Hancock and Bonnycastle), Cauthen, Woody, Kellogg, Malone, Weedon, Munford or Brown College