Addy / Ban Righ Hall is a fairy tale all-girls residence located right in the heart of campus.
You Asked: “How do they determine which residence room I get? How is my rez room assigned? How does Queen’s decide which dorm room I get? etc, etc!”
We Answered: The short and sweet answer is: by lottery. However, it does get slightly more complicated than this. For all of you control freaks, read on – we’ve got the inside scoop to help seal your dream residence fate!
Note: The majority of the below advice we stole from the oh-so-helpful Queen’s University Residence website. If you haven’t already prowled around this site for hours on end, get thee over there! They’ve got answers – and official ones.
To save you some time, and to weigh in with our personal touch, below is a rundown of how the heck Queen’s decides which room you get:
What we know for sure:
- First year students are assigned rooms on both main and west campus by a random computer lottery process
- Your order in this lottery determines your chances of getting the preferences noted on your application (single vs double / theme floors / co-ed vs single sex / shared washroom etc.)
- The system runs through all students’ 1st preference, if the first preference listed on the application form is available then the student is assigned. Then the system will move on to the second preference and so forth until all students have been assigned. This continues until the student is assigned to one of their preferences. (Remember, all 1st years are guaranteed a spot in rez)
- During this process, the computer also checks to see if the student has applied for a theme floor and/or whether a request for a roommate was made. Some of these options (such as an all-female ) will take precedence over a listed preference if the two are not compatible.
What we gather based on anecdotal evidence:
- Scholarship winners are more likely to get their room of choice.
- Major entrance award winners are guaranteed a single room (although the choice of a theme floor can disrupt the lottery system, so be sure to choose single rooms first if you so choose).
- Not ALL applications go through the lottery process.
- You can influence the potential type of room or building you will get by changing your rankings (eg: far less people are likely to choose a single sex single than a co-ed single. If it’s a single you want most, be strategic)
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would you recommend single or double rooms (from experience)? and would you recommend the one with the washroom in your room? and which residence buildings are the best?
Great question – and one without an easy answer. If I could go back and do it all again, I would have had a double room. You would instantly have someone you know – and something in common with. If you are someone who values privacy and likes peace and quiet, go the single room route. If you are shy and find it hard to make friends, a double room would help make that process easier. And yes … if you can swing it … get a room with a bathroom! As for the best residences … that is up for debate. I really don’t think you can go wrong. Aim for main campus and a centrally located rez. Each has it’s own unique character and pros and cons. Scour the posts on here about each rez in particular, and read the comments, there is lots of insight to glean aside from ours.