{"id":1870,"date":"2023-06-08T16:25:54","date_gmt":"2023-06-08T21:25:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/student-life\/?page_id=1870"},"modified":"2025-09-15T15:21:27","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T20:21:27","slug":"roommate-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/student-life\/housing-dining\/next-steps\/roommate-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Roommate Information"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When you live on campus, it&#8217;s likely you will have at least one roommate. Most of our living options are traditional double occupancy rooms. Having a roommate creates connections and can help ease the transition into college life.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"panel panel--white\">\n        <div class=\"panel__container\">\n            <div class=\"panel__intro\">\n                        <\/div>\n            \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Find a Roommate<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you would like to try and find someone to live with, there are a few ways you can meet other students:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Use My College Roomie (MCR). This social platform allows you to meet other Winona State students and find a roommate based on lifestyle questions such as study habits, interests, and major. Once you&#8217;ve completed your housing application, you&#8217;ll get invited to create your MCR account.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Introduce yourself when visiting campus for Warrior Way Day or a Registration Day<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you are involved in athletics, your coach might suggest you live with a teammate or another student athlete<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Winona State University will never ask you to pay for a roommate matching app.<\/p>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"panel panel--white\">\n        <div class=\"panel__container\">\n            <div class=\"panel__intro\">\n                        <\/div>\n            \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Roommate Requests<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Students who want to live together must have a completed housing application (signed housing agreement and submit the $250 pre-payment) to do a roommate request.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Roommate groups for new incoming students are a maximum of two students per group (you and one friend).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This process is optional. Don&#8217;t stress if you don&#8217;t have someone to request as a roommate! Most of our students do not go through the request process and get a random roommate during the room selection process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Room Selection Priority Works<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Room selection time slots are determined by the date you completed your housing application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If you are selecting a room individually, your priority is based on your own application completion date<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you are in a roommate group, the time slot for your group is based on the average of both students\u2019 housing application completion dates.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, Student A completes their housing application on Sept. 15 while Student B (their requested roommate) completes their housing application on Dec. 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The roommate group\u2019s priority date will fall between September and December, meaning:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Student A\u2019s priority will be later than if they had gone through room selection on their own (or with someone who applied earlier)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Student B\u2019s priority will be earlier than if they had gone through room selection on their own<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Request a Roommate<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-block tabs\">\n\n    <div class=\"tabs-nav\">\n        <button class=\"tabs__toggle\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"tabbed-1\">1. Create Your Group<\/button>\n<button class=\"tabs__toggle\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"tabbed-2\">2. Verify Your Group<\/button>\n<button class=\"tabs__toggle\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"tabbed-3\">3. Select Your Room<\/button>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"tabs-content\">\n        <button class=\"tabs__mobile__toggle\">1. Create Your Group<\/button>\n<div class=\"tabs__content__item\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div><p>You must create a roommate group in your Housing Portal, within the Housing Application.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<button class=\"tabs__mobile__toggle\">2. Verify Your Group<\/button>\n<div class=\"tabs__content__item\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div><p>You will need to verify your roommate group in your Housing Portal by April 1.<\/p>\n<p>If you do not complete this step, you and your roommate will not be able to select a room together and you&#8217;ll go through room selection individually.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<button class=\"tabs__mobile__toggle\">3. Select Your Room<\/button>\n<div class=\"tabs__content__item\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div><p>During room selection, you\u2019ll either choose a room individually or with your verified roommate group, depending on your preference and application priority.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"panel panel--white\">\n        <div class=\"panel__container\">\n            <div class=\"panel__intro\">\n                        <\/div>\n            \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Roommate Assignments<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you did not request a roommate by April 1, you will go through room selection as an individual or be assigned a roommate if the process has already closed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you select your room, you can view your roommate information in the Housing Portal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We encourage you to connect with your new roommate before arriving on campus to coordinate who will bring which items and to get to know each other.<\/p>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"panel panel--white\">\n        <div class=\"panel__container\">\n            <div class=\"panel__intro\">\n                            <div class=\"h3\">Contact Housing &amp; Residence Life<\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n            \n\n<div class=\"wsu-block grid grid--33\">\n    <div class=\"wsu-block contact-card mb-1\">\n   <div class=\"contact-card__content\">\n       <div class=\"contact-card__title h4\">\n           Housing &amp; Residence Life Office\n       <\/div>\n       <div class=\"contact-card__subtitle h4\">\n           \n       <\/div>\n       <div class=\"contact-card__description\">\n           <p style=\"font-weight: 400\">507.457.5305<\/p>\n\n       <\/div>\n       <a class=\"wsu-link contact-card__link\" href=\"mailto:housing@winona.edu\" target=\"_self\" title=\"\">Email Housing &amp; Residence Life<\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wsu-block contact-card mb-1\">\n   <div class=\"contact-card__content\">\n       <div class=\"contact-card__title h4\">\n           Office Hours\n       <\/div>\n       <div class=\"contact-card__subtitle h4\">\n           \n       <\/div>\n       <div class=\"contact-card__description\">\n           <p>Kryzsko Commons 230<\/p>\n<p><strong>Academic Year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Monday \u2013 Friday: 8am &#8211; 4:30pm<\/p>\n<p><strong>Summer Hours<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Monday \u2013 Friday: 7:30am \u2013 4pm<\/p>\n\n       <\/div>\n       <a class=\"wsu-link contact-card__link\"><\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wsu-block contact-card mb-1\">\n   <div class=\"contact-card__content\">\n       <div class=\"contact-card__title h4\">\n           Social Media\n       <\/div>\n       <div class=\"contact-card__subtitle h4\">\n           \n       <\/div>\n       <div class=\"contact-card__description\">\n           <p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/winonastatehousing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Follow us on Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/HousingWSU?ref=hl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Like us on Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/campus-life\/housing-residence-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Explore the Residence Life Blog<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n       <\/div>\n       <a class=\"wsu-link contact-card__link\"><\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s likely you will have a roommate while living on campus at WSU. 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