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MIT Undergraduate Housing
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For Students Participating In A Study Abroad
Program
Housing Policies For
Students On Study Abroad
A student’s eligibility for residence in approved Institute Houses terminates at the close of his or her eighth semester registered at MIT (excluding summer terms), or upon graduation or termination of student status at MIT, whichever comes first. Terms on Junior Year Away, Domestic Year Away, and Co-op are also counted toward those eight terms.
Return housing into the residence hall system is guaranteed to students who are returning from an approved program away, but a specific House is not guaranteed. ***
***We try our best to place students back to the building from which they left, however, we ask that when filling out the Housing Request Form a student indicates at least two preference in case the 1st cannot be accommodated.
The Process
All students who participate in a MIT sponsored Study Abroad Program are guaranteed housing if they so choose upon the semester that they return. We do ask that students follow the following procedure:
1. Cancellation: Upon confirmation of Study Abroad, the student will need to cancel his/her housing by submitting the following forms:
- If a
student is planning to go abroad for the Fall/Spring Term http://web.mit.edu/housing/undergrad/cancellation.html
*Please indicate that you are participating in a JYA or semester abroad in the drop down menu.
2. Requesting Housing For Return to MIT: We ask that simultaneous to submitting a Cancellation or Confirmation Form that students submit a Housing Request Form at http://web.mit.edu/housing/undergrad/application.html for the semester they will be returning. We will keep this on file and use it to place you back in housing upon return.
We try our best to place students back to the building from which they left and are able to do this in most cases*
*In the event that there are no spaces in the building you have left from, we ask that when filling out the Housing Request Form you indicate at least two preferences in case the 1st cannot be accommodated.
Students who return from a Study Abroad, who have requested housing back into Undergraduate Housing, will be given assignments to the building via email:
If a student is returning for the Spring Term: Mid-Late December
If a student is returning for the Fall Term: Mid-Late April
Frequently Asked Questions
- Can a student request a different building other than the one from which they left prior to their Study Abroad?
Students who submit a Housing Request Form and list a preference other than the building from which they came are certainly eligible to participate in the December or April Housing Switch Lotteries. The student’s request will be added to the waiting list, along with students currently in housing requesting a switch, and will be entered into the lottery based on the date for which the Request Form was submitted.
- Can a student participating in a Study Abroad Program who lived off campus or in an FSILG before leaving obtain Undergraduate Housing upon return?
Students who did not previously live on campus before going abroad are not guaranteed placement into an Undergraduate residence hall upon return. If interested in housing on campus, the student must submit a Housing Request Form. The student will then be placed on a waiting list. Their request will be satisfied based on the date they applied and as space is available in Undergraduate Housing.
· For students returning from abroad in the Fall, housing is extremely difficult to obtain until de-crowding of the buildings occur after the start of the Fall semester.
· In the Spring, there is generally more availability in the housing system. We are generally able to meet requests for placement on campus and usually notify students in mid-late January.
Once the Undergraduate Housing Office assigns students to the building, an email will be sent to the House Manager, Housemasters, and Room Assignment Chairs of the building he/she is assigned to.
Returning For Spring Semester:
The Room Assignment Chairs will work with the student via email to assign a student based on what is available. The student on Study Abroad will also be given the RACs contact information so that they can contact them regarding preferences within the hall.
Returning For Fall Semester:
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