Hi there!
We know others may have already said it, but we also want to say…Welcome to GW!
We are excited to have you join our GW community in January. We know a part of your collegiate journey may be living on-campus, where almost 7,000 undergraduate students live every year. We are GW’s Campus Living & Residential Education team and we are here for you. Today we are writing to you about living in GW’s residence halls. Our message includes important details regarding requirements to live on campus, information about our residence halls, how to register for housing, and more.
On-Campus Living Requirements for Spring 2023
New undergraduate students are required to adhere to GW’s three-year residency requirement, which means first-, second-, and third-year students are required to live on campus in a GW residence hall.
For your awareness, we use your expected 4-year graduation year (not the number of academic credits earned to date) to determine your class year.
Your Class Year is: 2026
- As noted, Class of 2026 students are required to live on-campus during the spring 2023 semester.
Our residency requirement allows for limited exemptions for first-year students who meet specific criteria. If you apply for and receive an exemption, you would be eligible to live off-campus for the entirety of your time as an undergraduate student at GW.
Our Spring 2023 Residential Communities
You may be wondering: where will I live for the spring semester?
At GW, most residence halls are designated as first-year or upper class (2nd-, 3rd-, or 4th-year undergraduate students) communities. As we identify available rooms in our halls for our incoming first-time students arriving this spring, you may be assigned to live in either a first-year or upperclass hall.
If assigned to a room in a first-year residence hall on either the Mount Vernon and Foggy Bottom campuses, you’ll live with students who are also in their first-year of college at GW.
If assigned to a room in an upperclass residence hall on the Foggy Bottom campus, we hope to pair you up in a room with at least one other new student who is also experiencing GW for their first time in the spring semester. You may have a suitemate or two who are in a different class year, and they can be great resources to help acclimate you to life at GW.
Registering for Spring 2023 Housing
Now comes the time to register for housing! There is a portal affiliated with your GW UserID to complete the housing forms required. Your Campus Living eServices portal is that place!
To register for on-campus housing:
- Go to your Campus Living eServices Portal, and click on the “Register for Spring 2023 Housing ” button.
- Complete a set of questions regarding your personal living preferences, which helps us assign you to a room with peers that have similar living styles as you. Start thinking about your sleep schedule, study habits, or any other key living factors that may help you succeed with roommates while at GW.
- If you have a preferred roommate who is also a first-year student and you know that they will have a vacant spot in their room for Spring 2023, we are happy to accommodate your request to live with them. Please indicate your preferred roommate in your eServices Portal when completing the registration form. We will need to confirm that the vacancy officially exists before we can confirm that we will assign you to that specific room. You will also be able to indicate specific people you would like to live with, should you have a friend who is also registering for spring housing.
- You will indicate your preference for room size, among 2-person, 3-person, and 4-person rooms. Due to limited spring room availability, we are unable to take requests for single rooms or ranked preferences of buildings. You will be able to indicate a preference for room cost, given the likelihood that some new spring students will live in upperclass residence halls.
- If you do not indicate any preferred roommates via your eServices Portal or via email, you will be randomly assigned to a room with a vacant space with roommates.
- In early-to-mid December you’ll be assigned to your spring 2023 housing. At that time we will preview your move-in process. Move-in for spring 2023 begins on Saturday, Jan. 14 at 9 am, with an option to move-in early on Thursday, Jan. 12 for those attending orientation on Friday, Jan. 13.
Key On-Campus Living Information
As you register for housing, here’s some key information:
Housing Rates
View our housing rates and prices. You will be able to indicate a preference for room cost.
Dining at GW
GW students who live on campus are also required to have a dining plan. Learn more about dining at GW.
Your Housing License Agreement
Read our Housing License Agreement. This is the document you are required to sign in order to live on campus.
On-Campus Services
Learn about services associated with living on campus such as prohibited items, laundry, dining, lock-outs, mail and packages and more.
Have further questions? Email us at [email protected]. We look forward to meeting you soon!
Regards,
Campus Living & Residential Education
