This applies to rising sophomores who will be selecting their rooms online Saturday and Sunday.

Well, it’s our first year doing online picks, and during single room selection, we realized something that could make a difference for you as you try to select your room.

The Room/Apartment Locator shows a list of rooms that have not been selected yet. Rooms that are “locked” by someone in the online system have not yet been officially selected, so, while they will not show in the online system, they will still show up in the Room/Apartment Locator.

What this means for you: when you do a search in the online system to select your room, it is only going to show rooms that someone else hasn’t locked. The rooms that are locked will likely, but not definitely, be picked by the people who have locked them. So, in theory, you could be hoping for a room in Keohane, but not see any when you enter the system because they are all being locked by other students who are considering selecting them. A few minutes later, there could be a room in Keohane available in the system because someone decided not to select it and released their lock on it.

We recommend keeping an eye on the Room/Apartment Locator prior to, and even during, your selection window. Remember, the idea behind Room Pix is to select the best option available to you at the time. So, you can choose to just select from what you see when you log into the system, or you can wait a few minutes and hope someone unlocks a room you’d prefer. Our recommendation is to go with what you know is available over what you hope might be available.

Good Luck!

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