First Year Housing
Ready to sign up for housing?
The best advice we can give you is to USE A COMPUTER AND NOT YOUR PHONE! The portal is not mobile-friendly so you'll want have something other than a phone when you sign in.
You will log in with your HC credentials, select the First Year application, sign that application, answer one required question about an emergency contact and be offered some roommate-matching questions (optional but highly recommended) and that's the end of the application.
Your priority number for hall selection is based upon when you signed your completed housing application so please take care of that as soon as possible. Roommate matching can happen afterwards - submit your application!
Here's the process flow:
Complete your application.
Roommate selection - optional.
Decide if you want to rent a bed loft or microfridge and sign up for those before the deadline.
We'll assign you the required All-Access Meal plan.
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First Year Housing Options
HC has a 3-year residency requirement with additional housing options available as you make your way from a first year to sophomore to junior/senior status.
All first year students are housed in our residence halls with four options available - you will be asked to select one of these options in the housing application:
Altman Hall - all first year students - co-ed by wings and floor.
Taylor Hall - all female
Bronc Hall - all male
Gender Inclusive Housing (limited) NOTE: Our gender-inclusive living environment is designed to be inclusive and welcoming to students of all gender identities, sexes, and legal sexes assigned at birth. This means that bathroom facilities are shared among students and not segregated by any of these factors. Current Gender Inclusive housing options are on Babcock 2nd floor.
Application Questions -Who doesn't like to know the questions before they start? Most of these ask you to choose from existing drop-down options. IMPORTANT In order to get the best roommate match - PLEASE ANSWER THEM HONESTLY!
FIRST STEP - SIGN YOUR CONTRACT
SELECT THE 2025 FY HOUSING APPLICATION
1 - SELECT FY Housing Application (SEE BELOW)
2 - Read the instructions and contract (instructions same as below here) carefully - scroll down for full contract.
3 - Sign either digitally typing in your full name or use signature pad to scribble in your signature
4 - Click Continue
ROOMMATE MATCHING QUESTIONS
DONE WITH THE CONTRACT!
We'll send an copy of the contract to your HC email - your signed version is attached to your Housing Portal file.
Your hall preference priority number will be based upon the timestamp of when you completed your contract so well done!
If you'd like to look for a roommate, you can participate in the Roommate Matching process (see below) - if not, we'll match you up!
Halls and Rooms will be assigned by the Housing Office and final assignments shared in early July.
ROOMMATE MATCHING
Once you've signed your housing contract, you're added to the roommate pool and can search for roommates - only students who have completed their contracts can match with a roommate - if you're looking for someone and don't see them, chances are they've not yet submitted their contract! Keep checking back!
CLICK BEGIN SEARCH AND YOU'LL SEE RELEVANT RESULTS - TRY BY HALL PREFERENCE OR ACTIVITY... NARROW IT DOWN FROM THERE!
REMEMBER! As incoming students complete their applications, they're added to the roommate matching pool - so keep checking back! If you don't want to use the roommate match option, we'll do that for you. Final hall and room assignments will be shared in July - priority hall assignments will be given based upon the order in which you completed your housing contract - not based upon when you matched with a roommate!
MICROFRIDGE AND BED LOFTING - USE YOUR HC CREDENTIALS TO ACCESS THESE FORMS
As private microwaves and refrigerators are not allowed in residence halls, you are able to rent a combo microfridge unit (one per room) for $200/academic year. Please use this form to sign up - supplies are limited.
Bed lofting is different from bunking beds - for liability reasons, if you wish to have your bed lofted (placed upon a frame allowing living space underneath) you need to let us know via this form - the cost is $100/academic year.
MEAL PLANS
As all First Year students are required to live in residence halls, you will be auto-assigned our new All-Access 19 meal/week meal plan. No need to sign up - we'll take care of that for you. For students commuting from home, you have several new commuter plan options - see details here and contact the Housing Office (housing@hastings.edu) to sign up.