Direct Room Switch You do not need to make an eBoard post to process a Direct Room Switch. Click the "Request a Direct Room Switch" link on the eBoard page. Enter the student's Penn State Access Account ID (the person who you want to switch with, NOT the student you want to live with)
If a student is interested in rooming with a friend, both students must indicate each other as roommate preferences on the HFS Contract using their Penn State Access Account (i.e. abc123). Verify that the correct student has been chosen before the 12 p.m. May 15 preference modification deadline.
A Roommate Agreement is a written contract between roommates that outlines their rights and obligations while living together. This agreement includes house rules, maintenance duties, restricted behaviors, and more. For a Roommate Agreement to be useful, everyone sharing the household must agree to it.
Once a student has posted their room assignment to the eBoard, they are then eligible to view other students' posts, including those in other residence halls and housing areas. The student can request a room swap with another student who has posted on the eBoard.
Students interested in gender-inclusive housing may be assigned to a single- or double-occupancy room with an attached semi-private bathroom shared with other single- or double-occupancy room(s) in an apartment. Roommates and apartment-mates may be assigned regardless of gender.
You may request one roommate, or you may apply without a roommate and the Housing Occupancy Office will use your Lifestyle Profile and College House preferences to match you with a roommate or suitemates. If you request a roommate: Make sure you list the same College House preferences in the same order.
The Penn State acceptance rate for University Park, the school's most competitive campus, was 54%. Early Action applicants saw a higher acceptance rate of 68%. The Penn State acceptance rate is competitive for a public university. Of every 100 applicants, 46 will receive a rejection.
Roommate Preferences: Roommate requests must be mutual, and the Housing Assignment Office will assign students together within the established policies for roommate requests. To indicate a roommate request, enter the student's Penn State Access ID (example, abc1234).
Incoming First-Year Students If a student is interested in rooming with a friend, both students must indicate each other as roommate preferences on the HFS Contract using their Penn State Access Account (i.e. abc123).
Direct Room Switch You do not need to make an eBoard post to process a Direct Room Switch. Click the "Request a Direct Room Switch" link on the eBoard page. Enter the student's Penn State Access Account ID (the person who you want to switch with, NOT the student you want to live with)