On a Waitlist for Residence? - Housing and Residence Life Services

Residence Waitlist FAQ

Why am I on a waitlist?: Every year, we receive more Residence applications than the number of spaces we have available. Therefore, we create a waitlist to inform interested students when more spaces become available.

How do I check my waitlist position?: You can go to Carleton Central >> Housing Services >> View Waitlist anytime to see the range of where you are on the waitlist (i.e. 15- 20). If you would like to know your exact position on the waitlist and what your chances of receiving a room offer are, please do not hesitate to email us.

As we have rooms reserved for first year students, returning Carleton students, transfer students, exchange students and graduate students, we have different waitlists for each application type (which are also broken down by gender).

This means: if you are a first year student, you are on the first year waitlist; if you are a returning student, you are on the returning student waitlist, and so on.

How long will it take to receive a room offer?: Spaces become available due to students cancelling their room offers, which is not something we can predict. Based on what your waitlist position is, we will try our best to give you an honest response as to what your chances of receiving a room offer will be and what to do going forward.

Confirming Your Waitlist Position

Please understand that the waitlist will not move very much on a daily basis.

Once a month, we will send an email to the Carleton email accounts of students on our waitlist asking to confirm their waitlist position. If you wish to remain on the waitlist, it is your responsibility to confirm your waitlist position by the stated deadline.

If you fail to confirm your waitlist position by the deadline, your residence application will be cancelled. In order to be re-added to the waitlist, you must send us an email. In this case, you will be added to the end of the list.

You will remain on the waitlist even after the term begins as long as you keep confirming your waitlist position. If a spot becomes available over the course of the fall term or for the winter term, and you are next on the list, we will send you a Residence offer with details and deadlines to your Carleton email account. Therefore, you should check their Carleton email on a daily basis.

We Understand

We understand how hard and frustrating it might be to be on the waitlist. Although every effort is made to provide students on the waitlist with a room offer, we cannot make any guarantees. Please check out these alternatives in case you will not receive a Residence room offer.

Off-Campus Housing

If you wish to secure a place to stay when you arrive, we recommend you look for off-campus housing. Please click here for more information about off-campus housing.

Student Experience Opportunities

Afraid you will miss out on the full university experience if you live off-campus? Off-campus students may attend Frosh/Orientation, join Clubs and Societies, be a part of athletics/intramurals, or attend many other events that build your student experience. Visit the Student Experience Office for more information!

We do highly appreciate your patience while on the waitlist. Please feel free to contact the Department of Housing and Residence Life for any further questions you have by sending us an email.

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