First-Year Housing Questionnaire

First-year students are required to live on campus.

First-Year Housing Questionnaire

Each summer, incoming students can submit first-year housing questionnaires through the Residential Portal. The College will notify you when it is time to submit.

Contact the First-Year Experience Office for more information about first-year programs and resources.

The Application Cycle

Housing Questionnaire

Early in the summer, the First-Year Experience Office contacts directs students to fill out a First-Year Housing Questionnaire in the Residential Portal, indicating lifestyle choices (e.g. your typical sleep schedule).

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Yard Assignment

Each first-year is then randomly assigned to one of four first-year “Yards” or neighborhoods : Ivy, Crimson, Elm, Oak. Learn more about the Yards on the Dean of Students website.

Student walking across the Harvard yard in the fall

Roommate Assignment

The Resident Dean of First-Year Students for your yard will carefully read through every roommate application and make pairings.

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Receive Assignment

The First-Year Experience Office emails first-year housing assignment in July or August before first-year move-in.

Three student sitting in the red colored chairs at Harvard yard