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The housing survey is a very important assessment tool. This survey provides the Residential Life Office with your preferences so that we might be able to make the best roommate connection possible. Although we encourage you to consult with family and friends about your decision making regarding your college experience, it is important that you make the final decision on your housing preferences. The guide below is intended to give you some tips on how to answer each question on the survey. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the Residential Life Office at 518-255-5215 or at reslife@cobleskill.edu .
In no specific order questions include:
Co-ed or single gender housing; If you are late to sign-up for housing and we cannot accommodate a co-ed request, you will be placed in single gender housing.
Single gender = men and women live under the same roof, but occupy separate wings and have separate single bathrooms as well.
Co-ed = houses both males and females within the same building. Floors, corridors and/or lounge areas generally separate the rooms. Bathroom facilities are single-sex.
Smoking; ALL residence halls are smoke-free, HOWEVER, our students are not. Some people are allergic or cannot tolerate smoke and we do not want to match a smoker with a non-smoker. Please remember that smoking is prohibited within 25 feet of and within all campus residence halls.
Major; This clarifies your established major, according to our records. If this is not correct, you should contact the Admissions Office at admissions@cobleskill.edu or 518-255-5525 or 1-800-295-8988. We must clarify your major in order to accommodate any potential same major roommate requests.
Same Major/Academic School Roommate; Enter “yes” if you would like a roommate of the same major, “no” if you would like a roommate of a different major and “no preference” if you do not have a preference regarding major.
Noise Preference; You will be spending a great deal of time in your room and likely with your rooommate as well. Although there are regulations that outline expectations for noise levels in the residence hall, it is important to consider how you and your roommate relate in regards to personal noise tolerances. Although this question primarily targets academic needs, please carefully reflect on your own general noise preference before indicating your answer to this question. Because"noise" is a very ambigious category, it is difficult to make perfect matches, but we will do our best to try and make the nest match possible.
Please note that CONSIDERATION HOURS are in effect at all times, in every residence hall. This means that all noise is to be kept at a level which will not disturb other residents or other community members.
Superior single, Standard single or Double; We offer three room styles for new students (Prices are subject to change):
Double occupancy rooms (one person living in a room with one roommate designed to accommodate two occupants) cost $3,465 per semester.
Superior single occupancy rooms (one person living alone in a room designed to accommodate two occupants) cost $5,200 per semester.
Standard single occupancy rooms (one person living alone in a room designed to accommodate one occupant) cost $3,810 per semester.
Indicating your preference on the survey doesn’t guarantee that you will be assigned that type of room but we will do our best to meet your request.
Triples
In the event that residence halls are fully occupied, students may be involuntarily tripled. The earlier you fill out your survey, the less likely that you will be tripled. If you indicate that you would like to live in a triple you will be tripled as requested. Please note: Although we strive to limit involuntary triples, anyone can be tripled.
Roommate Request; If you know whom you would like to live with; in order to successfully request a roommate, you will need to know the following information about that person:
Persons Name (person(s) you wish to live with)
800# – If you or your potential roommate(s) misplaced this information, a request for that information can be placed to the Admissions Office at 518-255-5525.
In each field in this question, enter the students full name (first and last) and their 800#. Please make sure the number you entered is accurate.
Important notes to consider when requesting a roommate:
Roommate Requests MUST be of the same gender. Both roommates should have the same requests. If there is no roommate request to match yours you will be assigned a roommate based on your answers to the survey.
International/American student roommate preference; SUNY Cobleskill is proud to have a strong representation of students from a diverse array of backgrounds, including, international students. In order to maximize the learning experience and overall development of the student, we do our best to house international students with american students as roommates. Living with an international student has the potential to be a grand experience for both the international student and the american student, but it is important to consider students who prefer to live in that experience. Living with a student from a different country/background can be exciting and incredibly educational but it is imperative that each student living in that experience is open to the fact that there will be some challenges. This roommate pairing may have the potential to be a great experience for some students, but we know that is not for everyone.
Please indicate "yes" if you would like to live in this experience or "no" if you are not interested.
Transfer Credits; This question pulls up any credit information you may have transferred in. Upper level students with 60 or more credits are placed in our Upper Level building—Vroman Hall. If this information is incorrect and you believe it is inaccurate, please contact the Registrar’s Office to verify they have received and processed any transcripts you may have sent to SUNY Cobleskill.
Upper Level Housing Assignment; This question is for student who qualify for upper level student housing only (students who are transferring to SUNY Cobleskill with 60 or more credits). The upper level lifestyle places students who are transferring to SUNY Cobleskill with 60 or more credits together in one building. Staffing, programming and other resources are dedicated to the needs of the upper class student. This experience offers the only suite style option that SUNY Cobleskill has available. Each suite is designed to accommodate up to 4 students, sharing two bedrooms and one common area (fully furnished, including a large flat screen TV, living room furniture and other amenities). Suites are limited and many students will be placed in standard, traditional rooms in Vroman Hall.
We offer four room styles for upper level students (Prices are subject to change):
Double occupancy suite style rooms (one person living in a room with one roommate in a suite designed to accommodate up to 4 students, sharing two bedrooms and one common area) cost $3,985 per semester.
Superior single suite style rooms (one person living alone in a room in a suite designed to accommodate up to 4 students, sharing two bedrooms and one common area) cost $5,717 per semester.
Double occupancy rooms (one person living in a room with one roommate designed to accommodate two occupants) cost $3,465 per semester.
Superior single occupancy rooms (one person living alone in a room designed to accommodate two occupants) cost $5,200 per semester.
Indicating your preference on the survey doesn’t guarantee that you will be assigned that type of room but we will do our best to meet your request.
On The Hill Affirmation;Your completion and submission of this survey indicates that you acknowledge receipt of ON THE HILL, Student Handbook, 2013-14, which can be found at: http://www.cobleskill.edu/campus-life/conduct-codes.asp. Further, you acknowledge, understand, and support the Student Conduct Codes. You understand that you will be held accountable for your actions under the Student Conduct Codes. If you click on the link, please use the "back" button so you may respond and submit your survey. Students under the age of 18 are advised to telephone the Residential Life Office at 518-255-5215 so that we may send a paper version of this required agreement for your parent/guardian to complete on your behalf.
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