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Graduate Housing Application

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To be eligible for Graduate Housing, you must be a full-time Graduate Student, Faculty, or Staff member of Boston College and have filled out an online application for housing via the Agora Portal. Please go to "My ResLife" in "Other Services" to find the application.

Please note: The Graduate Housing Application is available as of March 3rd, 2011.

Application Process

All correspondence regarding the application process will be made through your BC email. Please ensure that your email address is valid. The Office of Residential Life is not responsible for any misdirected communications.

All housing offers are made on a space-available basis. Application number is not a guarantee of a placement. We will make every effort to offer apartments in a timely manner, to ease the stress of relocating to Boston. For currently enrolled Graduate Students, the application is available now.

NOTE: Although you may be accepted to your graduate program, your status needs to be changed from "Applicant" to "Enrolled" by your graduate program. Until that is changed, you will not have access to the application. Please contact your Graduate Programs Admissions Office to check on your status.

Graduate Housing Timeline
Beginning of March 2011 Housing Application released online
Mid-April 2011 1st Housing offers sent
May to mid-August 2011 Rolling Housing offers
August 15, 2011 Graduate Housing Check-In Weekend

Students New to Graduate Housing
Step 1:
Complete or update personal, contact, and family information.
Step 2:
Select your housing preferences.
Step 3:
Search for roommates (optional). Please note: If you request and receive an apartment, you will be responsible for finding roommates. If you choose to live alone or are not successful finding roommates, you will be held responsible for the entire cost of the apartment. Chosen roommates must be full-time Graduate Students, Faculty, or Staff members of Boston College and must also have completed applications.
Step 4:
When you are satisfied with your roommate situation and are ready to be placed, please indicate so on your application.
Step 5:
Receive and accept placement offer (if available). If you choose to deny the offer, please cancel your application and indicate you would like to reapply.
Step 6:
Submit your Housing Deposit within 10 business days of receiving your placement. Please note: All housing deposits are non-refundable and are applied towards the first month's rent. A deposit option will appear on your application once you have accepted your offer.
Step 6 ` Complete preference detail pages made available after acceptance.
Step 7:
Confirm that you have read and understand the License Agreement.
Step 8:
Pay your rent through your Student Account on the Agora Portal.

Students Currently Living in Graduate Housing
Step 1:
Complete or update personal, contact, and family information.
Step 2:
Indicate whether or not you wish to retain your current placement. If you choose to do so, you will skip to the "Housing Preferences" section of the application and continue the process as stated above. If you choose to request a new placement, you will need to provide your new housing preferences.
Step 3:
If all other residents of a room wish to remain in the apartment, request and accept each other as roommates; otherwise, you may search for new roommates.
Step 3:
Continue through Steps 4–8 as outlined above.