4PERSON APARTMENT SELECTION PROCESS

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4-PERSON APARTMENT SELECTION PROCESS

• The following power point instructions are
  designed to help you view the 4-person apartment
  selection process before it takes place between
  Monday, March 9 at 430 p.m. through midnight
  March 11.
• Students currently living on campus who completed
  an online application may participate in the four
  person apartment selection process if they have
  not already participated in the apartment
  retention and roommate pull-in process that took
  place earlier this month.
• This process will be driven by dates and times
  assigned to you in an email that you received
  from Residence Life prior to the start of this
  process on Monday, March 9.
• Students who choose to select a space at this
  time will not participate in the remaining spaces
  retention and selection processes that take place
  between March 12 March 18.
• Presented By
• The Office of Residence Life

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• A link to the 4 person apartment selection
  process can be found on the Residence Life
  website when the process begins at 430 p.m.
  Monday, March 9, 2009 through midnight Wednesday,
  March 11, 2009.
• Please read the System Requirements
  specifications to make sure that you are using a
  compatible browser.
• The Housing Information link will provide you
  access to information found on the Residence Life
  website regarding building and room information,
  room and meal plan rates, and the Student
  Residence Agreement.
• To begin the 4-person apartment selection process
  click the I have a UST username and want to log
  in link.

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• To continue with this process, please follow the
  instructions regarding your username and password
  located on the left hand side of the web page
  under Online Housing Site.
• You must use all capital letters for your
  username and your password is case sensitive. Be
  sure to omit the _at_stthomas.edu from your
  username).
• After you type your username and password click
  the Continue link to proceed to the next step in
  this process.
• You may log out of the process anytime by
  clicking the Cancel link if you do not wish to
  continue with this process.

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• After you log in a Welcome page with your full
  name will be displayed.
• Click the Self Assignment Process link located on
  the left hand side of the page to continue.
• Click the 4-Person Apartment Selection Process
  link located in the same section to continue to
  the next step.
• If you do not wish to continue with this process
  you may click the LOG OUT link to exit.

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• This page outlines the steps that will take place
  through completion of the 4-person apartment
  selection process.
• Click the Continue link to proceed with the
  process.

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• This page will display the Student Residence Life
  Agreement found on the Residence Life website.
• Click the Continue link to proceed to the next
  step in the process.

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• This page allows you to view additional
  information found on the Residence Life website.
  
• You may click each link listed to see more
  information regarding residence hall, housing and
  meal plan rates and special interest communities.
• If you wish to continue with the process you may
  click Advanced Search to proceed to the next step.

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• This page allows you to narrow your search
  criteria.
• You may display the drop down list by clicking
  the arrow down button for each category listed.
• If you want to display all available choose No
  pref.
• You may enter a number in the Give me first field
  to display a limited amount of records.
• When done entering your criteria click the
  Continue link to proceed to the next step.

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• This page shows you a list a available
  apartments.
• Use the scroll bar to display all apartments
  listed on each page displayed.
• Use the Previous and First button to navigate and
  display each page.
• After you locate the apartment that you wish to
  select click the GO link located in corresponding
  right hand column to lock the apartment.
• You may select Back To Advanced Search if you
  wish to go back to the previous search criteria
  page.

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• In the I WANT column click the box corresponding
  with the space that you wish to select for
  yourself first.
• Type the 3 roommates information in the boxes
  indicated on the page.
• You will need to type their username and UST
  Student ID number for each student you wish to
  add.
• You must fill all 4 spaces in order to continue
  with this process.
• Click the Pull-In Roommate link to continue to
  the next step.
• You will have 15 minutes to complete this
  process. The timer starts after you select GO to
  lock your room.

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• Select the Bed Space for each of your 3 roommates
  by selecting the space from the drop down list
  and clicking in the Add box column.
• Click the Yes, We want this room link when done
  to continue to the next step of this process.

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• This page will display the room information that
  you selected for everyone in the apartment.
• Please review the information for accuracy and
  click Continue link to proceed to the next step.
• If you wish to exit this process, click the Quit
  link or LOG OUT link. This will take you back to
  the login page.
• Please keep in mind that if you log out or quit,
  you will not save your apartment selection.

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• You will need to select a meal plan for yourself
  and your roommates.
• Use the scroll bar to navigate and display more
  meal plan options for each roommate.
• You will need to click the corresponding box for
  each person listed.
• If you do not wish to select a meal plan, you
  must select No Meal Plan to continue with this
  process.

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• This page will display the Meal Plans that you
  selected.
• Please verify the information and click the
  Confirm link to proceed.

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Student Name Student ID Number

• This page will display your RECEIPT for your
  records.
• To print this page click the PRINT link located
  in the right hand corner.
• When done click the LOG OUT link to exit.
• You and your roommates will receive a
  confirmation email upon successful completion of
  this process.

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Thank You

• This concludes this presentation. For more
  information on the housing selection process
  please visit our website at www.stthomas.edu/resid
  encelife for timelines and guidelines.