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The Residential College at Goddard Hall

This application is for all incoming NYU first-year (not transfer) students for the 2009-2010 academic year. All applicants must be meet all Housing application and payment deadlines. To apply, submit this on line application no later June 1, 2009.

Residential College community residents will be selected based upon information submitted with this application. The information you provide in this application will be kept confidential. The selection committee is comprised of staff of the Department of Residential Education, Faculty Fellows in Residence, and student committee members.

Students will be notified via your NYU email address by July 1, 2009 if you have been selected for the Residential College. If you are placed in a "Writing the Essay" (required of most incoming students) in the Residential College, you will be notified prior to your school's orientation.

Individuals not selected for a Residential College assignment will participate in the NYU Housing assignment process to receive a housing assignment, but will remain on the waiting list for a Residential College community vacancy should one become available during the academic year.

For more information regarding the Residential College, please contact the Department of Residential Education at 212-998-4311 . For general housing related questions, please contact University Housing at 212-998-4600.

Important Housing Notice: You must fill out the NYU Housing application, available on the NYU Housing website, before you can complete this Residential College application.

Name:
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(Please note that all correspondence will be conducted via email. Be sure to list a valid NYU address.)
NetID:
UniversityID:
Legal Sex:	F M
Room assignments are made by New York University on the basis of the legal sex of the student, which is the sex assigned to the student at birth. However, students now have the option of requesting a room assignment based on gender identity, which is the gender a student identities with that may be different from the sex assigned to that student at birth. If a student selects this option, we will see to place the student in a room or suite with others of the same gender identity who have requested a room assignment on this basis, however, placement is not guaranteed. If such housing is not possible, legal sex will be used in determining housing placement in a Choices community. Please click here for more information about this option. If you wish to be assigned based upon your legal sex, DO NOT make a preference change here. Assign according to my: My preferred name is:

Were you accepted to New York University as an Early Decision student? Yes No

Roommate Request(s):
(Roommate requests are not guaranteed. In order to be paired with a roommate, you must list each other as your requested roommate(s), rank preferred communities identically, and be placed in the same community.) You do not need to list any roommate requests if you do not wish to be roomed with any particular person(s).

Roommate Request 1
Roommate Request 2

Please list any special housing requests (e.g. special accommodation or low-cost housing). We will attempt to honor all requests made. Priority will go to documented medical accommodations and expressed financial need. If we are unable to place you based on a medical or financial need, we will not place you in the Residential College community and you will be placed through the regular housing assignment process.

If this a medical accommodation, has this request been sent to the Moses Center for Disabilities for review? (recommended) Yes No

If we do not have low-cost housing options available in the Residential College, would you still like to be placed there? Yes No

If you have applied to other special interest housing options, please indicate your priority below:

The Residential College Explorations Choices

Please indicate your level of interest in the topics/streams listed below: 1 = High Level of Interest 7 = No Interest Stream assignments do not dictate floor assignment (you may be placed on any floor). You can read more about these streams by clicking here.
All the World's a Stage*
Global New York*
Poverty and Affluence*
Power of Politics
The Green Stream
Writing New York*

*These streams are attached to a first-year writing course titled "Writing the Essay". This course (regardless of Residential College affiliation) is required of most NYU first-year students. If selected for one of these streams and academically eligible, you will be pre-enrolled in a stream-based section of the course which will be taught in the Residential College at Goddard. Your academic advisor will be aware of your enrollment prior to your academic orientation.

Please respond to the following three questions. Each answer should be approximately 150-200 words.

1. Why are you interested in becoming a part of the Residential College? What's one thing you plan to contribute and what's one thing you hope to gain from being involved in the RC community?

2. Describe your interest in the topics/streams you have ranked.

3. With a budget of $100, describe an event (relevant to your preferred stream) that you might plan for the Res College community; what do you hope others will learn from your program? Feel free to be creative and keep in mind the many resources of New York City.

How did you hear about the Residential College?

NYU informational materials

Postcard/Brochure from the Department of Residential Education

Email from the Department of Residential Education

Orientation session

NYU or Department of Residential Education website

From a friend

Phone Call from the Department of Residential College

Other

Please read each of the following statements. Indicate that you have read and understand each statement by placing a checkmark in the box next to each statement.
	I have read and understand my obligations to the Residential College community including: service to the community (15 hours per semester); and, participation in activities that contribute to the intellectual life of the Residential College (programs, discussions, etc).
	I understand that I must complete the housing application and meet all application and deposit deadlines to be eligible for this program and/or general University housing.
	I understand that if enrolled in the Residential College, it will be reflected on my academic transcript as a zero-credit pass/fail course. While this course has no bearing upon your academic standing or grade point average, it will reflect your participation in the Residential College.
	I understand that the Residential College community assignment will be administratively assigned and will dictate my housing placement. Acceptance into the Residential College will result in removal from the general NYU Housing assignment process and room changes may not be possible. Specific room configurations are not guaranteed (room configurations within Goddard include 1-2 room suites; 2-5 students).