How to Complete FY Housing Application at WFU
Kristy Eanes
46 steps
7 minutes
Starrezhousing
Wfu
Google Account
Gradguard
Gmail
Incoming Student Application
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Navigate to [go.wfu.edu/HousingPortal](https://wfu.starrezhousing.com/StarRezPortalX/DCBC5C5B/3/3/Home-Home?UrlToken=95EFB967) You will use the WFU Single Sign-on to log into your account. We highly recommend that you have already signed into your WFU Gmail account on your browser. If you have not, the sign-on will direct you to sign into your WFU Gmail account.
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Click "My Housing"
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Click "Incoming Student Application"
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Click "Continue"
Information Update
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Review "Information Update" NOTE: If any of the information you see on this page is incorrect, you must update it in Workday.
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When you scroll to the bottom of the "Information Update" page, it will ask you to list your t-shirt size. All incoming students will receive a t-shirt upon their arrival.
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Click "Save & Continue"
Information Privacy
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The next page is "Information Privacy" If you would like staff members of Residence Life and Housing to discuss housing information (including, but not limited to, your housing assignments, your financial records, and your disciplinary records) with your parents or anyone else you might choose, complete the form on this page (also known as FERPA form).
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Here is where you will determine if you wish to release any information and the names of who you would like to release the information to. If you select "No", then you would keep the "Release information to" sections blank.
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Click "Save & Continue"
Residency Requirement
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Wake Forest University views living on campus as integral to a liberal arts education and the Wake Forest experience. Wake Forest has a six-semester residency requirement, subject to housing availability. The University strives to provide on-campus housing for residential students who have fulfilled the residency requirement and desire to continue living on campus, subject to housing availability. This page will review the Residency Requirement.
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There is a section that will share about what qualifies as an exception to the residency requirement. If you meet the criteria and would like to request an exception, follow the link on this section of the Housing Portal.
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Click "Save & Continue"
Disability-Related Accommodations
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Review the "Disability-Related Accommodations" page
If you have a documented disability and used accommodations in high school, be sure to complete the housing and dining accommodations request form. Some students want to try college without those accommodations and later discover they wished they’d had the accommodation from the beginning. In addition, our ability to meet a student’s needs is much more limited after housing assignments have been made, so **we strongly encourage students to request accommodations by the June 1 deadline.**
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Click "Save & Continue"
Roommate Matching
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The next step is "Roommate Matching" Please take time to think about how you want to answer these questions. Think less about how you lived in the last couple of years as a high school student and instead how you might live as a college student.
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There is a section that shares details about how if you have a severe allergy and need specific accommodations, please be sure that you follow our Disability-Related Accommodation process to help us best meet your needs. Then you will go through your Personal Habits & Expectations
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Click "Save & Continue"
You can update your roommate matching information up until your application due date. Just click on the "Roommate Matching" tab to be redirected back to update that section.
Room Type Preferences
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Next is "Room Type Preferences" This section is where you indicate if you would prefer to live in a single-space. However, please note that close to 85% of our first-year students live in double rooms.
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Click "Save & Continue"
All-Gender Housing
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This page will share details about 'All-Gender Housing". Please be sure to read these details carefully. To request the All-Gender Housing Form, please email Assignments Coordinator Shelby Clarke, at [clarkes@wfu.edu](mailto:clarkes@wfu.edu)
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Click "Save & Continue"
Housing and Dining Agreement
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Spend time to review the Housing and Dining Agreement before agreeing to it. Both "Over 18" and "Under 18" applications will require you to enter your Student ID number to affirm that you have read the Housing and Dining Agreements and you agree to them.
Addendum: Minor Residents in University Housing
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If you are under 18, you will have to complete the "Addendum: Minor Residents in University Housing"
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You will need to sign the agreement in addition to adding your parent/guardian information to have them sign the agreement in order for your Housing and Dining Agreement to be fully complete.
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Click "Save & Continue"
Renter's Insurance
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This page will review "GradGuard" which is a form of renter's insurance.
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Click "Continue to Next Step"
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This will take you to an external page to review if you would like to purchase GradGuard or decline the renters insurance. You will decide if you want to purchase or decline coverage.
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If you decline coverage, it will ask you to select from the following options
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Click "Continue" and that will take you back to the Housing Portal.
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This page will confirm your decision. Click "Save & Continue"
Moving & Storage
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This section will share more about Storage Scholars
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You can decide to sign up for the services or just continue with your application Then click "Save & Continue"
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Click "Save & Continue"
Application Complete
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You have now completed your Housing Application. You will also get an email stating that the application has been submitted.
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Mark your calendar for Move-In Day!
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As you scroll down, it will show you the selections you made in your application.
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To go ahead and select your meal plan, click the button to be directed to that page.
Meal Plan
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Click "Continue"
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Review the meal plan options and pay close attention to the deadlines.
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Click "Save & Continue"
Confirm Your Completed Application
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Click "My Housing" then "Incoming Student Application"
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If you are under 18 and your parent has not signed the agreement, it will show that the agreement has not been signed.
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Once your application is fully complete, you will see the following
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You will also receive an email confirming you have completed all the necessary steps.
How to Complete FY Housing Application at WFU
Kristy Eanes
46 steps
7 minutes
Starrezhousing
Wfu
Google Account
Gradguard
Gmail
Incoming Student Application
1
Navigate to [go.wfu.edu/HousingPortal](https://wfu.starrezhousing.com/StarRezPortalX/DCBC5C5B/3/3/Home-Home?UrlToken=95EFB967) You will use the WFU Single Sign-on to log into your account. We highly recommend that you have already signed into your WFU Gmail account on your browser. If you have not, the sign-on will direct you to sign into your WFU Gmail account.
2
Click "My Housing"
3
Click "Incoming Student Application"
4
Click "Continue"
Information Update
5
Review "Information Update" NOTE: If any of the information you see on this page is incorrect, you must update it in Workday.
6
When you scroll to the bottom of the "Information Update" page, it will ask you to list your t-shirt size. All incoming students will receive a t-shirt upon their arrival.
7
Click "Save & Continue"
Information Privacy
8
The next page is "Information Privacy" If you would like staff members of Residence Life and Housing to discuss housing information (including, but not limited to, your housing assignments, your financial records, and your disciplinary records) with your parents or anyone else you might choose, complete the form on this page (also known as FERPA form).
9
Here is where you will determine if you wish to release any information and the names of who you would like to release the information to. If you select "No", then you would keep the "Release information to" sections blank.
10
Click "Save & Continue"
Residency Requirement
11
Wake Forest University views living on campus as integral to a liberal arts education and the Wake Forest experience. Wake Forest has a six-semester residency requirement, subject to housing availability. The University strives to provide on-campus housing for residential students who have fulfilled the residency requirement and desire to continue living on campus, subject to housing availability. This page will review the Residency Requirement.
12
There is a section that will share about what qualifies as an exception to the residency requirement. If you meet the criteria and would like to request an exception, follow the link on this section of the Housing Portal.
13
Click "Save & Continue"
Disability-Related Accommodations
14
Review the "Disability-Related Accommodations" page
If you have a documented disability and used accommodations in high school, be sure to complete the housing and dining accommodations request form. Some students want to try college without those accommodations and later discover they wished they’d had the accommodation from the beginning. In addition, our ability to meet a student’s needs is much more limited after housing assignments have been made, so **we strongly encourage students to request accommodations by the June 1 deadline.**
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Click "Save & Continue"
Roommate Matching
16
The next step is "Roommate Matching" Please take time to think about how you want to answer these questions. Think less about how you lived in the last couple of years as a high school student and instead how you might live as a college student.
17
There is a section that shares details about how if you have a severe allergy and need specific accommodations, please be sure that you follow our Disability-Related Accommodation process to help us best meet your needs. Then you will go through your Personal Habits & Expectations
18
Click "Save & Continue"
You can update your roommate matching information up until your application due date. Just click on the "Roommate Matching" tab to be redirected back to update that section.
Room Type Preferences
19
Next is "Room Type Preferences" This section is where you indicate if you would prefer to live in a single-space. However, please note that close to 85% of our first-year students live in double rooms.
20
Click "Save & Continue"
All-Gender Housing
21
This page will share details about 'All-Gender Housing". Please be sure to read these details carefully. To request the All-Gender Housing Form, please email Assignments Coordinator Shelby Clarke, at [clarkes@wfu.edu](mailto:clarkes@wfu.edu)
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Click "Save & Continue"
Housing and Dining Agreement
23
Spend time to review the Housing and Dining Agreement before agreeing to it. Both "Over 18" and "Under 18" applications will require you to enter your Student ID number to affirm that you have read the Housing and Dining Agreements and you agree to them.
Addendum: Minor Residents in University Housing
24
If you are under 18, you will have to complete the "Addendum: Minor Residents in University Housing"
25
You will need to sign the agreement in addition to adding your parent/guardian information to have them sign the agreement in order for your Housing and Dining Agreement to be fully complete.
26
Click "Save & Continue"
Renter's Insurance
27
This page will review "GradGuard" which is a form of renter's insurance.
28
Click "Continue to Next Step"
29
This will take you to an external page to review if you would like to purchase GradGuard or decline the renters insurance. You will decide if you want to purchase or decline coverage.
30
If you decline coverage, it will ask you to select from the following options
31
Click "Continue" and that will take you back to the Housing Portal.
32
This page will confirm your decision. Click "Save & Continue"
Moving & Storage
33
This section will share more about Storage Scholars
34
You can decide to sign up for the services or just continue with your application Then click "Save & Continue"
35
Click "Save & Continue"
Application Complete
36
You have now completed your Housing Application. You will also get an email stating that the application has been submitted.
37
Mark your calendar for Move-In Day!
38
As you scroll down, it will show you the selections you made in your application.
39
To go ahead and select your meal plan, click the button to be directed to that page.
Meal Plan
40
Click "Continue"
41
Review the meal plan options and pay close attention to the deadlines.
42
Click "Save & Continue"
Confirm Your Completed Application
43
Click "My Housing" then "Incoming Student Application"
44
If you are under 18 and your parent has not signed the agreement, it will show that the agreement has not been signed.
45
Once your application is fully complete, you will see the following
46
You will also receive an email confirming you have completed all the necessary steps.
