Graduate Room Selection: Logging into the Housing Systemhttps://wm-res.symplicity.com/index.php/

Your W&M user ID

Your W&M password

You may login using the link found above or go to the Residence Life Home page and click on the “My Housing” box on the right side of the screen.

Understanding Your Housing Home Screen

• Room Selection: Once time blocks are available on your housing home screen you will find a blue box under Room Selection that will include the name of the room selection process, your assigned room selection time block and a count down clock to when your time block begins. Once your time block is live the Status message will change.

• Roommate Passcode: Your passcode is a combination of letters and numbers that you will share with your apartment mates, if you plan to select with others. Sharing your passcode is indicates your interest/intent to be apartment mates with another student or a group of students.

Your Passcode: abcd123John Smith

Your roommate passcode

Name Selection Time StatusRoom Selection April 1, 2012 9:00 am Time Remaining

1:45:330

Note: Grad students are able to select single bedrooms in available apartments or they can form a group to select an apartment with others eligible for Room Selection.

Step 1: Creating Roommate Groups, if desired

• If you are selecting an apartment with friends you must create a roommate group prior to the start of your room selection time block in the Roommate Management tab. This tab will be live for you to create and/or edit once you have your room selection time block.

• The group leader should be the individual with the first/earliest time block for the group. The group leader is identified by the yellow star next to their name.

• To create a roommate group each apartment mate will need to provide the group leader with their roommate passcode which is located in the upper right corner of your housing home screen.

• Email notifications will be sent to all members of a group any time the group is created or changed.

John Smith

Your Passcode: abcd123John Smith

Sam SadlerSteve Smith

Sam Sadler(email address)Steve Smith(email address)

Your roommate passcode

NOTE: Sharing your roommate passcode serves as your intention to live with another student so don’t share that code lightly.

Preparing for Step 2: Once Your Time Block Begins

• Once your time block begins the blue box under room selection will change to read like the example. You may click on that or select the Lottery tab at the top of the screen to make your housing selection in the “Make Room Selection” tab.

Your Passcode: abcd123John Smith

Your Passcode: abcd123John Smith

Name Selection Time StatusRoom Selection April 1, 2012 9:00 am You may now

finalize you housing selection

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Step 2: Selecting Your Apartment• If you created a roommate group

in advance you will see your selected apartment mates in the roommate box.

• The Building box will show a drop down menu that will only include the Graduate Complex. Once selected you will see a drop down list for floor. Once selected you will see a drop down list of available apartments.

• Once the apartment is selected you will have the opportunity to select your desired bedroom and in needed place your apartment mates. Once completed click the Finalize Selection box to complete your room selection.

• You will see a pop up box asking you to click OK to proceed.

• The selection of your room is now complete.

Your Passcode: abcd123John Smith

Sam Sadler(email address)Steve Smith(email address)

John Smith, Sam Sadler, Steve Smith

Does an apartment mate in a roommate group need to do anything?

• If you created a roommate group - once an apartment has been selected all the apartment mates will receive an email notification of the room selection.

• Providing your roommate passcode to another student commits you to the apartment selected so be sure before sharing your roommate passcode.

Your Passcode: xyz567Sam Sadler

Name Selection Time StatusRoom Selection April 2, 2012 11:00 am Your Selection has been finalized

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Helpful Tips

• If used - form your roommate group well before your time block begins. This saves time when your time block begins.

• When forming or editing a roommate group all members of the group with receive email notification so please be sure your group is aware of any changes you are making.

• Available apartments list will update as rooms/apartments are selected.

• If an error is made in making a room selection Residence Life can now undo a selection which will allow the individual/group to select a new space.