Students are able to self-select their room and roommate for the Fall semester via our housing portal from February through Mid-July each year. From Mid-July onwards throughout the rest of the academic year, if a student submits a housing application, our office manually places them into their assignments. If a student has a desired roommate, but submits their housing applications after the self-selection period closes, they can email Residence Life to make the request to live with a specific student.
Selecting your Room and Roommate
We understand that finding the right room and the ideal roommate is important for most residents. This section outlines how to select a room and roommate in our housing portal.
Roommate Selection
The roommate selection process varies if you already know who you want to live with or if you are looking for a roommate.
If you already know who you want to be a roommate, once both your applications are submitted, you can click on the “Roommate Group” tab on the left. You will need to select “Create new roommate group.” You will need to create a group name and enter your desired roommate’s email address. They will get an email asking if they want to be in the roommate group. They must say yes or the roommate group is not official. When it comes time for the lottery, only one of the roommates need to submit the same room sign up form or select a room on their assigned lottery date/time.
If a student wants a double/double plus room and does not already have a roommate in mind, you can search all other applications to try to find your best roommate pairing by using the RoomeeZ feature in the housing portal. Students must first submit their housing application. Then they need to select “My Roommate Profile” tab on the left, then select ‘turn on my profile’ and fill out the required fields on their Roommate profile.
Applicants can specify which of the available profile fields for searching they are comfortable sharing with potential roommates. ‘All applicants’ means it will be available for anyone who is searching for potential roommates. ‘My contacts’ is if it should only be viewable to other applicants once an applicant accepts a contact request from another applicant. Applicants may also decide to make certain profile fields ‘Private’ and not shared with anyone.
The last section, when making your profile, allows the applicants to provide any social media and contact information that they are comfortable sharing with other applicants to facilitate communication. These are only viewable by approved contacts.
Once an applicant has completed their Roommate profile and has turned it on, they will be able to access the Roommate search and Contacts menus.
Once the applicant sends a contact request, the other applicant will receive an email to log back in to approve the contact request. All contacts (current contacts, pending contact requests, and blocked contacts) are easily viewable from the Contacts menu.
Once you find someone you want to room with you can create a roommate group following the instructions above.
Contact Us
Housing and Residence Life
Emerson Annex
181 Main St.
Presque Isle, ME 04769
Phone: (207) 768-9587
Fax: (207) 768-9583
umpi-reslife@maine.edu