Fall 2012 Graduate Move-in Information

This information is not for Family Housing. Please go to "Status" under your application for your move-in information.

Dear Graduate Student,

The below information will be helpful as you anticipate your arrival on campus. We are excited for this year to begin!
Please remember that graduate housing is in the Graduate Living Center (GLC) and 10th and Home.

When can I move-in to my assignment?
What if I need to arrive early?
Where do I check in?
Why am I still charged an early arrival fee if I am required to be here for Graduate Orientation?
What if I arrive after office hours?
How do I get there?
How do I get to graduate housing from Marta?
What do I need to bring or not bring?
What if I need to ship something?
How do I sign up for a meal plan?
Can I change my room?
How will I know if I was room changed?
What is the likelihood of me getting a room change?
What if something is wrong with my room?
What if I need help with my network or television?

Picking up your keys is checking in, regardless if a student spends the night or is dropping off their belongings. The Housing Contract begins on Saturday, August 18 or as soon as you check in. New Residents CANNOT move-in before August 13.

When can I move-in to my assignment?
Please consider the following opening dates and times as you make final travel plans:

Where do I check in?

Graduate and Family Housing

What if I need to arrive early?
You do not need to notify the Department of Housing if you are going to arrive early. Starting Monday, August 13 upon checking in a form will be filled out of the date you arrived and the amount ($65/ day) that will be billed to your oscar account with in a couple of days. You will have to sign an "AS-IS Form" saying that the room is fine the way it is.

Why am I still charged an early arrival fee if I am required to be here for Graduate Orientation?
Your housing contract starts August 18. Your rent becomes applicable as of that date. If you choose to move in early there will be a $65 per night per student fee. If you have further concerns please check with your orientation advisor.

What if I arrive after office hours?
If you arrive after hours, the On Duty Staff Member for your residence hall can give you access to your room. The number to reach the on-duty staff member is posted on the entrance door. At the call box outside each residence hall, there are instructions on paging the On Duty Staff Member.

How do I get to graduate housing?

Campus Map
Directions

How do I get to graduate housing from Marta?

Take Marta to midtown station. You can take a taxi to 10th Street or you can walk across the bridge and our complex will be on the right hand side behind Turner Broadcasting.

What do I need to bring or not bring?
To find a list of suggested items to bring go to:
http://www.housing.gatech.edu/assignments/returning_items.cfm

XL twin sheets can be hard to find, especially during the beginning of the school year. We have partnered with Residence Hall Linens to ensure you have sheets that fit our beds. RHA's linens site is www.rhl.org/gat. International students use www.rhl.org/gat9.

What if I need to ship something?
If you live in the Graduate Living Center (GLC) and 10th and Home Family Housing a mailbox will be assigned to you. We will only accept packages maximum one week prior to your arrival.

The address for the Graduate Living Center (GLC) is:
Your Name
301 10th Street, NW Apt #
(your apartment number should include the letter as well ex: 123A)
Atlanta, GA 30318

The address for 10th and Home Family Apartments is:
Your Name
251 10th Street, NW Apt#
(the apartment number should include the building letter as well ex: B402)
Atlanta, GA 30318

How do I sign up for a meal plan?
Meal plan changes start July 15. You can sign up for a meal plan via BuzzPort at https://buzzport.gatech.edu.

1. Upon login, click on Home tab
2. click "Secure Access OSCAR"
3. click on "Campus Services"
4. click on "Meal Plan Sign-Up" to make your selection or change your preferences.

Can I change my room?
You may submit a room change request on shop'n swap, under My Housing. You may also use the room swap search engine to find other students with whom you may swap rooms. Even swaps (two students who agree to swap rooms) are easily processed. In order for the swap to be processed both students involved must log into the room change request and submit an even swap. We will not accept any room change requests after August 3. (There are no exceptions to this date.) Please note that only graduate students can live in GLC and Crecine 2nd floor.

How will I know if I was room changed?
Your room and roommate information will appear when you log into "My Housing."

What is the likelihood of getting a room change?
You may put in a room change request, but realize for fall housing there are very few open rooms for us to change individuals into. It is even more unlikely for there to be an empty room to place two people together. Therefore, it helps if you ask your roommate to switch rooms with your friend whom you want to be your roommate. Also, you can ask your friend's roommate to switch rooms with you. (When two students want to swap rooms, this is called an even swap.)

It is unlikely a room change request will be granted before move-in. However, you still have a chance to change rooms on Open Room Change Day which is Wednesday, August 22 from 8AM to 4PM in the Student Services Building, Room 117. You will need to physically come by the Student Services Building with your Buzzcard and the person with whom you will be room changing. You may also come by to check to see if there are any vacant rooms.

What if something is wrong with my room? (such as: needs cleaning, furniture missing or broken, bed lofting, air conditioning problem etc.)

After you arrive you can:

Submit a maintenance request on-line. From the Housing home page: http://www.housing.gatech.edu/ choose the "Maintenance Request" link at the bottom of the page. Please give specific details of the problem to better assist us with your request. You will receive a request number that enables you to follow up on the progress of your request.

It is best to NOT RELY on any other student or staff member to submit your request. However, during opening days staff may be in the halls to provide immediate support as needed. For more information about maintenance please read Technically Speaking.

Bed Lofting

Do Not buy a bed loft.
No one is allowed to construct their own loft.
Most traditional and suite style beds can be set up in multiple positions.
Most apartment style beds can be set up in two ways: low and medium.
For more information on bed lofting.

What if I need help with my network or television?
Contact the Resnet Office at 404 894-0044 or submit a Help Request on-line.
Check the ResNet home page for times staff will be in the buildings to help set up the connections.