Office of Student Life

Millsaps College believes in the benefits of a residential experience for our students. Among the many advantages to students are opportunities to fully participate in the development of the community, chances to learn from others in a healthy environment, and convenience to campus resources. For these reasons, college policy stipulates freshmen and sophomore students, unless they are married or live with members of their immediate family in the Jackson area, are required to live in the residence halls.

We look forward to working with and learning from you during this academic year. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at (601) 974-1200 or housing@millsaps.edu.

Please see the back of this packet for important information regarding campus housing.

Please return this form to the Office of Residence Life as soon as possible.

You have a better chance of receiving your preferred housing assignment the earlier you submit these forms.
Housing Personal Data Section
Student Information
Name:
 Last  First:  Middle:
Do you plan to live on campus? Yes No (If no, do not complete the remainder of this form.)
Birthdate:(mm/dd/yyyy)    Age:
Gender: Female Male Marital Status: Single Married
Classification (Please mark all that apply):
Freshman   Transfer   Sophomore   Junior   Senior
Name you prefer to be called:
Home Address:
Street:  City:  State:  Zip:
Email Address:
Family Information
Father's Name:  Father's Occupation:
Father's Address: Street  City  State  Zip
Father's Phone: (Please provide the area code)
 
Mother's Name:  Mother's Occupation:
Mother's Address: Street  City  State  Zip
Mother's Phone: (Please provide the area code)
In case of emergency, notify:  Phone
 
Names and ages of brothers:
 Names and ages of sisters:
High School Information
High School attended:  Approximate GPA:

List in order of preference your high school and community activities:
Millsaps College Information
Activities in which you plan to participate (i.e. newspaper, yearbook, student government, Greek Life, service:)
Major field of academic interest:
Religious preference:
Physical or health disabilities (if any)
Housing Preference Section
My on-campus housing will begin (please select one): Fall   Spring   Summer
The following information is of great importance. Please elaborate thoroughly and be specific as this information will be used in making room assignments and roommate selections.
I am a: Smoker  Non-Smoker
I go to bed: Early (before midnight)   Late (after midnight)
I: study to noise (music, TV) do not study to noise sometimes study to noise
Please rate yourself on a scale of 1-10 on how neat you are:
Messy
Neat
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
List and describe your personality characteristics and interests you have (see below for examples):
Roommate Assignment
I would prefer my roommate:
not smoke smoke unimportant
go to bed early go to bed late unimportant
not study to noise study to noise unimportant
use the room to study use the room for socializing unimportant
be from Mississippi be from another state unimportant
be an athlete be a non-athlete unimportant
be neat be messy unimportant
List any preferences or personality caracteristics that you are looking for in a roommate (e.g., someone who does not listen to country music or someone who has different interests that the ones listed above):
Roommate Requested (if any):
Your roommate choice must also request you on his/her Housing Preference Sheet.
Building Assignment

Ezelle, Galloway, New South, and Goodman are upper-class buildings. Sanderson Hall is reserved for the Wellspring living-learning communities. A supplemental application must be completed to be considered for the Sanderson living-learning communities. If you would like an application and additional information about the Sanderson learning communities, please indicate your interest below. Franklin is all female. Please circle your building preference below. Please note that we cannot guarantee any building assignments since they are made based upon available space. As well, when necessary, the Sanderson rooms are subject to being tripled.

I am interested in Wellspring program. (Be sure to complete the Wellspring Application.)
Bacot Franklin Galloway Ezelle Sanderson New South Goodman

Roommate Matching and Housing Assignments

We are excited you have chosen to attend Millsaps College! You are ready to embark upon a journey that should lead to many rewarding experiences. The Office of Student Affairs takes seriously the responsibility of helping students pursue those experiences. Among our initial attempts to provide such assistance is our work to help the student adjust to college and to Millsaps. An important component of this adjustment is the student’s housing situation.

We feel our first obligation is to provide you with information necessary for making good decisions. This is the purpose of this packet. All assignments are based on information provided by the students. The integrity and thoughtfulness of your responses are the major component of the roommate matching and roommate assignment process. It is for this reason that we ask you (not your parents) to spend some time reflecting on the responses you provide.

Below we have provided a few sample descriptions from past preference sheets. They are intended to provide you with ideas of the issues that may be important in describing yourself and your “ideal” roommate.

List and describe your personality characteristics:

  1. strong student; study before play but enjoy both;
  2. strong evangelical Christian; Republican/Conservative;
  3. non-drinker;
  4. enjoy the arts, social work, and animals;
  5. strong family ties;

I like my room to be neat, as well as my clothes (closet) and make-up area. I do have a desire to do well in my studies, so I don’t want a roommate that will make fun of my studiousness. I also like to stay busy and out of my room (unless studying)

Friendly; sometimes quiet; like almost any music (except country); like company but sometimes like to be alone; somewhat neat, but cant promise that my part of the room will always be immaculate (it will be casual)

Friendly, outgoing talkative, athletic, like to enjoy life to the fullest

Other preferences or personality characteristics which would be helpful in making your roommate assignment:

I would like for my roommate to have a desire to keep the room as neat and organized as possible. Also, I think that if I were paired with another person not from the Jackson area, we could both learn to adapt at the same pace,

I would like a roommate with similar characteristics to my own. I'm really picky about having other people in my room, besides that I'm pretty easy-going.

I plan on experiencing college. I would like a roommate that will also like to get out and try different things.

Please remember that in the residence halls, and possibly later in life, you do not just have a roommate, you are a roommate. For many, sharing a room is a new or different experience. Your roommate can be someone to share opinions, feelings, interests, and good times. However, sharing a room can sometimes result in a few problems or misunderstandings. Individuals who usually get along well have spent time working at it. The work of building a good roommate relationship includes open and honest communication.

Additionally, you need to remember that people's habits change as they move into new environments. The person who might have lived under an early to bed, early to rise philosophy in high school may change that habit in college. Whenever this situation arises, it is best to work with your roommate and your Resident Assistant (RA) to find common ground.

If you have additional questions, do not hesitate to contact our office at (601) 974-1200.

Contract Information

This form is your contract, and your electronic agreement is your word to abide by all rules and regulations of Millsaps College. A few important provisions of the contract have been extracted and placed here for your information. Please feel free to contact our office for clarification or additional information.

  III. A. This contract is for the entire academic year (winter and spring holidays excluded) and when approved, entitles the applicant to a space in the residence halls.
  IV.A. The College cannot guarantee a student a particular type of accommodation. Assignment to rooms in the residence halls will be made in accordance with established policy for priorities and on the basis of available housing space.
  IV. D. Freshman residents are matched with a roommate using information obtained from the Personal Data Form and Housing Preference Sheet.
  IV. I. All rooms, unless otherwise specified, are to be occupied by two persons. If a vacancy occurs in the assigned room, the remaining resident agrees to accept another roommate as assigned, move to another room if requested, or pay additional charges based on the lower occupancy of the room.
  V. A. Rooms will be occupied only upon assignment by the Office of Student Affairs and all exchanges, transfers, and/or vacating of rooms must be approved by the Office of Residence Life.
 
I shall abide by all rules and regulations listed above and included in the 2008-2009 Housing Contract: Accept Do NOT Accept