Stanford R&DE Housing Assignment Priorities

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What is guaranteed for first-year graduate students at Stanford?

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First-year graduate students are guaranteed housing if they apply by the Lottery deadline and select 'Assign me to any residence for which I am eligible' as their final application choice.

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What happens if first-year students miss the housing application deadline?

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They lose the first-year guarantee but still have high priority and are considered for housing before continuing students and students without priority.

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How long do continuing doctoral degree candidates have housing priority?

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They have six years of housing priority. After the first guaranteed year, they can renew in place or participate in the Lottery with medium priority for five additional years.

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What is the housing priority for continuing MD candidates?

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Continuing MD candidates have five years of housing priority. After the first guaranteed year, they can renew in place or participate in the Lottery with medium priority for four additional years.

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What is the housing priority for continuing JD candidates?

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Continuing JD candidates have three years of housing priority. After the first guaranteed year, they can renew in place or participate in the Lottery with medium priority for two additional years.

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What is the housing priority for Master's candidates in Single Graduate and Couples without Children Housing?

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They are only guaranteed housing for the first year of the program. After the first year, they are not able to renew and may enter the Lottery but will have low priority for assignment.

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What is the housing priority for Master's candidates in Students with Children Housing?

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They have two years of housing priority. After the first year, they can renew in place or participate in the Lottery with medium priority.

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What is the priority level legend for housing assignments?

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F = Knight-Hennessy Priority, G/H = High Priority, M = Medium Priority, L = Low Priority, N = No Priority, P = Non-matriculated Priority.

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What is the housing priority for Knight-Hennessy Scholars?

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Knight-Hennessy Scholars have an additional assignment priority their first year in the program. It cannot be used in later years if they choose not to apply for housing in their first year.

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What is the housing assignment priority for coterminal students?

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Coterminal students are considered continuing students and have two years of low assignment priority in the Lottery.