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FAQ on Shea House
Q1. How do departments
select residents?
Q2. How do I find out the result of my
application?
Q3. When will the students as "alternates"
get an offer?
Q4. I'm on the waiting list now. Should I sign up for other dorms?
Q5. What is my chance of getting a single room in the
Shea House?
Q6. Can I choose my room in Shea House?
Q7. Can I choose my roommate?
Q8. Can I swap rooms or roommates in Shea House?
Q9. I’ll be returning to the Shea House next year. Do I have a higher priority to get a room or
roommate of my choice?
Q10. What are the residents expected to do after moving
in?
Q11. How does the 301H/302H course work?
Q12. What do I do if I have problems with my roommate or
any other personal issues?
Q13. Can I apply just for the Spring semester?
Q14. I want to be released from my housing
contract. What do I need to do?
Q1. How do departments
select residents?
The selection procedure varies and each language group has
its own criteria about selection.
Though the method of selection might be different, all language groups
have agreed to give higher priority to applicants who 1. enrolled (and will be
enrolled) in language courses and 2. who are seriously interested in learning
the target language as well as getting involved in the Shea House
community. Some native speakers will
possibly be added to the roster so that they can also help other residents
learn the respective language (but they are usually not the first choice).
Q2. How do I find out the result of my
application?
The ranked list compiled by each language program will be
delivered to the Accommodation office within 2 weeks after the application
deadline. Then the Accommodation office sends an offer to the first group of
accepted applicants via email, about a week later. All applicants should find out the result
(i.e. either accepted or wait-listed/alternates) from the respective language
group via email after the ranked list is finalized. When the Accommodation office sends out
offers, you’ll have only few days to make your decision (‘I accept’ or ‘I
decline’). If no response is made, the
offer will be considered void. Please
make sure to check your UVA email account regularly, and/or communicate with
the Accommodation office to ensure that
your contract is properly handled.
Q3. When will the
students as "alternates" get an offer?
It's difficult to predict and it depends on the length of
the wait list and on availability. The
Accommodation office continues to send offers based on the ranked list from the
Dept. until all beds are filled.
Typically, most language pod begin to check the wait list around March,
but this process of filling vacancies will take as long as at the end of the
Summer since some cancellations usually occur during the summer months. You can check your status by contacting the
Accommodation office anytime. It’s
understood that the deposit that you pay to the Accommodation office for a
university housing will be transferable from one housing to another. Please consult with the Accommodation office
for further inquiry or questions related to your contract.
Q4. I'm on the waiting
list now. Should I sign up for other
dorms?
It is advised to have a back up housing. The deposit that
you pay to the Accommodation office for university housing will be transferable
from one UVA housing to another. Please consult with the Accommodation office
for further inquiry or questions related to your contract.
Q5. What is my chance of getting a single room
in the Shea House?
It is not very likely. A very limited number of single
rooms are available in the Shea House. The departments and the Shea House staff
certainly hope that all the applicants are aware of the quality of the language
experience you will be able to have by living in the house (and, also, by
sharing a room with a similarly minded student).
Q6. Can I choose my room in Shea House?
No, you may not choose a particular room in Shea
House. If you wish to live in a single
room, please make a request to the Accommodation office so that they can add
your name on the single room wait list. Consult with them on how the procedure
works.
Q7. Can I choose my roommate?
No, you cannot but you may request your roommate of choice
if the student also applied for the same language pod. There is no guarantee that you’ll have the
roommate of your choice, but the department will try to accommodate the
possibility when the initial rooms are assigned.
Q8. Can I swap rooms or roommates in Shea House?
Switching rooms within the respective language floor is no
problem as long as both parties (with signed contracts) agree to change and
this is done during the room changing period decided by Housing
Q9. I’ll be returning to the Shea House next
year. Do I have a higher priority to get
a room or roommate of my choice?
There is absolutely no guarantee as to which room you’ll
get in a following year. Since single
rooms are very limited and the number of beds (as well as floors) assigned to
each language possibly changes from year to year, seniority rule will not
always be valid in the Shea House.
However, the Director of the Shea House oversees the process of initial
bed assignments. Please contact the Director for assistance and/or with your
concern.
Q10. What are the residents expected to do after
moving in?
All residents are expected to participate regularly,
throughout the year, in the language and cultural activities organized and
offered by the language assistant and/or the program coordinator of the Shea
House. All residents also should understand that the Shea House will constitute
its own government. The S.H. community works together to facilitate a quality
language experience both in and outside of the Shea house. Faculty members from the various departments
will also get involved not only in the selection of the residents (in order to
assure the quality of the program) but also as mentors to the Language
assistants.
Q11. How does the 301H/302H course work?
All residents (not the language assistants) can receive up
to 2 credits by signing up for 301H/302H course. This works as a reward system for residents
who have been seriously involved in the Shea house (floor activities, communal
events etc.). However, all selected
residents are expected to participate in the floor and house activities
throughout the year regardless of this reward.
Q12. What do I do if I have problems with my
roommate or any other personal issues?
Please, see the Director and/or the L.H.A. (who acts as a
R.A. in Shea House). The L.H.A. is a
specially trained student who is (also) in charge of the residents’ welfare and
directly serves in conjunction with the division of UVA Student Life.
Q13. Can I apply just for the Spring semester?
Yes. Since some residents leave the Shea House to study
abroad in the second semester, you can actually apply just for the second semester. However, this possibility is based on the
availability of space in the house. When
you submit the application form to the designated department, please make sure
to indicate that you are only interested in the Spring semester. Unless there is a special circumstance, we
will not be able to accept applications for the Fall semester only, since the
contract is usually made for one whole academic year and not for half a year.
Q14. I want to be released from my housing
contract. What do I need to do?
According to the Accommodation office, you need to find a
student who does not already live in University Housing and who does not
already have a contract, who is willing to take over their space. In that case, it would be best if you could
find someone who wanted and was eligible to live in Shea House, but it could
also be a student who wanted to live anywhere else in on Grounds housing. Since the departments are not involved in
contract related questions or concerns, the Accommodation office will assist
you with any question you may have about your contract.
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