General housing information
Notre Dame is unique in that the institution has a "four year stay" model. Students are allowed and encouraged to remain in their hall throughout their time at Notre Dame and their hall becomes part of their Notre Dame identity.
This "stay" model has a different selection process than other universities. We are a community, so we can't just choose a room by clicking a button at our allotted times like we would when choosing a class schedule. We need to talk to each other, have multiple options, and be flexible. We need to own what we need and be as clear and generous as possible in our communication with each other.
First Year Babes are always placed in either doubles or triples. Your room and roommate(s) will be the same for the academic year. After the first year, residents are free to live with a roommate of their choice. As a sophomore, junior, or senior, residents are randomly assigned a lottery number by the Office of Housing. These lottery numbers indicate the order in which residents will select their rooms. Rising seniors select first, followed by rising juniors and sophomores.
Choosing specific rooms for returning students for an upcoming year is done altogether in one night (usually in April), when the community comes together after having multiple individual discussions about what will work best for them. Certain information like the floor plans, the number and types of rooms available, and the housing lottery list will be available closer to that time.
Check the housing website for more specific information!
This "stay" model has a different selection process than other universities. We are a community, so we can't just choose a room by clicking a button at our allotted times like we would when choosing a class schedule. We need to talk to each other, have multiple options, and be flexible. We need to own what we need and be as clear and generous as possible in our communication with each other.
First Year Babes are always placed in either doubles or triples. Your room and roommate(s) will be the same for the academic year. After the first year, residents are free to live with a roommate of their choice. As a sophomore, junior, or senior, residents are randomly assigned a lottery number by the Office of Housing. These lottery numbers indicate the order in which residents will select their rooms. Rising seniors select first, followed by rising juniors and sophomores.
Choosing specific rooms for returning students for an upcoming year is done altogether in one night (usually in April), when the community comes together after having multiple individual discussions about what will work best for them. Certain information like the floor plans, the number and types of rooms available, and the housing lottery list will be available closer to that time.
Check the housing website for more specific information!
living in bp
Part of BP's character is that all the rooms are different. We have Singles, Doubles, Triples, and Quads. While most of the rooms resemble one another, the dimensions vary from room to room.
Each room comes with a twin XL bed frame and mattress, a wardrobe, a dresser, and a desk and desk chair for each roommate. A sink with a medicine cabinet for roommates to share is also included.
The furniture provided allows for beds to be lofted, bunked, or remain on the floor. Lofting the beds allows room for desks and wardrobes to be underneath the bed. Lofting or bunking the beds allows more room for a futon or other "hangout" areas. Unfortunately, lofting is not an option on the 4th floor because of the low ceilings. If you choose to leave your beds on the floor in a double, you probably won't have room for a futon. It can be done, but it requires cramming a lot of furniture into one room, and it often makes the room feel very small. You can still make space for a small fridge and a small chair with both beds on the floor though. Babes who choose to leave their beds on the floor often get bed risers to create more storage space under the beds. If you do that, make sure you get a real bed riser from a store, (not bricks, blocks of wood, or your old text books).
Feel free to reach out to BP Hall Council or Instagram if you have specific questions -- we can try to get you in contact with the old resident of your room. One of our residents, Melanie, has been generous enough to create some room tours on YouTube. Here is the tour of a double and a triple.
Below are some examples of how previous Babes have set up their rooms!
Each room comes with a twin XL bed frame and mattress, a wardrobe, a dresser, and a desk and desk chair for each roommate. A sink with a medicine cabinet for roommates to share is also included.
The furniture provided allows for beds to be lofted, bunked, or remain on the floor. Lofting the beds allows room for desks and wardrobes to be underneath the bed. Lofting or bunking the beds allows more room for a futon or other "hangout" areas. Unfortunately, lofting is not an option on the 4th floor because of the low ceilings. If you choose to leave your beds on the floor in a double, you probably won't have room for a futon. It can be done, but it requires cramming a lot of furniture into one room, and it often makes the room feel very small. You can still make space for a small fridge and a small chair with both beds on the floor though. Babes who choose to leave their beds on the floor often get bed risers to create more storage space under the beds. If you do that, make sure you get a real bed riser from a store, (not bricks, blocks of wood, or your old text books).
Feel free to reach out to BP Hall Council or Instagram if you have specific questions -- we can try to get you in contact with the old resident of your room. One of our residents, Melanie, has been generous enough to create some room tours on YouTube. Here is the tour of a double and a triple.
Below are some examples of how previous Babes have set up their rooms!