Roommate Matching

Step I: Log into myUCF

Step II: Housing Portal

Step III: Agreement Selection

Step IV: Roommate Profile Page

Step V: Roommate Matching

Step VI: Managing Roommate Matches

How to Use Roommate Matching

Roommate Matching opens prior to room selection events for students with applications with a
Confirmed status.

Roommate Matching is an offered service to help you find preferred roommates. These matches
should be viewed as requests and preferences only. All roommate requests are subject to
availability and UCF Housing reserves the right to assign students as needed.

Fall agreements for Academic Main, Towers, Rosen, and NorthView will allow groups made of
up to four individuals. Agreements beginning in the Spring or Summer semester, irrespective of
agreement type, will allow only one roommate request.

Note: Under Academic Main agreements, only First Years can match with First Years.

It’s a great idea to have your web screen name handy during Roommate Matching and that of
any specific students you’d like to request as roommates. Web screen names will used to search
for specific students and to message potential roommates via the Housing Portal. Your web
screen names can be found in the Housing Portal on the homepage under Your Details.

1. Go to myUCF.edu
2. Type in your NID and password and click Sign On.
3. Click on Student Self Service > Housing > Housing Portal.

1. Navigate to Roommate Matching and Room Selection on the gold bar and review the information provided on that page.
2. Select Roommate Matching from the dropdown at the bottom of the page and click Continue
3. Click Enter Roommate Matching on the applicable agreement

1. Review your Roommate Profile and take the time to answer the questions listed or to change any of the answers you previously provided
   • Use this page to provide information so your future roommate(s) can get to know you a little!
2. Click Save and Continue to proceed to Roommate Matching

1. Follow the on-screen prompts to either request an individual, search by profile answers, or view suggested roommatesd

   • Join Group: This gives you the option to join an existing roommate group if you have the group name and password
   • Request an Individual: Allows you to search for a specific roommate using their Web Screen name and request that they join your group
   • Search by Profile Answers: Allows you to set which profile answers you’d like use to match with potential roommates who answered similarly
   • Suggested Roommates: Allows you to browse potential roommates based on percentage matches determined by the system

*If you are a member of the Honors College or a Living Learning Community (LLC), you will have the option to search others who are also in the Honors College or same LLC*

If you are the one that creates the roommate group, you are automatically designated as the group leader. Updates will be sent to you as a Housing Portal message when someone joins or requests to join your roommate group.

To view your roommate group:

1. Re-enter Roommate Matching using the instructions above
2. Review your Roommate Profile and click Save & Continue
3. On the Roommate Search page, you will see your roommate group listed if you are a part of a group, and/or any outgoing requests to join a roommate group, and/or any incoming requests to join your group

To make changes to the group (group leader):

1. Re-enter Roommate Matching and navigate to the Roommate Search page; you will see your roommate group listed as well as any outgoing and incoming requests to join the group

   • Outgoing requests: Review requests sent to potential roommates and if you wish to cancel the request, click Cancel Request
   • Incoming requests: Review requests others have sent to join your group and click Accept or Decline
   • Group members: For each member, you have the option to Remove Roommate, Make Leader to pass leadership to another member, Send Message to send a message via the Housing Portal, or View Profile to see what their responses were on the roommate profile

Roommate Matching and Room Selection

Our facilities are single sex, meaning all roommates within a suite are of the same sex. UCF Housing primarily assigns and matches students on the basis of sex. You are encouraged to utilize the Roommate Matching profiles, questions, and communication tools in the Housing Portal to identify the best roommate matches for you. UCF Housing strives to make each of our communities welcoming to all students.

Each applicant has the opportunity to create a profile for roommate matching purposes. Students are assigned a screen name based upon their last name only. Students are able to write a short description of themselves for potential matches to see. Additionally, there is a message function on the Housing Portal so they may screen potential matches before selecting them. UCF Housing is not able to screen potential matches on behalf of students, however, if a student already knows people with whom they would like to be placed, they may request them specifically.