Steps for selecting your roommate

Only students who have paid and submitted a housing application are able to participate in this process.

1. Once you have paid and submitted the housing application, click on the Roommate Selection tab at the top of your MyHousing Portal.

2. Select Roommates/Suitemates and select the appropriate term.

3. If you know the person you want to room with you can look them up in the Simple Roommate search fields by putting the last name, first name, and click begin search.

4. Once you have found your friend and selected them, an email notification will be sent to that person indicating that you have requested them.

5. Your friend will then need to log into their MyHousing account and go to the Roommate Selection tab and click the Roommate/Suitemate option. Then select the appropriate term to view any pending roommate requests.

6. Select the Roommate/Suitemates option and select the appropriate term and then accept the roommate request from you in order for it to be mutual and fully matched.

7. Once you have accepted the roommate request, an email will be sent notifying that the roommate request has been accepted. 

8. Go back to the Roommate Selection tab and click the Roommate/Suitemate option. Then select the appropriate term and verify that your roommate group is fully matched.

Advanced Roommate Match

Based on similar traits or characteristics

Only students who have paid and submitted a housing application are able to participate in this process.

1. Once you have paid and submitted the housing application, click on the Roommate Selection tab at the top of your MyHousing Portal.

2. Select Roommates/Suitemates and select the appropriate term.

3. If you do not have a particular person in mind that you would like to room with, but would like to see if you can match with another student based on similar traits or characteristics. Complete the Advanced Roommate Search fields. 

4. Once you have selected your preferences, then a list of student matches will appear or you will receive a response saying no matches.

• If your search yields no results adjust your preferences and search again.
• If your search yields results, select a student from the list.

5. Once a request has been selected, an email will be sent notifying the student you requested them as a roommate. If the requester roommate does not get a response back from the requested, the requester can go back to MyHousing account and go back into the Roommate Selection tab, select the appropriate term. The requester can then poke, or email to send a reminder email or remove the request. 

6. The requested student will then need to log into their MyHousing Portal and Click on the Roommate Selection tab and select the Roommate/Suitemates option and select the appropriate term and then accept the roommate request from the requester in order for it to be mutual and fully matched.

7. Once the requested student accepts the roommate request, an email will be sent notifying the requester that the roommate request has been accepted.

8. Go back to the Roommate Selection tab and click the Roommate/Suitemate option. Then select the appropriate term and verify that your roommate group is fully matched.  

NMSU Department of Housing & Residential Life will attempt to honor the preferences expressed by the student for specific facilities, unit, Living Learning Community, room type, roommate/suitemate or other requested options subject to the space availability. Housing & Residential Life does not guarantee the assignment of a particular facility, unit, Living Learning Community, room type, roommate/suitemate, or other requested options based on the Student’s preferences.

Students who request Living Learning Communities (LLCs) must be eligible according to the criteria designed by the sponsoring academic department or university unit as described.

Students who request a Living Learning Community understand that this preference will supersede any other room/unit type preference, including roommate/suitemate requests.