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How to Apply

Applications for Living-Learning Programs can be completed once an incoming student has accepted their offer of admission from Virginia Tech and paid the matriculation fee. At that time, a housing contract will be made available to eligible students. A component of the application is expressing interest and applying to Living-Learning Programs. Students may apply for up to three LLPs as part of the housing contract application in the StarRez Application Portal.

• A walkthrough of how to apply can be found here.

Application Review Cycles

Applications will be reviewed approximately every two weeks. If you have not heard within two weeks of submitting your application, you are welcome to reach out to livinglearning@vt.edu. The Office of Living-Learning Programs will then inquire on your behalf about your applications status.

Offers may expire, so pay close attention to the dates provided in the offer email.

Please note, students will not be able to apply to Living-Learning Programs after Friday, June 6, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. to allow time for room selection before the start of the fall term.

Due to limited on-campus spots for transfer students, any transfer students seeking to live on campus must follow these steps:

• Apply to the Transfer Experience LLC.
• Applications can be completed once an incoming transfer student has accepted their offer of admission from Virginia Tech and paid the matriculation fee. Please allow 3 business days for this to process. After this time, the application can be found in the StarRez Portal.
• If accepted, you will receive a housing contract to live in the Transfer Experience LLC’s designated location (Newman Hall).
• Transfer students are also welcome to place their name on the housing waitlist, which can also be found in StarRez.
• If you are not taken off the waitlist and not accepted to Transfer Experience, you will have to seek off-campus arrangements.

How to Apply

Current Virginia Tech students are eligible to:

• Apply to join a Living-Learning Program (LLP) for the first time
• Apply to return to their current LLP
• Apply to switch LLPs

Applications are located under the “LLP Returners” section of the StarRez Application Portal. Current students may apply for up to 3 Living-Learning Programs^*.

Notification of application decisions will be sent to applicants within a two-week period following the submission. In the event that you have not received any communication within this timeframe, please feel free to reach out to our office for an update on the status of your application. If you inquire about the status of your application during this period, we will kindly refer you to the standard two-week timeframe designated for application review.

NOTE: Offers may be changed to a waitlist status if students do not accept the offer by the deadline indicated in their offer email. Please be sure you make a decision and take necessary action by the noted deadline.

For all offers students must also complete their housing contract before December 8.