Lottery Information

Lottery Information
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Overview

Welcome to Bowdoin's lottery process! Each year nearly 95% of students live on campus. The lottery process was carefully designed by students and administrators to allocate housing as fairly as possible. Please take a few minutes to familiarize yourself with the lottery process by reviewing the Lottery Guide which will answer most of your questions, help you to understand the process, and minimize your stress.

Students at lottery

Bowdoin's lottery is organized by the number of beds in each space. The process begins with Quints and Quads, and progresses through Chem-Free, Triples, Singles, and Doubles and Open rooms. Recognizing that not all students will be able to secure their first choice housing, the process is intentionally designed to allow students to regroup and try again at a subsequent lottery.

Don't miss your lottery number!

Follow @BowdoinResLife on Twitter for up-to-the-minute information. We'll Tweet approximately every 20 lottery numbers as well as when buildings become full over the four nights of the lottery.

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