The Last Supper: Introducing The Board, protocols, and some other stuff

We've got fewer than 48 hours before the first group picks into a glorious, glorious suite. Not much to say (but do check after the jump for live maps for Suite Selection).

First, here's the suite-picking protocol (sorry---like airplane safety tutorials, these always gotta come first).

Protocol:

1) Get your ass into John Jay Lounge before your appointment time.

2) Grab some candy. Housing always has airheads and Reese's.

3) In the lounge there'll be a bunch of floor plans. Check them out and pick a room you like.

4) Let the Housing people know which room you picked, at which then you'll be ushered into the backroom of the John Jay Lounge to finalize your selection.

5) You'll see people from Spec and Bwog eagerly waiting for you to say what you picked into. Tell us---we need your reporting to make our live coverage good.

6) There'll be a computer station at the last stop. Go there, agree to their agreement, grab some more candy, and be prepared to give us a memorable quote for the ages for us to publish.

That's it. Quick, and painless.

Other Stuff:

Here are some general bits of advice.

1) You get three minutes before the next group can pick. Be prepared with your options (which the below whiteboard will hopefully help out with).  And never, unless you're fine living in a slightly inferior suite, arrive late.

2) If you elect to go into Senior/Junior Regroup, do yourselves and us a favor by making a quick mention of that in-person or in the comments.

3) Make sure you have your proxy stuff figured out.

4) Housing is FUN.

Introducing ...The Board 2.0

This year we're trying some new stuff to make Housing more accessible, less hard, and hopefully even a little bit fun. With this board, you can see at a glance how many rooms of each type are remaining ('All Dorms' is the option you want to select).

You can also look at the floor plans of every single floor of every single dorm and see which rooms are remaining, or you can go into Spreadsheet view and get a list of remaining suites, sortable by floor, type, and in some cases square feet. All of this will be updated live. A suite that's highlighted green is available, whereas a suite that's red has been taken. Give it a try, and apologies in advance for the slow loading time.

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