Charleston Bridge

application process

• Complete Your Housing Application

  Before you can access the housing application, you need to pay the $400 College of Charleston enrollment deposit (link to how to).  

  You'll be able to take these next steps one to five business days after making your deposit.

  To apply: 

  • Log into MyPortal and click the MyHousing/Dining tile.  
  • In the MyHousing/Dining portal, click the Apply for Housing/Meal Plan button.  
  • Pay the $50 housing application fee.  
  • Complete your housing application. Designate your housing emergency contact, answer profile questions, select a meal plan, let us know your building preferences, search for roommates and form a roommate group (optional), and electronically sign your housing contract.  
  • All Bridge students, regardless of age, are required to have a parent or guardian electronically sign the housing contract. 
• Find a Bridge Roommate

  One of the first connections college students make is with their roommate. It’s natural to feel nervous about sharing a room with someone new! The good news is, Charleston Bridge students can only live with other Charleston Bridge students. You'll get to connect with others in your program from day one.

  Bridge students can self-select another Bridge roommate or Campus Housing will assign them a roommate who is also in the program. Campus Housing has a state-of-the-art system where you can search for roommates and message them directly.

  To find a Bridge roommate, first complete your housing application. Then, return to the MyHousing/Dining portal and click on the Roommate Selection page to search for potential roommates. Keep in mind that only students who have completed their housing application will show up in the search function, so you might not see as many results early on. 

  If you would like to connect with other Charleston Bridge students outside of the MyHousing/Dining portal, please visit the Charleston Bridge Facebook group or you can search possible roommates inside the MyHousing/Dining portal.

  The importance of profile questions – and honest answers 

  Within the housing application, you were asked several profile questions that our system can use to suggest a roommate for you. It is important that you fill out these answers honestly. Family members will not be the ones living in your new room!  

  The questions cover areas like sharing items, cleanliness, bedtimes, noise, and the relationship you’d like with your future roommate. Answer these questions based on who you are today, not who you think you will become in college. Trust us, if your room is a mess now, that won’t change with your busy college schedule. Just be honest to help avoid future conflict!  

• Form a Roommate Group

  Have you found your future Bridge roommate? Form a roommate group April 1 - May 20. 

  Once you find another Bridge student you want to live with, you’ll create a roommate group in your housing application. To select one another, both students need to have completed the housing application.
  
  Roommate groups can be two to eight people. You can form a roommate group between April 1 and May 20. After then, no one can be added to or removed from a group.

  Use the Add to Group button from the Roommate Selection page to form a roommate group.
  
  Reminder: You must complete your housing application by 11:59 p.m. EST on May 15. But, you may return to your completed application to search for a roommate and form a group until May 20.