People who have been wait-listed for dorming?

It could be awhile! The older students will go into the new building which will still open up housing for the rest of you on the wait list. There will also be students that drop out or move off campus. It then becomes a question of when and how many. I would check the BB on campus and see if you can get several others looking for housing to go in and rent an apartment together. Understand, that if you get 4 people to rent an apartment and 1 gets housing, that leaves 3 people splitting the rent. If another gets housing, it could be just 2 splitting the rent. The housing department should also provide you with apartments to check with and don't forget renting a room in a private house.