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Dorm Housing Application — shared by the community

Priya N. shared this 36-question build with 4 conditional rules already wired up. Test it below, then take a copy.

A ready-to-use education & schools form for schools, tutors and course providers: 36 questions, 3 pages, 4 conditional rules.

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Priya N. · Operations lead
Questions
36
Replies
19
Copies taken
692
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Live preview and test console

This is the real form. Answer it to test the flow — nothing is sent or stored.

Page 1 of 3Student and dates

Who you are and when you need a room

Include your country code.

Year of study
Are you new or returning?
Length of stay
Do you need to move in early?

This template runs as a straight sequence — no branching rules.

Works for you? Take Priya N.'s copy into your own workspace — questions, rules and settings included.

Who this template is for

Dorm Housing Application is built for schools, tutors and course providers who need to enrol people and record permissions in one place.

  • Schools, tutors and course providers working in education & schools.
  • Teams who need to enrol people and record permissions in one place without writing code or paying for a custom build.
  • Anyone replacing consent forms chased on paper the week before term with one structured record per enquiry.
  • Respondents are students, parents and staff — the form asks them 36 questions across 3 screens.

Why this form is useful

It removes the cost of consent forms chased on paper the week before term and turns each submission into a record your team can act on immediately.

  • 28 questions are required, so submissions arrive complete instead of needing a follow-up email.
  • It collects a verified email address so replies and confirmations land.
  • It captures a phone number for urgent follow-up.
  • It records a signature you can keep as proof of agreement.
  • It pins the request to a specific date.
  • It captures a full postal address.
  • It allows multiple selections without free text.
  • Conditional logic hides 4 questions until they are relevant — shorter forms convert better than long ones.

How to use this template

From copy to live form is a few minutes of work, and every step is reversible.

  1. 1Press “Use this template” — a fresh copy of Dorm Housing Application lands in your workspace, ready to edit.
  2. 2Rename or delete any question, and change what is required. Nothing here is fixed.
  3. 3Open Notifications and add the email addresses that should be alerted on each submission; add an auto-reply to the respondent if the form collects an email address.
  4. 4Publish it, then either share the link directly or paste the embed snippet into your site — the embedded form resizes to fit and loads no marketing or advertising trackers.
  5. 5Watch responses land in Submissions, where you can filter, label and export them to CSV or PDF.

Logic and conditions blueprint

Exactly how this form behaves as it is answered — 4 conditional rules ship with it.

  • Features conditional validation: if “Do you have an accessibility requirement?” is Yes, “What you need” becomes mandatory before the form can be sent.
  • Features conditional validation: if “Is there a medical need we should know about?” is Yes, “What we should know, and what helps” becomes mandatory before the form can be sent.
  • Features conditional validation: if “Would you like to share with someone specific?” is Yes, “Their name and whether they have applied” becomes mandatory before the form can be sent.
  • Features conditional validation: if “Do you need to move in early?” is Yes, “Date you need to arrive, and why” becomes mandatory before the form can be sent.
  • All 4 rules are editable in the Logic tab, and the built-in checker warns about rules that contradict each other.

What this form asks

Page 1 — Student and dates

  • Full namerequired
  • Date of birthrequired
  • Email addressrequired
  • Phone number
  • Home address
  • Course of studyrequired
  • Year of studyrequired
  • Are you new or returning?required
  • Length of stayrequired
  • Preferred move-in daterequired
  • Do you need to move in early?required
  • Date you need to arrive, and why

Page 2 — Room, access and preferences

  • Room type preferredrequired
  • Cateringrequired
  • Budget range per weekrequired
  • Do you have an accessibility requirement?required
  • What you need
  • Is there a medical need we should know about?required
  • What we should know, and what helps
  • Do you need a fridge for medication?required
  • Sleep patternrequired
  • Preferred atmosphererequired
  • Would you like to share with someone specific?required
  • Their name and whether they have applied
  • Anything else that affects placementrequired

Page 3 — Payment and confirmations

  • How will the rent be paid?required
  • Guarantor or payer name
  • Guarantor email addressrequired
  • Payment planrequired
  • Do you have contents insurance?required
  • Emergency contact namerequired
  • Emergency contact numberrequired
  • Their relationship to yourequired
  • Confirmationsrequired
  • Signaturerequired
  • Date

Conditional logic in this build

  • WhenDo you have an accessibility requirement?is Yes, requireWhat you need”.
  • WhenIs there a medical need we should know about?is Yes, requireWhat we should know, and what helps”.
  • WhenWould you like to share with someone specific?is Yes, requireTheir name and whether they have applied”.
  • WhenDo you need to move in early?is Yes, requireDate you need to arrive, and why”.

Questions about this shared form

Is a diagnosis required for a medical need?

No. The form asks what would help and what staff should know in an emergency, which is what allocation actually needs.

Can friends request each other?

Yes, and the form asks whether the other person has applied, since mutual requests are the only ones that can be honoured.

How is this different from a general rental application?

It is built for term-based residences: academic year dates, catering, roommate matching, guarantors and arrival support.

What if a student's plans change?

Point them to the deposit and cancellation terms they confirmed here, and handle withdrawals through the course withdrawal form.

Is the Dorm Housing Application template free to use?

Yes. You can preview and test Dorm Housing Application on this page without an account, and take a copy into your own HelloForms workspace on the free plan. There is nothing to install and no card required to publish it.

What does the Dorm Housing Application template ask for?

It asks 36 questions across 3 pages, 28 of which are required. Every question is listed in full further down this page, and each one can be renamed, reordered, made optional or deleted after you copy the template.

Can I edit the Dorm Housing Application form after copying it?

Yes — the copy is entirely yours. Change wording, add or remove questions, switch between the classic layout, restyle it to match your brand, and set who gets notified on each submission.

How does the conditional logic in this education & schools form work?

4 conditional rules ship with the template: Features conditional validation: if “Do you have an accessibility requirement?” is Yes, “What you need” becomes mandatory before the form can be sent. Features conditional validation: if “Is there a medical need we should know about?” is Yes, “What we should know, and what helps” becomes mandatory before the form can be sent. Features conditional validation: if “Would you like to share with someone specific?” is Yes, “Their name and whether they have applied” becomes mandatory before the form can be sent. All rules are editable in the Logic tab.

Where do responses to the Dorm Housing Application form go?

Submissions land in your workspace under Submissions, where you can search, filter, label and export them to CSV or PDF. You can also email a notification to your team on every submission and send the respondent an auto-reply.

Can I embed the Dorm Housing Application form on my own website?

Yes. Publish the form and paste the embed snippet into any page or share the direct link. The embedded form resizes to fit its container and loads no advertising or marketing trackers inside the iframe.

Is the signature on this form legally usable?

The template captures a drawn signature and stores it with the submission, along with the timestamp, so you keep evidence of who agreed and when. Whether that is sufficient depends on your jurisdiction and the agreement itself.