hey Sarah,
I called and talked to someone in student services......and they said that you can go ahead and apply for either the 9months or the 1yr housing. If you apply for the 9month housing, you will be asked if you will be comin back next year, if you are, they will allow you to stay in your room therefore you wouldn't have move out durin the summer period......
If you get a room, you'll be allowed to move in a week or so before orientation. So you'll be all set by the time orientation and classes start.
Application filin starts in march/april. You can go ahead and send it in now but it doesn't guarantee that you'll get a spot.....