Pre-Fall Room Swaps & Wait Lists
Students with a room assignment from the Room Selection process have the following opportunities to request a different room in advance of the following academic year (students who did not pick a room in the Lottery will be on the Guaranteed List for assignment over the summer).
Students will also be able to able to look for Room Swaps and apply for Fall Room Changes, Mid-Year Room Changes, and Spring Room Changes during the academic year.
Pre-Fall 1-for-1 Room Swap Requests (rising-Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors)
Pre-Fall Room Swap Request Form (on the Housing Portal)
- Form Opens: Wednesday, April 12, 2023
- Deadline: 4pm Eastern, Monday, June 19, 2023
Students with room assignments may look for other students to make a 1-for-1 room swap with. This could include students who picked a suite together and want to swap assignments within a suite OR students who want to request swaps between rooms, suites, and/or buildings.
Room Swaps requests may only be submitted between 2 students with active Fall room assignments (i.e. not available for students on the Guaranteed List). A student may not request to swap their room with another person after they have cancelled their room assignment via the Housing Cancellation Form. If you plan to cancel housing but wish to arrange with another student to swap rooms, the Room Swap Request must be submitted and finalized before you cancel your housing.
Room swaps cannot be made for RA rooms and/or rooms in the Columbia Housing exchange.
The College reserves the right to cancel/reverse any room swaps as needed.
Studio Single Wait List (rising-Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors)
This is only for students who already have a room assignment through the Room Selection process but are interested in being re-assigned to a Studio Single if spaces open up over the summer.
- If you are on the Guaranteed List, you can include a Studio Single as one of your ranked preferences (instead of filling out this form).
- If you are a rising-Senior, you can submit the Senior Summer Room Change Form below instead. You can either select Studio Single as your only preference or include it with other room change preferences.
Studio Single Wait List Form (on Housing Portal)
- Form Opens: Wednesday, April 12, 2023
- Deadline: 4pm Eastern, Monday, June 19, 2023
Requests will be considered in 123 Lottery Number order. Students who picked in a Room Selection process other than the 123 Lottery will be generated a random number by class year.
Please note that Studio Singles cost more than the standard room price (room prices will be posted on the Bursar website when available for the upcoming academic year).
Students will be emailed the results of their request by August 1, 2023.
Pre-Fall Room Change Requests (rising-Seniors only)
Pre-Fall Senior Room Change Request form
- Form Opens: Wednesday, April 12, 2023
- Deadline: 4pm Eastern, Monday, June 19, 2023
Only rising-Seniors (who had 300 points in the Lottery) may request a room change over the summer before the start of the Fall semester. Priority will be determined by Lottery Number order from the 123 Lottery (or a randomized number if students took part in the 4, 5, or 6 Lottery or a pre-Lottery placement process instead).
Room change results will be communicated to your Barnard email by August 1, 2023. If given a room change, you will forfeit your room assignment from the Room Selection process (i.e. it will be given to another student requesting a room change or to someone on the Wait List, etc).
Rising-Juniors & Sophomores may apply for room changes during the Fall Room Change Request process (i.e. after the start of the Fall semester). Room change requests are not available over the summer; however, students may submit the Studio Single Wait List or Hewitt Wait List form or search for a Pre-Fall Room Swap Request (see above).
Room changes & swaps are not available for Summer Housing room assignments.
Note: Columbia students living at Barnard as part of the BC/CU Housing Exchange are not eligible to apply for Barnard room changes or room swaps. Requests to move back to a Columbia residence hall should be directed to the CU Housing office.