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Residential Life & Housing > Room Selection

Room Selection Calendar

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All times below are local NYC / Eastern timezone.

  • 2025 Lottery Guide & Calendar (PDF)

2025 Room Selection Calendar

Pre-Lottery Housing Accommodations

Students who wish to request Pre-Lottery Disability Housing Accommodation must re-apply each academic year.

Priority deadline to submit the request (and accompanying medical documentation):

  • Friday, January 27, 2025

Update your Class Standing with the Registrar's Office

Students who need to update their anticipated graduation date (to determine their class year standing for Room Selection) must submit the Registrar form linked below by Friday, February 28, 2025.

  • https://slate.barnard.edu/register/chg_ant_deg_date

Requests for the Registrar to change your graduation date must be supported by the number of credits you have earned. Changes to class year standing may take a few days before showing up on the Housing Portal (after graduation dates have been updated).

Info Sessions & Tables

Attend an Information Session to learn how the Housing Lottery works from start to finish!

Info Session Time Location
Tuesday, March 25, 2025 7-8pm Milstein LL001
Friday, March 28, 2025 1-2pm Milstein LL001

There will also be info tables to stop by and ask any questions.

Info Tables Time Location
Monday, March 24, 2025 11:30am - 1:30pm Diana 1st floor lobby
Thursday, March 27, 2025 11:30am - 1:30pm Diana 1st floor lobby

Other important resources --

  • Quick Guide to the Housing Lottery (PDF)
  • How to pick during the 4 / 5 / 6 Lottery (Video)
  • How to pick during the 123 Lottery (Video)
  • Full Information about the Housing Lottery

Registration Dates

  • Start: 9am Eastern, Monday, March 24, 2025
  • End: 1pm Eastern, Friday, March 28, 2025

All eligible students must complete the Registration form to confirm if they will or will not be returning to campus housing for next year.

Housing Lottery

Lottery Deadline to Form Groups (ET) Lottery Numbers Posted (ET) Selection Times (ET)
4 Lottery
4-person suites
10am Mon, Mar 31 5pm Mon, Mar 31 9am-5pm Tues, Apr 1
5 Lottery
5-person suites
10am Thur, Apr 3 5pm Thur, Apr 3 9am-5pm Friday, Apr 4
6 Lottery
6-person suites
10am Mon, Apr 7 5pm Mon, Apr 7 9am-5pm
Tues & Wed, Apr 7-8
123 Lottery *
Studios, Corridor-style rooms, and remaining suite-style rooms
Priority Deadline: 10am Fri, Apr 11 5pm Fri, Apr 11 9am-5pm
Tue-Thur, Apr 15-17
Mon-Tue, Apr 21-22

* Please note that the timeline for the 123 Lottery has been updated from the dates originally shared earlier this semester.

More Info about the Housing Lottery.

Deadline to Sign up for Guaranteed List

Students who are not able to select during the Lottery (or don't want to pick from what's available) must sign up for the Guaranteed List before the deadline below:

  • 1pm Eastern, Thursday, April 24, 2025

Students who do not pick a room or sign up for the Guaranteed List by the deadline will forfeit their guarantee of campus housing.

Cancellation Deadline

If you wish to cancel the room you selected (or cancel being on the Guaranteed List), you must do so by Thursday, May 1, 2025, in order to avoid a cancellation fee.

The full 2025-2026 Housing Cancellation policy and fee schedule will be posted at http://barnard.edu/reslife/cancellations by the end of the Spring Break.

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