Winter Break Housing
Information about the potential availability of Winter Break Housing and/or Early Winter Return for Winter Break 2021 will be shared to students by early November.
All Barnard residence halls will be closed for Winter Break from 9am on Friday, December 20, 2019, through 9am on Friday, January 17, 2020.
Students with valid needs may apply for Winter Break Housing. Winter Break Housing is not guaranteed and approval should not be assumed. Students should plan accordingly in case their request is denied. Students must provide documentation to support their request to be in residence during the break.
Important Notes:
- Plimpton Hall is the only residence hall open for approved students during Winter Break before the Early Return period starts.
- Students who only need to apply for housing starting Sunday, January 12, 2020 or later, should apply for Early Winter Return instead.
Forms
- Winter Break Request form -- click "Winter Break" on the menu bar
- Coach / Supervisor / Advisor form (PDF)
- Plimpton Host Room Form (PDF)
Important Dates & Application Timeline
| Monday, October 28, 2019 | Application form available on the Housing Portal |
| Monday, December 2, 2019 | 4pm deadline to Apply for Winter Break Housing, including required documentation (and Plimpton Host Room Form, if applicable) |
| Monday, December 9, 2019 | Decisions will be emailed to students who submitted requests. |
| Wednesday, December 18, 2019 | 4pm deadline to cancel Winter Break Housing without a charge |
| Tuesday, December 17 - Thursday, December 19, 2019 |
Students approved for Winter Break must sign for a WB ID sticker and Plimpton Host Room keys (if applicable) at the Res Life office (open 9am-5pm) |
| Friday, December 20, 2019 | Residence Halls close for Winter Break at 9am (only Plimpton Hall will remain open for approved students) |
| Sunday, January 12, 2020 | Other residence halls open for approved students at 9am. Students who stayed in Plimpton Host rooms for the first part of the break must relocate to their Spring room assignment and check out of Plimpton by 5pm (turning in keys to Sulzberger Front Desk) |
| Friday, January 17, 2020 | Residence Halls reopen for Spring Semester (for all students) |
Students will be considered only if they:
- Are in good standing with the College & University.
- Students must not be on any type of probation (academic or disciplinary)
- Students must have paid or have a valid payment plan in place for their Spring bill (by the December 1 deadline)
- Have a campus housing assignment for both the Fall & Spring semesters
- Students returning from a Fall semester abroad, students readmitted to the College for the Spring, and/or students new to campus housing for the Spring are not eligible for Winter Break Housing Return (these students may start moving in on Friday, January 17, 2020).
- Deadline for all forms is 4pm Monday, December 2, 2019
- All requests must include documentation supporting the request. Examples include:
- The Coach / Supervisor / Advisor form (see above)
- A written personal statement
- Students who do not have a Spring room assignment in Plimpton Hall are strongly encouraged to submit the Plimpton Host Room Form. The College will try to place approved students who do not submit the form into vacant spaces (based on availability).
- All requests will be reviewed on an individual basis.
- Approval should not be assumed and is not guaranteed. Students who received permission in previous years are not guaranteed to be approved again.
- Students should plan accordingly in case their request is not approved.
- Late applications are likely not to be approved (and would carry a $50 late fee if approved)
CU students living at Barnard who wish to be in Winter Break Housing must also apply before the deadline and have a valid reason in order to be approved. Approval is not automatic and not guaranteed.
Plimpton Hall is the only residence hall open during Winter Break for approved students (until the Early Return period starts).
Students who do not have a Spring room assignment in Plimpton and apply for Winter Break are strongly encourage to submit the Plimpton Host Room Form to identify another student willing to let you stay in their room during the break.
The College will try to place approved students who do not submit the form into vacant spaces (based on availability).
When the other residence halls reopen for approved students at 9am on Sunday, January 12, 2020, non-Plimpton residents must relocate to their Spring 2020 room assignment and check out of Plimpton by 5pm (turning in the Host Room keys to the Front Desk using a check-out envelope), otherwise they will be charged improper check-out & key replacement fees.
Plimpton residents may also fill out a Google Form to volunteer their room for approved students.
- $400 fee* for approved students
- Fee must be paid by January 1, 2020 (will be put on student account in late December)
* CU students living at Barnard approved for Winter Break Housing will not be charged the Winter Break fee, but must apply before the deadline and have a valid reason to request to return early in order to be approved. Approval is not automatic.
Students who wish to be request a waiver or reduction of the fee should provide a rationale in the personal statement they submit along with filling out the online request form for Winter Break Housing.
Waivers or reductions of the fee are not automatic and not guaranteed. Students who may have received a waiver or reduction of the fee in previous years are not guaranteed to receive one (and/or to be approved for Winter Break) again.
- Approved students may cancel Winter Break Housing without a fee through 4pm Wednesday, December 18, 2019 (email housing@barnard.edu to request to cancel)
- No refunds of the winter break fee after that date
Students who are approved for Winter Break Housing:
- Must sign for Winter Break ID Sticker at the Res Life office
- Available between 10am Tuesday, December 17, and 4pm on Thursday, December 19, 2019
- No Sticker = No Entry
- Students who secured permission to stay in another student's Spring Plimpton room assignment must sign for a temporary room key
- Available between 10am Tuesday, December 17, and 4pm on Thursday, December 19, 2019
- Plimpton residents may not give their own room keys to students who will be staying in their room
Please see barnard.edu/reslife/winter-break-policies.