Winter Break Housing (2018)
All Barnard residence halls will be closed for Winter Break between 9am on Friday, December 21, 2018, through 9am on Thursday, January 17, 2019.
Students with valid needs may apply for Winter Break Housing. The deadline to apply for Winter Break Housing and provide documentation (see below) is 4pm on Monday, December 3, 2018.
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 will be the only residence hall open for students approved to be in residence between 9am Friday, December 21, 2018, and 9am Sunday, January 13, 2019.
- Students who only need to apply for housing starting Sunday, January 13, 2019 or later, should apply for Early Winter Return instead.
- Approved students are limited to signing in 1 guest at time until the residence halls officially reopen for the Spring on Thursday, January 17, 2019. Guests are limited to an overnight stay of one night. Minors (guests 16 years old or younger) are not permitted to enter during Winter Break.
Important Dates & Application Timeline
| Monday, November 12, 2018 | Application form available on the Housing Portal |
| Monday, December 3, 2018, at 4pm | Deadline to Apply for Winter Break Housing, including required documentation (and Plimpton Host Room Form, if applicable)
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| Tuesday, December 11, 2018, by 11pm | Students who submitted applications should receive an email by this point, letting them know if their request was approved or denied |
| Wednesday, December 19, 2018, at 4pm | Deadline to cancel Winter Break Housing without a charge |
| Tuesday, December 18, 10am - Thursday, December 20, 2018 4pm |
Students approved for Winter Break must sign for a WB ID sticker and Plimpton Host Room keys (if applicable) |
| Friday, December 21, 2018, at 9am | Residence Halls close for Winter Break (only Plimpton Hall will remain open for approved students) |
| Sunday, January 13, 2019, at 9am | Other residence halls open for approved students. 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) |
| Thursday, January 17, 2019, at 9am | Residence Halls reopen for Spring Semester (all students continuing from the Fall in housing may return to their rooms) |
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 (which is due December 1, 2018)
- Have a campus housing assignment for both Fall 2018 and Spring 2019
- 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 Thursday, January 17, 2019).
Winter Break Housing Request form -- click "Winter Break" on menu bar.
Winter Break Coach / Supervisor / Advisor form (PDF)
Plimpton Host Room Form (PDF)
- Deadline for all forms is 4pm Monday, December 3, 2018
- 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 2019 assignment in Plimpton Hall must submit the Host Room Form (more info).
- 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 will be the only residence hall open for approved students between 9am Friday, December 21, 2018, and 9am Sunday, January 13, 2019.
Note: Students who only need to apply for housing starting Sunday, January 13, 2019 or later, should apply for Early Winter Return instead.
Students who do not have a Spring 2019 room assignment in Plimpton Hall and wish to be in residence prior to January 13, 2019, must secure permission to stay in the Spring 2019 room assignment room of a Plimpton resident by submitting a Plimpton Host Room Form.
When the other residence halls reopen for approved students at 9am on Sunday, January 13, 2019, non-Plimpton residents continuing in Winter Break Housing past this date/time must relocate to their Spring 2019 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.
Don't live in Plimpton? You can use the comments section of this Facebook Post to network and look for someone willing to let you stay in their room if you are approved.
- $400 fee* for approved students
- Fee must be paid by January 1, 2019 (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 their 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.
- Should receive a response by 9pm Tuesday, December 11, 2018.
- May cancel without a fee through 4pm Wednesday, December 19, 2018 (email housing@barnard.eduto 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 18, and 4pm on Thursday, December 20, 2018
- No Sticker = No Entry
- Students who secured permission to stay in another student's Spring 2018 Plimpton room assignment must sign for a temporary room key
- Available between 10am Tuesday, December 18, and 4pm on Thursday, December 20, 2018
- 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.