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Housing Forms
and Deposits
- A $500 USD housing deposit is due by May 18 (for optimal results)
for students who will be residing in Andersen Hall. Housing forms
and deposits will be accepted until June 15, 2009 but there is
no guarantee that spaces will be available after May 18th.
- Residence
Hall Agreement - Print, complete, sign, and return.
- Resident
Information Card - Print, complete and return.
- Student
Emergency Information Form - Print, complete, and return.
Schedule for Housing Fees
The rates for residing in G. Chris and SungEun Andersen Residence
Hall at Manhattan School of Music for the 2009–2010 academic
year, excluding the winter and summer break, are as follows:
- Economic Double $8,100 per person - An economic double
is a room that is occupied by two people but is smaller than the
average double. Economic doubles include the following rooms 516,
614, 615, 815, 913, 1011, 1012, 1013, 1113, 1114, 1225, 1226,
1318, 1326, 1409, 1426.
- Double room $9,150 per person
- Economic single $10,700 - Economic singles are the smallest
singles available.Economic singles include rooms 1205, 1212, 1222,
1229, 1305, 1312, 1322, 1329, 1405, 1412, 1422, 1429.
- Single room $11,950 - Our standard single room is larger
than an economic single but smaller than a large single.
- Large single $12,350 - These rooms are almost the size
of a double room but are set up for one person. Large single rooms
include rooms 508, 511.
- Super single $13,900 - A super single is defined as a
room designated as a double room, rented to only one person. This
option is not available for Fall 2009.
Please keep in mind that there are limited numbers of singles,
economic singles, economic doubles, and large singles available.
Super singles are not usually available in Fall semesters.
If you have questions please call 917-493-4525.
Payments
- New students should send housing forms and deposits to
the Office of Student and Residence Life, Room 112, Manhattan
School of Music, 120 Claremont Avenue, NY, NY 10027.
- Returning students should bring housing materials and
deposits to the Bursar's Office and then submit all paperwork
to the Office of Student and Residence Life.
- Deposits and payments should be made out to Manhattan
School of Music. Payments for housing and winter intersession
housing should be sent to the Bursar's Office, Room 114, Manhattan
School of Music, 120 Claremont Avenue, NY, NY 10027.
- Please make a notation on all payments indicating the
student's name and the purpose of the payment.
- To pay the housing deposit, winter intercession and/or
housing payments over the phone, please call the bursar at 917-493-4464
or 917-493-4467.
Important Dates for the Office of Housing
and Residence Life
- April 29, 2009 All housing forms and deposits are due for returning
(before 4:00 pm) students.
- April 30, 2009 Returning students select rooms for 2009 - 2010.
Deadline for returning MSM students to waive out of health insurance
for 2009 - 2010.
- May 18, 2009 Housing paperwork (Residence Hall Agreement, Residence
Information Card and Emergency Form) and $500 housing deposit
due on this date for best results.
- May 18, 2009 MSM starts to place new students who submit completed
housing forms and housing deposits by this date into room assignments.
For optimal results, it is advised that you submit housing paperwork
and deposit by this date.
- June 15, 2009 All housing forms and deposits due for new students.
Students who submit forms and deposits after May 18th are not
guaranteed beds and will be housed as space is available.
- July 31, 2009 Deadline for new students to waive out of health
insurance.
- August 5, 2009 Housing and tuition payment due. Deadline to
register and pay for winter intersession at the $600 rate.
- August 19, 2009 All new undergraduate and graduate students
start orientation and check in to both School and Andersen Hall
at set time between 8am and 1pm.
- August 26, 2009 All returning students check in to School and
Andersen Residence Hall at set time between 8am and 1pm. Returning
students are invited to participate in selected orientation events.
- November 30, 2009 Deadline for Housing deposits and completed
forms for those requesting housing for only the Spring semester.
Those returning from fall semester abroad would need to make sure
all deposits and forms were received in the Office of Student
and Residence Life by this date.
- December 11, 2009 Deadline to register and pay for winter break
housing. Students not returning for Spring 2010 may not register
for winter break housing.
- December 19, 2009 All students not returning for Spring 2010,
and/or not registered for winter break housing must leave Andersen
Hall 24 hours after last exam. Those with exams on last day must
leave by 10:00 AM, December 19, 2009.
- December 19, 2009 to January 10, 2010 Winter Break
- January 10, 2010 (10:00 am) Andersen Hall opens for new and
returning students.
- January 11, 2010 Spring semester begins.
- April 2010 Housing forms and $500 deposit due for 2010 - 2011
housing for returning students. Dates to be determined.
- April 2010 Housing selection for returning students for the
2009 - 2010 academic year. Dates to be determined.
- May 3 - 7, 2010 Juries
- May 10 - 13, 2010 Final exam week.
- May 14, 2010 Spring semester ends.
- May 14, 2010 commencement (No check outs occur during the ceremony).
Winter Break Housing Rates
The hall closes during winter break on December 19, 2009 at 10am and
reopens on January 10, 2010 at 10am. Only students who sign up and
pay for housing by December 11, 2009 may visit and live in the hall
during the break. There is an incentive for students to sign up and
pay for winter break housing by August 5, 2009. Anyone who signs up
for and/or pays for the winter break housing after this date will
pay the non-incentive rate of $50 per day, limited to one start date
and one end date. The rates for residing in the residence hall during
the winter break are:
- Option A: To stay in Andersen Hall for the entire winter break
at the early incentive rate of $600, you must sign up and pay
by August 5, 2009.
- Option B1: To stay in Andersen Hall for entire winter break
at the incentive rate of $800, registration and payment must be
received between August 5, 2009 and November 13, 2009.
- Option B2: To stay in Andersen Hall for entire winter break,
$1,100 (if you sign up and pay between November 14, 2009 and December
11, 2009).
- Option C: To stay for a portion of the winter break, $50/day,
with one start date and one end date only (if you sign up and
pay before December 11, 2009).
- Option D: To stay in housing during the academic year only
with no housing during the winter break.
- Option E: Spring semester only. Housing during Winter Intersession
is not an option for those not in housing for both Fall 2009 and
Spring 2010.
Refund and Cancellation Policies
Withdrawals and leaves of absence from Manhattan School of
Music
Students who withdraw or take a leave of absence from MSM and Anderson
Hall may be entitled to the same refund percentage received for tuition.
Please refer to the Residence Hall Agreement or school catalogue for
this room refund schedule.
Academic Dismissals
Students who are dismissed from Manhattan School of Music for academic
reasons may be entitled to the same refund percentage received for
tuition. Please refer to the Residence Hall Agreement or school
catalogue for this room refund schedule. No portion of room fees
will be refunded if a student is suspended, expelled, or dismissed
from Manhattan School of Music for academic disciplinary reasons.
Disciplinary Dismissals
No portion of room fees will be refunded if a student is suspended,
expelled, or dismissed from Manhattan School of Music. A resident
whose housing is suspended or terminated for disciplinary reasons
receives no refund.
Room Refund Policy
If you submit your Change of Status form, and the request is approved,
the room refund policy is as follows:
Students withdrawing from the residence hall are entitled to refunds
according to the percentages shown below if all obligations have been
paid in full. The students must officially withdraw from the program
as stated in section 7 of the Residence Hall Agreement. The refund
for a student withdrawing from the residence hall for any reason will
be prorated from this date of withdrawal (up to and including the
last date of occupancy and the date of removal of all possessions
from the hall) once approved by the Director of Student and Residence
Life, Assistant Director of Student Life, or Resident Life Director,
according to the following schedule:
| Within the first two weeks of any semester |
80% |
| Within the third week of any semester |
60% |
| Within the fourth week of any semester |
40% |
| Within the fifth week of any semester |
20% |
| After the fifth week of any semester |
There is no refund and the $500 deposit is forfeited. |
Cancellation Fee Schedule, Fall 2009
In addition to the above schedule, there is a cancellation fee.
If cancellation occurs between:
| Time of deposit and July 31, 2009 |
Forfeit $500 deposit |
| August 1 and August 7, 2009 |
Forfeit $500 deposit, plus $250 cancellation fee |
| August 8 and August 18, 2009 |
Forfeit $500 deposit, plus $500 cancellation fee |
| August 19, 2009 - September 2, 2009 |
Forfeit $500 deposit, plus $750 cancellation fee |
| After September 2, 2009 |
Forfeit $500 deposit, $1000 cancellation fee and reimbursement
or non-reimbursement of housing bill paid based on schedule
above listed under room refund policy. |
Cancellation Fee Schedule, Spring 2010
For students new to housing in spring semester, if you submit your
change of status form to cancel housing and you are approved, the
cancellation fee schedule is as follows.
If cancellation occurs between:
| December 12, 2009 and January 4,
2010 |
Forfeit $500 deposit, plus $250 cancellation
fee |
| January 5 and January 9, 2010 |
Forfeit $500 deposit, plus $500 cancellation fee |
| January 10 and January 11, 2010 |
Forfeit $500 deposit, plus $750 cancellation fee |
| After January 11, 2010 |
Forfeit $500 deposit, and the first day of classes plus $1000
cancellation fee and see room refund policy for schedule of
reimbursement or non-reimbursement of housing bill paid. |
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