Welcome, Admitted Students

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Limited, In-Person Walking Tours

Families must register for an in-person campus tour at least 4 days before the tour date. More details about the tour will be found in your registration confirmation email along with important health and safety protocols and action items. 

You will be required to submit a Health and Safety form 48 hours before arrival. This form also contains required reading of the New York State travel advisory guide and a link to the New York State Traveler Health Form which must be completed by students and families visiting from outside the U.S. or from noncontiguous states. 

The campus visit starts in front of the Admission Office at Hopson Cottage. Your tour begins with a short information session and ends with a Q&A. At this time, the COVID Response Team has not approved entry to any buildings on the tour. Please do not arrive more than 10 minutes in advance of the tour. Campus visits usually last about 75 minutes. After your walking tour you are welcome to explore other parts of campus by car. Admitted students and families are not permitted to explore campus on foot unaccompanied by Bard staff or faculty. 
 

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Self-Guided, Driving Tours

Students and their families are welcome to drive on and around campus at a time that works best for their schedule. Those who opt to drive to campus will have the opportunity to explore campus from the comfort of their own vehicle, and will be greeted by a member of the admission staff if they visit Monday through Friday. Please ring the doorbell at Admission when you arrive. 

The driving tour map guides you along a full loop of campus starting at the Admission Office (Hopson Cottage) and ending at Blithewood on the southwest end of main campus. Visitors may get out of their car, stretch their legs, and enjoy the view at Blithewood and can picnic at a safe distance from others. A map of local restaurants with take-out options can be found here. 

IMPORTANT:
Campus visitors on driving tours must pick up a driving tour map AND identifying sticker, located at the red kiosk in front of the Admission Office.
Driving tour visitors may only get out of their cars to retrieve a driving tour campus map and sticker at the red kiosk in front of the Admission Office, to use the bathroom facilities in the Admission Office foyer (available on weekdays only), and at Blithewood––as long as each visitor is wearing a sticker that is clearly visible for security identification.
HEALTH AND SAFETY PROTOCOLS:
In the specific instances where driving tour visitors are allowed to get out of their vehicle (to use the Admission foyer bathroom on weekdays, to retrieve a driving tour map and the sticker at the red kiosk, to take a walk at Blithewood), each person must follow the below health and safety protocols:
1. Do not exit your vehicle at any time on the main campus other than to visit the Admission kiosk, or the bathroom in the Admission foyer on weekdays. 
2. Wear a mask at all times outside of the vehicle.
3. Maintain social distance (min. 6 ft) with everyone outside of your travel group.
NOTE: Visitors are welcome to exit their vehicles at Blithewood, but must still wear masks and uphold social distancing. 
 
If you are planning to come to campus for a self-guided driving tour, please call the Admission Office (845-758-7472) to hear additional instructions on our health and safety protocols. Follow this link for driving directions to campus.