Old Barrows Safe Housing Application

Please Do Not Write Your Name On This Application!

If you have any questions regarding this application, please contact the OSCA Office.

(440) 775-8108 or e-mail osca@oberlin.edu

PURPOSE

Old Barrows housing is a safe space for students who may feel oppressed due to their gender. The space serves primarily trans students, with a focus on trans women and trans feminine people. It also serves as a space for gender nonconforming people and other trans people (including non-binary people). Cis women are allowed into the house as the lowest priority, after trans people and gender nonconforming people. Housing membership is by application.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Applying to be a member of Old Barrows housing co-op does not guarantee acceptance into the co-op and does not guarantee a spot on the Old Barrows housing wait list. The application will be anonymous and confidential. Two spaces will be reserved for for first-year and transfer students. The committee will review upperclass applications in March and decide who lives in the house that Fall. Applications for first-year and transfer students will be reviewed in June.

Please Note:

  1. Required fields indicated by *
  2. You must be signed-up on the OSCA wait list in order to be placed into Old Barrows. The OSCA wait list can be linked to from the home page.
PERSONAL INFORMATION*
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APPLICATION YEAR INFORMATION*
BACKGROUND INFORMATION*
Please remember to take a look at the history and purpose on the previous page – make sure that the Old Barrows safe housing space is the right place for you. Please write a response to the following questions. There is no minimum, but please try not to exceed 5000 words in any one part of your essay. Keep in mind that this is the only information we have to base our decision on, so share as much as you are comfortable sharing.
If you select "No", you will be given the opportunity to sign up on the OSCA Wait List after you submit this form.

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