Johns Hopkins University: How did Homewood on-campus residents select and confirm Fall 2026 move-in appointments?

DIRECT ANSWER

These are Fall 2026 Homewood on-campus arrival instructions, not off-campus apartment dates or a Fall 2027 schedule. The student must have the relevant assignment and selected appointment; confirm the Birdhouse appointment and JHU email. No individual arrival exception or unrestricted check-in is established.

For the published Fall 2026 Homewood on-campus move-in, Johns Hopkins listed August 23 for new first-year and transfer residents and August 29 for continuing residents. These were scheduled campus-residence dates, not dates for private apartments and not a Fall 2027 schedule. Plan the actual check-in around the resident’s selected appointment rather than treating the date as an unrestricted arrival window. The official instructions direct residents to The Birdhouse, where they select their population and assigned residence hall or building, then choose an available move-in appointment. The university says appointment information is sent in a confirmation email to the student’s JHU email account. Use that appointment and email to confirm the check-in slot. This describes the published process; it does not verify an individual housing assignment, approved arrival exception or appointment. For a future move, obtain the university’s instructions for that specific year before making travel commitments.