Binx Testing FAQ

The university offers binx self-collection nasal swab test kits at the following campus location:  

• Arnhold Hall, 55 West 13th Street, Lobby

Hours of Operation (except on university holidays):

• Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
• Saturday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
• Sunday closed 

Test kits must be dropped off at a campus drop box on the same day you complete your nasal swab. Test kits are shipped to the lab Monday-Friday at 4:00 p.m. Kits dropped off after 4:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday, will be in the following day's shipment to the lab. The deadline to drop off a test kit on Friday is 4:00 p.m. 

Mannes Prep families can complete binx nasal swab test at 55 West 13th Street on Saturdays, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Test kits must be dropped off on the same day the nasal swab collection is completed.

Watch this video to learn more about picking up and dropping off a binx test kit.

Be prepared to show your New School ID card when you arrive to pick up a test kit. Students, faculty and staff who have not yet received their ID card should contact Campus Card Services at [email protected] to request one. If you are under 18, you must have a parent or guardian complete and sign this consent form and return it to [email protected] in order to participate in the binx testing program.

Test kits may only be returned to one of the following campus drop boxes, Monday through Friday, during scheduled hours; drop-offs are not permitted on Saturday and Sunday. 

• 55 West 13th Street, Lobby

Test kits can be dropped off any time a drop box is accessible between Monday at 9:00 a.m. and Friday at 4:00 p.m. Students, faculty, and staff must drop off their test kit on the same day they have activated it and completed their nasal swab or it will be rejected by the lab.

Test kits must be dropped off at a campus drop box on the same day you complete your nasal swab. Test kits are shipped to the lab Monday-Friday at 4:00 p.m. Kits dropped off after 4:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday, will be in the following day's shipment to the lab. The deadline to drop off a test kit on Friday is 4:00 p.m.

Mannes Prep families can complete binx nasal swab test at 55 West 13th Street on Saturdays, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Test kits must be dropped off on the same day the nasal swab collection is completed.

Watch this video to learn more about picking up and dropping off a binx test kit.

University community members can pick up a test kit on any day during the scheduled pick-up hours and return it to a campus drop box another day. However, you must activate your test and complete the nasal swab on the same day that you plan to return the test kit or it will be rejected by the lab. 

Watch this video to learn more about picking up and dropping off a binx test kit.

No. The university is providing binx self-collection nasal swab test kits to students, staff, and faculty for free. 

Once you have picked up your test kit, you must activate it at mybinxhealth.com/activate before completing the nasal swab. The activation process differs for first-time users and those who have previously taken a binx test. 

If you are under 18, you must have a parent or guardian complete and sign this consent form and return it to [email protected] in order to participate in the binx testing program.

First-Time Binx Test User

1. If you are a first-time binx user, click on the "Activate Box" button in the top-right corner of the binx website.
2. Next, click on the button titled "I have not activated or ordered a binx box before." 
3. Then, enter your activation code located on the sample identification label included in your kit. 
4. Click the "Activate" button. You will then be asked to create an account and complete questionnaires required by the Food and Drug Administration and Health and Human Services agencies. Please be sure to use your full name when creating an account. 

View the test activation infographic and instructional video for more information. 

During account creation, please use your New School email address. If you have properly activated your sample collection kit, you will receive an email from ‘binx notifications’. You must use this account each time you activate a binx test kit. If you do not activate your kit, your test will be rejected by the lab.

Previous Binx Test User
If you have previously taken a binx test, log into your account using your New School email address and password on the binx website.

Once logged in, click on the "Activate Box" button in the top-right corner of the page, enter your activation code located on the sample identification label included in your kit and click the "Activate" button.

Upon successful activation, you will receive an email from binx. You must activate every test before completing the nasal swab; if you do not activate your kit, your test will be rejected by the lab. 

For questions related to your binx self-collection nasal swab test kit contents, setting up your account, activating your kit through the online portal, and using the kits, contact binx customer support seven days a week from 6:00 a.m.–10:00 p.m. EST.

Chat via the binx website or email [email protected].

• Weekdays 3:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m. EST
• Weekends and Holidays 9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. EST

Or call 844.692.4691 (844.MYBINX1)

• Support available 24/7

University community members may complete the nasal swab in any clean, private space and designated private spaces around campus.  

Students, faculty, and staff must use their New School email address when registering their test kit.

For questions related to your binx self-collection nasal swab test kit contents, setting up your account, activating your kit through the online portal, and using the kits, contact binx customer support seven days a week from 6:00 a.m.–10:00 p.m. EST.

Chat via the binx website or email [email protected]

• Weekdays 3:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m. EST
• Weekends and Holidays 9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. EST

Or call 844.692.4691 (844.MYBINX1)

• Support available 24/7

View the test activation and nasal swab instruction infographics or the instructional video for additional information.

Binx will share test results with students, faculty, and staff within approximately three days. Students who test positive will be contacted by Student Health Services. Faculty and staff who receive a positive test result will be notified by binx.

Students

All students, regardless of vaccination status, who receive a positive COVID-19 test result are required to isolate. Students will be provided isolation instructions by Residence Hall Staff and/or Student Health Services. In all instances, a provider from Student Health Services will meet with students via telehealth throughout their isolation period. Housing staff will help ensure and ensure that residential students are able to obtain food and medications as needed during their isolation period. 

Faculty and Staff

Any faculty and staff who work on campus and test positive must isolate for 5 days (regardless of vaccination status) per CDC and NYS guidance. If they are up-to-date and have contact with a person who tests positive, they are not required to quarantine (per CDC and NYS guidance) but must monitor themselves for symptoms.

Students should stay in their residence hall suite or home and schedule a telehealth appointment with a Student Health Services medical professional on the SHS Portal.

Faculty and staff should stay home and seek advice from a medical provider. 

• Behave as if you have been infected and can infect others while you are waiting for your results.

• Do not leave your living space; remain in an isolated room alone.

• Wear a face covering if you enter common areas and avoid contact with others.

• Wash your hands regularly or when coming into contact with others.

• Students should schedule a telehealth appointment with a Student Health Services medical professional on the SHS Portal. Faculty and staff should seek advice from a medical provider.

Visit the Testing page to learn more about testing requirements.

Students, faculty, and staff who are regularly on campus are expected to use the binx test kits. Off-campus PCR tests will be accepted in limited circumstances.

Students can contact Student Health Services at [email protected].

Faculty and staff can email [email protected]. 

The university will require extensive testing of everyone on campus – vaccinated or not, regardless of how often they will be on campus – during the early weeks of the  fall 2021 semester, and of unvaccinated individuals throughout the semester. Should the infection rate remain low among our community and in New York City, the university may adjust the frequency of testing at a later date. 

Visit the Testing page for more information.