I am still a little shaky about the timing of my COVID tests for the spring semester. Can you give me some simple guidance?
Sure.
If you are an employee or a student *not* living in a residence hall, to be able to access NYU's academic and administrative facilities, you need to get a negative test result no more than 14 days before the date you plan to enter an NYU facility. If your aim is to keep continuous access, then you need a negative test result no later than 14 days from your prior test result. Accordingly, you should get tested with enough time to allow the results of your tests to come in (1-2 days for Bioreference; 2-3 days for Binx tests).
Given this week's snowstorm, a grace period of a few extra days has been added to the regular testing timeline. But generally, below is an illustrated guide for those that are employees or non-resident students seeking to maintain continuous access: