<p>Landsend.com, JC Penneys, Sears, etc will ship to the schools. One thing we noticed at Harvard is the lack of discount store shopping within easy walking distance. Fortunately we had a rent car for move in, so we found a Target for bath accessories, coffee pot, etc. We did the bedding, towels, and robe from Landsend. They were there when we arrived along with the boxes we shipped via Fedex Ground. Daughters list would be laptop first and foremost, followed by Ipod. After that, jeans and tops, a couple of pairs of shoes (until the motherload arrives by freight), raincoat/umbrella, personal products as needed for a few days.</p>