<p>Northeastern gives freshmen a window of about 4 hours to move into residences. I imagine that it is pretty hectic, but there might be some times that are easier than others. Does anyone know if it is best to show up at the beginning, middle, or end of the move-in?</p>
<p>Did this yesterday. My daughter’s move in window was 4-7 pm - got there almost exactly at 4. Good thing - since there was a mandatory 5 pm meeting for all students in that dorm (which made no sense as some kids would not come until later than that). She also missed a floor meeting at 6 pm - because nobody told her about it (again why hold this at 6- when kids are still moving in). I say show up as early as your time allows.</p>
<p>Floor meetings claim to be mandatory, but really nothing happens if you don’t show up. Mine freshman year was always during Grey’s Anatomy, so half the girls in the dorm would only be there for one commercial break’s worth of time.</p>
<p>But in terms of the timing for move in- whenever you can. The only thing you really need to be in the window for is to get your actual NUID. After that, you just go in and out as you please. The line for the IDs is never too bad (not enough to change a schedule over) so it’s much better to just plan your day based on when it’s best for you.</p>
<p>Our D’s move in to IV was 8am yesterday. Got there at 8am, and it was very smooth and quick. But looks like those arriving at 9, 10, 11 had no lines either. They seem to know what they’re doing.</p>
<p>It might depend on when your move-in time is. Last year ds had the morning move in, but we are 3 hours away and didn’t want to leave home at the break of dawn, so we arrived about 2 hours into his time slot. There was no line whatsoever at that time. However, when we were leaving the dorm after getting him squared away, the new time slot had started, and the line was out the door. We were glad we had avoided the wait. Ds did not miss any meetings.</p>
<p>@neuchimie</p>
<p>So if you got your ID during orientation, then it doesn’t matter when you move in.</p>
<p>Gotta code it for the dorms (if your ID is your key) or pick up your room keys. Plus you have to pick up and fill out some forms to show the condition of the dorm (like a security deposit check in a real apartment). You need RAs there to do that, and they are usually only at the table downstairs during their booked hours.</p>
<p>Thanks for the helpful advice.</p>