<p>So we are driving all day on the 20th of August to be ready to move our D in Friday morning. But as we think about the end of the school year, things get confusing.</p>
<p>Dorms close on a Thursday at 5pm, but the Dining Hall stay open till Saturday's lunch. If I can't get my D till Saturday, where does she stay and what do we do with her stuff?</p>
<p>Suggestions?</p>
<p>I don’t know the answer to your question but I just had compliment your organizational skills. School has not started yet and you are already planning out the end of year details. I need you to have a conversation with my D about planning. Good luck to your D at Furman!</p>
<p>Future Chem Dad,
There were several students in our kid’s dorm last spring who were required to stay at school for events, performances, etc. They arranged to stay in the dorms past the official final check-out-but is was cleared through housing beforehand. </p>
<p>I imagine your daughter can talk with her RA during the first semester or the beginning of the spring semester and make similar arrangements. Good luck moving your daughter into her dorm-there will be several students helping each family unload the cars and move everything into your D’s dorm room. Hopefully, that will get your family off to a smooth start. O week is fun and well-organized for the freshman class.</p>
<p>Chem Dad, Students actually finish on different days depending on their exam schedule. It is possible your D could be finished 2 or 3 days earlier than the posted last day. So that is something to keep in mind. Her exam schedule will be available when she gets her spring schedule, so you will have time to plan. I don’t know if your D will have a car, but she can store things there until you arrive. In my D’s case, she had a car and rented (with a friend) a storage unit and moved much of her stuff into that for the summer rather than bring it all home. She did bring her summer clothes, personal & sundry items and her bedding home. I would guess that by year’s end your D will have made many friends of which a few, I’m sure, will be locals and if your schedules don’t mesh, she can stay with one of them, southern hospitality is alive and well. This is just another option from Georgia Twins suggestion. Good luck and enjoy the journey, it is a bittersweet time for us parents and a exciting time for our children.</p>