<p>My s just received notice that the COE will have their welcome day on Sept. 3rd. I have read that classes begin on Sept. 7th. Does anyone know when the actual dorm move in date is...or does it depend on which dorm you are assigned to? Do they stagger the dates to avoid a major traffic jam??? Your help is appreciated...we are trying to plan a family vacation around our U M drop off date. Thanks!!</p>
<p>This is a question best asked of the school. I believe my move-in date was about 3-4 before classes started.</p>
<p>They do stagger the dates, it seems they are all in the first couple days of September. Expect unbearable traffic anyway, though. </p>
<p>You can easily find the move in date for the specific dorm in question, though if you don’t know the dorm yet you will have to wait until you get that information.</p>
<p>You will be assigned a specific date in your housing contract. As soon as it is issued and you go through the confirmation process, you will have your date. If you haven’t yet been issued a contract, you should soon, and then your date will be in stone.</p>
<p>That said, for a fee and prior authorization, you CAN make prior arrangements before or after the official move in date. (Eg. maybe up to a week before, but not WAY before as they do use the rooms for other things in the summer.) So if you absolutely need to know today and do not have your housing assignment, you can be reasonably assured that you can alter the date a little if you’re willing to pay the early fee, which I think might be $75/day.</p>
<p>Last year, Freshmen in my son’s dorm were given a Sept. 1 move in date I believe.</p>