<p>As we're coming for a long-weekend, we'll be bringing D's 14-year old brother. I was thinking he'll be an extra pair of hands -but then wondered if you could end up with too many people running up and down stairs.</p>
<p>Generally, do the students bring siblings along to move-in day?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>I wasn’t paying much attention to how many younger siblings I saw on move-in day last year, but I went with my family to move MY older brother in to college (not Tulane, but a different school) when he started. I was also 14 at the time 
My big bro made the trip with us to Tulane to move me in, too. We are very close as siblings and I think we both appreciated each other being there. </p>
<p>As long as the younger sib is mature (i.e. won’t complain about the moving being a hassle every 3 seconds, won’t get tired/bored and go sulk in a corner somewhere…) it is probably a good experience for him. For me, moving my brother in to college was my first look into the whole college “thing”. I didn’t think about it too much at the time, but it definitely planted a seed in my head.</p>
<p>I agree with wysteri. There is plenty of help if you need it, but he shouldn’t be in the way at all and could be a big help. Which dorm?</p>
<p>I had the same experience as wysteri with my older sis moving into mizzou. I think its beneficial for the younger kid, I’m not really nervous for move-in day because I was there with my sister</p>
<p>My 14 year old brother is definitely coming.</p>
<p>we decided both last year w/ S1 and this year w/ S2 to leave siblings at home. It was a really nice time spent with S1 and I expect the same with S2. I think that there are opportunities for some quiet comfort (for us moms!) and full attention paid to the one leaving the nest. Maybe with three boys, we have had to make a conscious effort to create special moments since there is A LOT of family togetherness in this home. We come in full force for family weekend though! Oh, and one more thing - the last thing I need is for someone giving me a hard time when I am feeling weepy on the plane ride home and I can only imagine how S3 (15) would react once I started!</p>
<p>S2 went along when we moved S1 into his dorm and S1 will be flying in from Chicago, where he now lives, with GF to lend a hand to move in S2. The brothers are close and want to be there for each other.</p>
<p>We’ll be there in the a.m. and our plans are to help move in, maybe do lunch and then head home, which is much what par ents seemed to do back in our day… this is the first one heading to college and I really don’t think we should hang around much. What are other parents thoughts about the actual day? (Turns out son’s roommate is a local, so I’m figuring he’s going to know the city better in a couple of days than I do after years of visiting!) (Sorry to hi-jack thread – we will have son 2 in tow, so it is somewhat applicable</p>
<p>Be sure to check the move in schedule because there are many activities on both Sat and Sunday that appear to include parents. I don’t remember anything like this when I went to college. Nothing looks mandatory, though.</p>
<p>For the parents, nothing is mandatory. The kids might need to be at a dorm meetings and maybe some other things. It varies a bit. I remember we went to dinner at Jacques-Imos after finishing her move-in and the convocation/lawnparty. She had to be back for a dorm meeting that evening at 8, I think it was. Might have even been 7. We stayed that night because the next morning was the DHS breakfast. That same morning, but later, was the Legacy Lunch. While both those only affect a relatively small number of people, there are things sponsored by some departments. Here is the schedule:</p>
<p><a href=“http://tulane.edu/studentaffairs/orientation/fall/upload/2010-Welcome-Week-v-2010-05-14.pdf[/url]”>http://tulane.edu/studentaffairs/orientation/fall/upload/2010-Welcome-Week-v-2010-05-14.pdf</a></p>
<p>Take a look and see if there is anything you want to stay for. Otherwise I think you are right that it is best to scoot on out and give him some space.</p>
<p>When older s went to college, younger s (who was 14) came along. Not a problem at all. </p>
<p>You got into Jacques-Imos on move-in day, FC? Wow!</p>
<p>Early Early Early. Only way not to wait forever. As I recall, we got there 15 minutes before they opened. They let us go in and sit anyway. Love that place.</p>
<p>The move in schedule of activities mentioned above was recently updated. I don’t have the new link handy but it is on the Tulane Facebook Class of 2014 Wall.</p>