<p>Hey guys! So I'm heading to Northeastern this year as a freshman, and I was wondering if any senior members of this forum could give me advice on flights.</p>
<p>I've already booked my ticket back home for Christmas break. Because final exams times aren't settled yet and I wanted to be sure that I wouldn't miss any, I booked my flight on the 15th. But I just found out that I'm supposed to leave the dorm 24 hours after my last final exam or by 7 pm (I think) on the 13th. And changing flights is so expensive, so I was hoping I could get some much-needed advice. </p>
<p>Should I just stay at a hotel until my flight? Would Northeastern allow me to stay at the dorm? For future situations, should I really wait until the exam times are settled before buying a ticket? </p>
<p>A few weeks before the semester ends, the Housing Department sends out a form for you to complete. If you have a circumstance that doesn’t allow you to leave by the date that you are supposed to (i.e. the final exam time/24 hours stipulation) then you’ll have a chance to explain why and when you plan to leave. A couple of days extra at the dorm shouldn’t make a difference.</p>
<p>Past your freshman year, they don’t care when you come and go over Christmas/spring break (unless you’re moving out), since people have different co-op schedules and such. I think the reason with freshman and winter break is that they don’t want people who have finished finals to just go insane while others are still trying to study. I was able to get an extension on my move out this spring because of a personal/family issue that caused me to miss class and have work to make up.</p>
<p>I remember I had to get an extension sophomore year for something similar. Talk to your RA, they can probably make an exception. I always thought that rule was pretty weird.</p>
<p>I don’t think I ever waited until exam times were posted to buy tickets. They don’t post exam times for what seems like forever. I think I usually just guessed the last day. I only remember getting one exception though of the four semesters I lived on campus… maybe I just actually ended up having exams the last day the rest of the time? Not sure.</p>