My move in day is the 21 of August. 8am-8pm. On average how long do you think it will take? The way my dorm is is a suite style. Me and my roommate share a living room but have our own rooms. Do you think it’ll take less time since I have my own room? Also how long did your families stay after you were finished? I’m planning on seeing a friend in another state after I move in. I’ll be driving up on the 21 and it’s a 8-9 hour drive. I’m thinking if we get there at 9 then we should be done by 12 right? Also for the girls, what did yall hold your makeup in?
For me at least, it only took a few hours to unpack everything and arrange stuff. But that depends on how much you’re lugging.
You better check with your schools move in day schedule. Most schools have all kinds of mandatory programming that start once the move in process is complete. My son had a mandatory floor meeting at 9:00 pm and then the weekend had other meetings and activities.
Not a good look. The first few weeks are when you get to meet everyone and everyone can meet you.
yeah, I agree with what everyone else is saying. Most of the time there are mandatory meetings on move in day. Your RA will want to meet you and it’s a good way to bond with people on your floor too. I mean you could wait until the next weekend to visit your friend, but it is up to you. I have to say it takes like 2 hours maybe. It depends on how much stuff you bring and how much set up you decide to do. Sometimes people will drop their stuff off in their rooms and go get lunch with their family and come back and unpack. I mean it’s better to unpack once the family is gone bc they take up a lot of room and plus you can bond with your suite mate and stuff. I kept my make up in a caddy like thing kinda hard to describe. It was easier to bring to the bathroom and stuff that way I didn’t take up so much room on the sink counter.
It’s not that I don’t want to bond with everyone but im going to see my boyfriend who’s in the military so he won’t have leave for long in August. Do you think if I do stay friday, I could leave on Saturday ?
Move in days have ranged from two hours to four hours. I have a lot of stuff. Most definitely look into having a flatbed/dolly. Some schools provide them for rental.
Giving yourself three hours to move in is a small time window. Think about it. If you get there at 9, you might not even start getting things out the car until about 9:20. Especially if you’re moving in when everyone else is, the place is going to be crowded (i.e stairwells, elevators, hallways, parking lot). Once you actually have your stuff in your room, you need to set it up. Do you have everything you need? If you don’t, when are you going to get them?
If you must leave by noon, have a game plan locked tight before you head up to campus so you’re able to move in and leave. Check in with your RA to know what the check-in policies are. Some colleges have mandatory meetings that day. Some don’t have them until the day before classes start.
As for makeup, I just a few makeup bags and a makeup case. Holds all of my makeup just well.
Good luck on your move-in. It sounds a bit stressful so really see if there are alternatives to lessen the stress.
Is there anyway to know when mandatory meetings will be or do I have to wait till move in day to find out?
What you need to do is email housing and ask them the move-in process for students and the resources the provide to their students.
You may or may not have received a move-in packet detailing what must be done in order to move in. That packet should detail the specifics regarding the process up until the first weeks of school. If you haven’t, look out for it. This information should also be available on the housing website.
At minimum you just need to get the stuff out of the car and into your room. You can unpack whenever.
You do need to pick up your key and any other info.
However, I would also caution you about not missing out on Freshman orientation activities…this is where you make the most of your friends.
I would try to see your boyfriend at another time or have him come down to you.
I echo everyone else’s advice: look-up move-in info with respect to times, locations for keys and/or moving carts, and mandatory meetings. I also echo that you should definitely stay on campus the first weekend if you’re at all nervous about meeting people/making friends. The people you meet the first day could very well be some of your best friends throughout college.
Check out your schools website for orientation information. It may not be updated for the fall yet but at least last year’s information will give you an idea what the schedule is like. I know for my kids schools orientation lasts through the weekend so there is no time for anything else (certainly not an 8 hour trip elsewhere!).