<p>Will there be a lot of volunteers to help carry things in? My room is not on the first floor and I think there is only one elevator for the floor. Also, I have the latest move in time and I'm worried that the volunteers will have tired out! I have a lot of stuff and will definitely need help!! (Other than bring less stuff please!! :) ) I'm driving a long distance and will only have one parent to help out. Any suggestions?</p>
<p>There should be plenty of people around to help out, as long as you are moving in during one of the designated move-in times. Dont stress about it.</p>
<p>Not to worry. There will be plenty of volunteers to help you move next Fri. My daughter will be one of those volunteers, can't guarantee how helpful she will be. I would suggest for you to label all of your boxes and suitcases with your name and room # before you get there. Once you get to the loading dock, there will be volunteers there to help you get everything to your room. We were in our daughter's room in less than 15 minutes last year, and we only carried up her laptop. Cornell is very well organized on the moving in day.</p>
<p>wow, for some reason I had no idea that there would be move-in helpers, even though I've been involved in move-ins at other college. thanks for having this thread because I was imagining my mother and me carrying all this stuff up to my room just us two. I will for sure take the recommendation about name and room number-- thanks oldfort!</p>
<p>There are plenty of colleges where there is no move-in help for freshmen. But Cornell isn't one of them. Cornell realizes that it would be impossible to move three thousand freshmen into North Campus in a single day without a lot of helpers on hand.</p>
<p>There will be plenty of people to help, and they will get the student's stuff to the dorm room remarkably quickly. Just make sure that everything is labeled with the student's name, dorm, and room number (stuff does get mixed up occasionally) and that the student carries the most valuable/delicate items (e.g., laptop, musical instrument) rather than giving them to the helpers.</p>
<p>Last year, when my daughter was a freshman, she was moved into her room, with all her stuff, by the time I got back to her room after driving the car to A lot (the periphery lot where families are asked to park after dropping off the student and the student's possessions).</p>
<p>It was really amazing how efficient the whole process was.</p>
<p>By the way, if you have the last move-in slot, it's a good idea to come to campus earlier and go through registration before move-in time. You can park in A lot for that, too.</p>
<p>Okay...so how does it work exactly?</p>
<p>We pull up in front of the dorm....and get all of the stuff out and put it on the sidewalk? Then the parent goes off and parks, and we carry it from the sidewalk? If so - who watches the stuff while we're carrying it up?</p>
<p>Here is how it happened when I moved in:</p>
<ol>
<li>You wait in line</li>
<li>When it's your turn, a volunteer will come to your vehicle and check your tag. You place the tag in your window.</li>
<li>A volunteer will help you and a parent grab your stuff and set it aside. One person has to remain with the car....you or your other parents can wait with anything that couldn't make it up in the 1st round. I was able to get all of my belongings up in one trip.</li>
<li>You come back and move the car. Then you can go back to your room to unpack.</li>
</ol>
<p>Okay, thanks Dew!</p>
<p>Now - you said a volunteer will help you an a parent. I have only one parent. So it will just be me and the volunteer?</p>
<p>Also - are there like those things you put your luggage on from hotels, or do we just carry it all by hand?</p>
<p>Your parent can wait with the car and you can go up with the volunteer. There will be hand carts available for luggage and boxes.</p>
<p>Just putting this out there... I don't know the answer, but some of the people asking are transfers... is this just for Freshmen? I have to admit, when I was a Freshman - it was amazing! I helped the following year with my sorority, but everyone I knew was assigned to Freshmen. If anyone knows the answer, it might be helpful to readers.</p>
<p>Yes, some of my Orientation Leader friends are assigned to West Campus dorms, so transfer students will definitely have assistance. My question for past and present OLs: does anyone help us on Tuesday....?</p>
<p>Obviously there are OLs assigned to help transfers. Otherwise I wouldn't have been able to tell soccer_guy what he needed to know :-)</p>
<p>What happens if I've lost my tag? Where can I get a new one?</p>