<p>I am going to relate my experience here for the benefit of future parents and students. If any other parent wants to pitch in please do so.</p>
<p>The Good:
1) W provides ground support staff with carts, to help move big suitcases and other heavy items from the curb to the rooms FREE of charge.</p>
<p>2) They had wheeled collapsible luggage carriers that you can borrow from the check-in desk to move boxes by your self.</p>
<p>3) All the staff that we came across were so friendly and helpful. Not just the ground staff who helped with the luggage but every one in the College from Cleaning staff in the kitchen/dinning area/dorms to admissions staff we came across in the grounds when we were trying to find the science building - when we had a question as to where to find the washer/dryer room, a male toilet, to where to find the arboretum, etc- they dropped what they were doing and walked us to where we are supposed to go.</p>
<p>4) The whole move-in process was well organized.</p>
<p>5) W, is responsive to student/parent concerns. They seem to attend to these immediately the best they can. I was impressed by the responsiveness of W. </p>
<p>6) They keep the kids so busy with activities that they don't have the time to think about home, they are tired by the time they get back to their rooms. Before they realize, class starts.</p>
<p>Could be Better:
1) I wish they had the check-in desks outside at the curb side or in a more visible place rather than inside the buildings, because you don't know where they are hiding when you unload your stuff on the curb :) - [you are supposed to get keys from them before you can go to your rooms].</p>
<p>If the check-in was going to be inside the building, they could have placed signs guiding the students, as to where to collect the keys, since the door that was open in to Claflin was not the door closest to the curb and there was no sign guiding you to the correct entrance.</p>
<p>2) It was HOT. There was a water station at the curb side [at least in Claflin]. But it is of no use to parents and students sweating inside the sweltering rooms as they move in. They could have provided water bottles or water stations inside the buildings. I did not go to any of the sessions for parents because I was sweating so bad and was smelling awful, it was so hot, I think it was 85 degrees on that day.</p>
<p>3) Log in on to select courses. Because it is a small school, the class sizes are small and there are only a handful of course/sessions available. So the tension builds up for the students, before they are allowed to select the courses online, worrying if you will get your prefered course. But in the end it all works out. Don't panic too much.</p>
<p>The Bad:</p>
<p>1) Room size varies from dorm to dorm, good luck on getting a decent sized room.</p>
<p>2) The carpets were dusty. If someone has allergy to dust then they are going to have problems. Hope W, will do a better job of moving all furniture and cleaning under them and the carpets better, before students move in.</p>
That also means I am used to having air conditioning everywhere I go. </p>