<p>Hello, I'm relatively new to the forum! (although I have been lurking on here for quite some time)</p>
<p>I would just like to hear about your moving in day experiences if you are/were a boarder at a BS. What happened? Were you stressed? How did your day go? etc.</p>
<p>Not stressed at all. I came in at around 8 in the morning, lugged my stuff all the way to the third floor, dropped dead from exhaustion, resurrected myself, went down and met some juniors, one of which who showed me around the school, had lunch with some housemates, then went to house meeting at 8 PM. </p>
<p>Was it hard meeting people? Was it awkward? @mrnephew</p>
<p>Nope, the House system is in place for a very good reason.</p>
<p>Gosh it was a long time ago…but from what I remember move-in day was more of an exciting rather than stressful experience for me. I arrived around 11am with my parents, registered and got my freshman package stuff, then proceeded to the dorm to move in. I guess it helped that I was just in the school’s summer program that same July, and I ended up in the same dorm so I new the house advisers and everything. I ran into my roommate at the mailroom and it was kind of awkward (the 14 year old me was pretty socially awkward) but I survived. The rest of the day was a blur. We had a dorm meeting, then there was dinner and matriculation. I was pretty jet-lagged and was half asleep most of the time, which I guess helped with the nerves (?) </p>
<p>I really wouldn’t be worried though if I were you. It’s an inevitable experience and really just a time to check out everything and meet different people. I have friends whom I met on day 1 and friends that I never really talked to throughout my entire freshman year. At a boarding school you never know when you’ll suddenly make great friendships with people you’ve known but not really known before. :)</p>
<p>OMG ALL THE FOOTBALL PLAYERS HELPED ME AND IT WAS AMAZING…they temporarily allow preseason football players to help the girls and like five gigantic guys carried all the my stuff 
no regrets everyone was really helpful and they were so nice…one of them carried my food stash and made me promise to give him Oreos it was really funny! So don’t sweat everyone knowd you’re new and they are super nice and you’ll get help </p>
<p>That sounds awesome. I wish I had football players carrying my 300 pounds combined luggage to the third floor.</p>
<p>Seniors, Prefects, and athletes are usually on hand to help new students unload cars and settle in. It’s a tradition at most schools. Dorm parents are there, too to guide students to their rooms and answer questions parents may have. Before your parents depart, they’re usually handed a sheet of paper with DP cell/house telephone numbers, email addresses and other relevant contact info. Sometimes there’s bottled water and fresh fruit in the common room for weary travelers. </p>
<p>When everything is unpacked ( smart) parents skedaddle and new kids go off with other new kids ( or their roommate) and explore the campus or just hang out in the CR ( watch TV or play pool). Sometimes there’s an activity planned or kids meet with the tech people (to get all that squared away). There is usually an informal dorm meeting that evening and another one when returning students arrive on campus. </p>
<p>If you are invited for Varsity ( preseason ) training it’s different because you’ll be checking in much earlier with the athletes. That happened to us because my kids went to JBS and were Varsity recruits for IV Form. </p>
<p>Most schools try to make moving in day as welcoming and stress-free as possible. It’s funny because even though it was a long- long time ago, I still remember everything about my first day. The most stressful/ intimidating thing (for me ) was the first formal sit down dinner after returning students arrived. I remember walking to DH with a weakness in my legs that I have never experienced again since that day… </p>
<p>There’s a certain amount of bravery required to go off to BS at a young age. But once you settle in, make friends, overcome doubt (during the first few months) and start clicking- that inner strength (that pulled you through) will stay with you for the rest of your life. That alone is worth the price of admission 
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<p>Thank you for all of your replies! All of this is giving me lots of motivation! </p>