<p>Hey guys,
Ok this is kind of a stupid question,lol but when you first moved into your dorm, did your parents help you out? What if you're from out of state? lol, are there parents that help their kids move in? Is this like really common in american colleges? I mean you are almost 18 or 18 after all and its your parents on the first day of moving in and stuff, but then again having someone help you move in would be nicee.. hmm? what do you guys think?</p>
<p>A lot of people have their parents go with them for moving-in his/her freshman year, even from out-of-state. It's usually a good time to say goodbyes while making sure their son or daughter is also all set up. I'd think that wherever you go there will be people that will help with move-in if you don't have anyone else.</p>
<p>My parents will be flying with me to my out of state school a couple of days before move in so that I can get things we won't have space to pack in our bags. They'll help me move in, do the parent stuff that is often scheduled the first day of orientation (my orientation is the week before school starts), and fly home that evening. If you can't or don't have your parents with you, it is my understanding that there certainly will be people willing to help you move in, whether it be RAs or other students.</p>
<p>There are usually lots of upperclass students recruited by the school to come back early specifically to help with freshman orientation....part of this job is helping get your car unloaded and your things to your dorm room in as short a time as possible, as parking close to the dorm doors is usually at a premium. Then they want you to move your car out of the way to another parking area quickly, so that the next freshman family can pull in and unload...quite like an assembly line. These helpers usually all have some matching t-shirts that identify them as orientation volunteers, and they all seem to be very friendly and welcoming.</p>
<p>I think it's more the norm than not to have at least one parent with you when you arrive - help you at least get your things to your room - and maybe a bit of unpacking, but most of that is usually done by the roommates. Your school will have orientation activities planned that first day - some even for incoming students only, while the parents attend something targeted toward them. Most schools schedule the parents to be saying goodbye to their student around dinnertime that first day.</p>
<p>Yeah, upperclassmen like to help freshmen move in. (And if you're a freshman girl, upperclass boys will really like to help you!)</p>
<p>It will be me, my laptop and 1 bag of clothes</p>
<p>That is all I am briiging for a full year./</p>
<p>Parents usually come with (especially if you are roadtripping your stuff out there). They help carry the stuff to your room and then they can be done...no need to help unpack or anything.</p>
<p>At UChicago there is actually a parade-type thing and at the end the students are led in one way to orientation activities and settling into their rooms while parents are led the other direction (by staffers carrying boxes of tissue) and served free alcohol.</p>
<p>...even though they have to drive home :?</p>
<p>Krazy, I'm doing basically the exact same thing</p>
<p>in the dorms is it usually whoever gets there first gets first pick of the beds</p>
<p>Well, technically it's finders keepers, but think: You have to spend the rest of the year with this person. Do you really want to start off on a bad foot? You come of looking really rude.</p>
<p>would that really be rude? should you just wait? and how do you decide who gets what?</p>
<p>But if you wait, you're probably both going to end up wanting the same not lumpy or not top bunk bed, so you go nowhere...</p>
<p>Take the bed you want, your roommate would have done the same thing. For me, I got there 2-3 days before my roommates got there, so yeah, I definitely wasn't about to wait a half week to unpack and get settled in.</p>
<p>well, i suppose if you are arriving at school a week early, then that's understandable, but otherwise, I'm not so sure...Maybe it's just the way I was raised, but I really do think it would be a rather rude thing to do. Even if you guys argue when you get there, at least you won't have hard feelings against each other because you guys waited and the matter was discussed. Maybe then you could decide one gets the bigger closet and the other one gets the top bunk. Would one bed really be more lumpy than the other? I'm sure they're both standard issue. Plus, when you guys have "conversed" you won't always be dwelling on how sneaky your roomie is. Wow, that was long-winded.</p>
<p>me+2suitcases...shouldn't be too hard, huh?</p>
<p>The first one in should just pick a bed and get his/her belongings in and out of the way quickly, so that when the other(s) get there - they have room to at least step into the room with their things. The beds will most likely be equally lumpy. You can negotiate after everyone is there - maybe trade beds at the end of the semester or something. Unless it's all built-ins, you will probably rearrange the furniture several times over the course of the year anyhow, so you can all bunk and un-bunk to your heart's delight.</p>
<p>To wait would be pretty stupid. I highly doubt that if your roommate got there early, they would wait. It's just smart to go for what you want if you are there before them.</p>
<p>beachy got it basically right, that's how it was at my school.</p>
<p>take what you want when you get there, and get your stuff out of the way. You can move anything around later. You can recruit other people to help if you need help with the beds or anything.</p>
<p>VincentPerricone</p>
<p>you might want some cords and toilet supplies. And some sheets and a pillow.</p>
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<p>are the beds really uncomfortable? would you recommend getting one of those foam things or a whole new bed (if parents were willing to buy)? Thanks :)</p>