<p>That’s your choice, but the mattresses are essentially brown bricks that have been slept on, puked on, and fornicated on by countless college students before you.</p>
<p>^ Yeah basically. I agree with the “brick” part.</p>
<p>You only carry the sleeping bag from your car to the room, and then from the room to your car when you leave. I personally brought sheets. The mattress hurt my back a bit, but hey, it’s one night.</p>
<p>"That’s your choice, but the mattresses are essentially brown bricks that have been slept on, puked on, and fornicated on by countless college students before you. "</p>
<p>Yeah it was nasty, my sheet came off during the night and I didn’t want to annoy my roommate and put it back on (noise) so I sleep off to the side cause I had thoughts about what went down on that mattress before I was there.</p>
<p>I did not realize that about the mattresses. So how many of you will be bringing new or personal mattresses in the fall? I think I might…</p>
<p>(The above only applies if ResLife already gives one an mattress for the semester, which I think they do).</p>
<p>For the fall, don’t bring a mattress, but do plan to bring a mattress topper (either the memory foam or egg crate foam stuff) with a mattress cover to go over that. It makes the bed softer and it puts a little distance between you and whatever is there from the previous owner(s). I also sprayed the heck out of D’s mattress with a can of lysol. I’m sure it didn’t do much, but it sure made me feel better.</p>
<p>what is the immunization form?</p>
<p>You can print the immunization form out on the Orientation Office’s website. Essentially, you get it filled out by your doctor to assure the school that you’re up to date on vaccinations. If you don’t turn it in, they will put a registration block on you after orientation (well, they said they would, they haven’t for me… hmm…).</p>
<p>And no, most people do not bring their own mattresses (I’ve never heard of someone doing that, actually). People just put mattress toppers on the beds.</p>
<p>thanks, i just read the form and it said: </p>
<p> Students are permitted to register at the University of Maryland, College Park
prior to submitting this form for the first enrollment ONLY .
Failure to submit a completed Immunization Record will result in a Registration Block
for the future semester.</p>
<p>i guess that means hey will block u from registering the spring semester until you turn in the form?</p>
<p>Yeah, basically. They implied the block would go on a few days after orientation (which it hasn’t, but I’m not complaining).</p>
<p>I know at DD’s college the mattresses have those flexible plastic covers on them. Not so at Maryland? I don’t remember from when we moved DS in last year. He took sleeping bag and pillow for Orientation and was glad to have it…sleeping on top of the sleeping bag proved much more comfortable than on the mattress itself. He also had a nice mattress topper (combo egg-crate and memory foam) which made the year in the dorm much more bearable.</p>
<p>For those considering the consequences of not returning your immunization form … why not just turn it in?? What’s the problem?</p>
<p>Centh - I’m pretty sure there’s a plastic covering of some kind on them.
Plumazul - I wasn’t able to get mine completed because my parents were out of town for a while before orientation. Doesn’t hurt to know what’s going to happen if you forget to bring it.</p>
<p>For the immunization form, I went to the HS and got a copy of my son’s immunization record and turned that in. It was very easy. The only thing is the other shot – I can’t remember it’s name – but you can waive it. Then you don’t need to schedule a doctors visit.</p>
<p>^ “waive it”?! Are you talking about Menactra? The last thing you would want to do is to send a kid off to college without it. Don’t “waive it”, get it …</p>
<p>Kendalldaines - Are you referring to the meningitis vaccine? I would recommend getting it :/</p>
<p>You guys do realize that you can just fax your immunization form? That’s what I did.</p>
<p>^ That’s what I’m going to have to do, once I get around to stopping by the doctor’s office.</p>
<p>Is there any reason at all why one would want to use the UMD health insurance plan if you are covered under your parents’ plan?</p>
<p>I didn’t mean to give the impression of not getting that vaccine. But if you can’t get to the doctor – or you don’t really have a doctor – before your orientation, you can waive it on the form, but ultimately get the vaccine. I was wondering if you can get it at the UMD health center after you’ve enrolled. That would be so convenient. Does anyone know if you can do that?</p>
<p>[Immunizations</a> | University Health Center](<a href=“http://www.health.umd.edu/clinicalservices/allergimmuntravel/immunizations]Immunizations”>Immunization Clinic | UMD Health Center)</p>
<p>I get the impression that the Health Center offers the meningitis vaccine, among others.</p>