<p>I'm not sure about how the pre-orientation programs work. Could someone give me a quick overview?</p>
<p>Is there a place for us to stay and store our luggage that we will be bringing for the semester?</p>
<p>Thanks for any help.</p>
<p>D1 did FOOT - she left first and we (dad, sister and I) followed a few days later with all her luggage. I believe there were some students who did bring in their luggage and they were stored on campus until they returned from their program.</p>
<p>^ This is what is recommended. They strongly discourage you from showing up to these programs with your luggage since you do not have access to put things in your freshman room. As you pull up to Old Campus (or SM/TD) on move-in day, a dozen upperclassmen from your residential college swarm your vehicle and carry all your move-in things into your S/D’s room (sometimes up 4 flights of stairs) before you even return from parking your car.</p>
<p>Second the above…we brought the bulk of S’s stuff on move in day (and YGandD was so right - the move-in helpers were amazing! I will sorely miss them this year 
) He did FOOT and only brought what he needed for the program with him.
We also shipped a few boxes UPS; they had a very efficient system of getting the boxes from trucks at scheduled times on Old Campus. But if you do this, don’t ship anything that they’d need right away…the boxes don’t come on the first day. AND we also made the obligatory Target/IKEA runs.</p>
<p>It is true that the easy way to do it is for students to bring only what they need for the pre-Orientation program, and for parents to meet them at the end of the program (on move-in day) with the rest of their belongings. However, if you were not planning on making the trip out to help your student move in, you should call your house’s master’s office or the director of the pre-O program and see if they can offer you an alternative. I’m pretty sure you will be able to work something out. I believe they regularly open rooms for students coming from abroad, for example.</p>
<p>^memake is right! They do open rooms for international students and few others whose family will not be able to come on move-in day. One of D’s suite mates moved in early - she’s from Texas but her family couldn’t be there.</p>