question about move-in

<p>I've found someone to switch with me a residence hall room for my plaza.</p>

<p>what should our first step be? this says:</p>

<p>[url=<a href="http://uclahousing.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/uclahousing.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=529&p_created=1125345511&p_sid=X*UMEkcj&p_accessibility=0&p_redirect=&p_lva=&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9zb3J0X2J5PSZwX2dyaWRzb3J0PSZwX3Jvd19jbnQ9NzAwLDcwMCZwX3Byb2RzPSZwX2NhdHM9MCZwX3B2PSZwX2N2PSZwX3NlYXJjaF90eXBlPWFuc3dlcnMuc2VhcmNoX25sJnBfcGFnZT0xJnBfc2VhcmNoX3RleHQ9aG91c2luZyBzd2Fw&p_li=&p_topview=1%5DAnswer%5B/url"&gt;http://uclahousing.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/uclahousing.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=529&amp;p_created=1125345511&amp;p_sid=X*UMEkcj&amp;p_accessibility=0&amp;p_redirect=&amp;p_lva=&amp;p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9zb3J0X2J5PSZwX2dyaWRzb3J0PSZwX3Jvd19jbnQ9NzAwLDcwMCZwX3Byb2RzPSZwX2NhdHM9MCZwX3B2PSZwX2N2PSZwX3NlYXJjaF90eXBlPWFuc3dlcnMuc2VhcmNoX25sJnBfcGFnZT0xJnBfc2VhcmNoX3RleHQ9aG91c2luZyBzd2Fw&amp;p_li=&amp;p_topview=1]Answer[/url&lt;/a&gt;]&lt;/p>

<p>it says the open transfer period is October 2 - 9, 2008, but do we have to wait that long? I'd rather move in immediately to my new room right at move-in, should I talk to my plaza RA about that first?</p>