<p>I'm an international student.
I need to start arranging my flight for August, and I have a little bit of trouble.</p>
<p>I know it starts on August 27th, but it is extremely hard to find the flight that arrives there on Sunday, August 27th. (International Flight) I did find one that arrives at 9:00 PM. Unless I can find very affordable motel/inn, I don't want to go there early either.</p>
<p>To sum up, my questions are:
1. Is it August 27th only? Can I check in prior to or later than that date?
2. How late does the office open for check in? (Per se, 10-11 PM?)
3. If not, could anybody provide information on affordable inn in NYC? or
4. Does anybody want to share the same hotel room if you happen to arrive early?</p>
<p>Thank you in advance.</p>
<p>27th is the earliest day you can get into a dorm. I am sure you won't have a problem if you decide to arrive later, but then you'll miss out some of the freshman orientation.</p>
<p>I'd advise you to get to the city by 26th, spend a day in a hotel (if financially feasible) then move in to the dorm the next morning.</p>
<p>One relatively inexpensive inn I can think of is the Hotel 17, which is about a half mile away from the campus.</p>
<p>Hotel 17
225 E 17TH St, New York City, NY 10003
From US $60.00/night (this is a very good deal for a place in manhattan)
<a href="http://travel.yahoo.com/p-hotel-337009-hotel_17-i%5B/url%5D">http://travel.yahoo.com/p-hotel-337009-hotel_17-i</a></p>
<p>Look into hostels too maybe...</p>
<p>haha the thought of staying at one of those seriously freaks me out.</p>
<p>also, i heard that a lot of times they let you move in a day early if you just stop by and ask.</p>
<p>I would e-mail housing and explain your situation. Usually schools are very flexible when it comes to special circumstances like yours.</p>