<p>ok thanks, My son is in the 8 x 8’6" single. I misunderstood your post. </p>
<p>@bzylizy it was actually your post I meant to tag. My son is in the smaller rodney room as well. I am going down there on Monday. If you want to PM me your D’s building and room number I can try to get a few pictures of it to help you mentally prepare. I know the longer rooms will fit both on the one wall but I’m thinking the desk and dresser will fit the opposite wall with fridge next to bed? Hopefully it will make more sense when I see the room. Let me know if you want me to try and get pictures for you. 
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<p>It is a shame you just can’t get rid of the UofD bed and throw in a futon. at least then it is a couch and a bed all in one.</p>
<p>@airborne you can but I think it’s after you move in… there are forms to request furniture removal from the rooms. I don’t want to cart something like that down but if you are willing to wait I believe it can be done. I know you can fill out a request to remove a loft. One of my D’s friends had a loft she did not want and it took about a week but they removed it for her. </p>
<p>@lefty1 On UofD website they make is sound like you have to keep all standard furniture, and the only thing that can be requested to be removed is extra furniture after a triple becomes a double. </p>
<p>ok, not sure how they make it sound… just only know of my D’s friends experience in a typical double room. </p>
<p>On move-in day, are only Maryland and Delaware residents allowed to move in at 8am? I live in PA but I’m under 2 hours away. Do I have to wait until noon?</p>
<p>No. I would recommend getting to your dorm between 7:30 and 7:45 am. Unpack your vehicle at the unpacking area, move your vehicle to a parking area, and check in at 8:00am. Helpers will be available to help you move things to your room. You can generally beat most of the madness on arrival day by doing this. Good luck. </p>
<p>@rosalielew I believe I read someplace that check-in for students coming from less than 2 to 3 hours away is between 8am and 12. For students coming from further away, check-in is from 12 to 4. </p>
<p>Does anyone have experience with renting the refrig/micro combo that Delaware recommends? It seems very expensive for a rental ($199). I would love to buy one off of Craigs list but we wont have room in the car to take it up. Is there a place close to campus to buy one inexpensively once we are there? Also, since there is a microwave in the dorm kitchen, is it really necessary to have a microwave in the room?</p>
<p>There is a Home Depot at 1000 Suburban Drive (less than 2 miles from campus) that sells a wide variety of dorm refrigerators (the cheapest is around $100.00). Perhaps if you purchase in advance they will hold it for you to pick it up. There may be a run on these things on move-in day (especially for the cheaper ones). Good luck.</p>
<p>@enpurpose, this was a big discussion among friends of mine the other night. We were together with our son’s crew of 10 friends and their families. The microfridge company has certainly cornered the market. From San Diego to Atlanta and back to NJ and Delaware many of us are in the same boat. It KILLED me to drop the $199 on the micro fridge for my D’s room. (her room mate brought the TV) Only thing I can say is pricing it all out it probably was about $50 over what we could piece it together and lug it down ourselves. My D’s fridge was not a new one when she got it and sparked a bit. Of course she never told me till the first week of December. I called the fridge people and they had a brand new one waiting for her after winter break. The customer service was very good and it was one less thing to think about. My D has not needed the use of one again so it didn’t affect her future housing. We had not idea where my son would land so had I know UD maybe I should have purchased a unit. I will rent one again for him this year. Plus if your child ends up on the 4th floor it will be very worth it just to have them carry it all the way up for you. At the end of the year you just leave it cleaned out and they come take it away. </p>
<p>My daughter and her roommate split the microfridge cost freshman year. Based on how full our vehicle was for move-in, there is no way we could have hauled a fridge down with us!</p>
<p>There’s no doubt you pay for the convenience but there’s also no doubt that it is a convenience. Plugged in and running when we moved in.</p>
<p>Son just did the same deal at Pitt with his roommate.</p>
<p>UD was identified by the Princton Review earlier this week as being in the Top 20 “Party Schools” in the US at #20. I believe UD has not achieved this dubious distinction for some time although years ago it was frequently identified as a party school. Syracuse was #1 in the rankings and Penn State was #7. Hopefully new freshman will not fall victim to this potentially disasterous path. I am sure most parents will be having a talk to their student about this potential problem prior to starting at UD but I think it would be a good idea to follow-up on this issue as students progress through the first semester, especially if you find your student is having academic difficulties (this of course is not the only reason for this but it is a common one). Just thought I would mention this. </p>
<p>Perhaps if UD didn’t condone the party atmosphere then perhaps it might actually curb the problem. Yes, when you are classified as a party school you have a problem. </p>
<p>@airborne - can you clarify how UD condones the party atmopsphere?</p>
<p>well when you have coaches of club sports going out drinking with the students, I would say that is condoning. UD is lucky that the club sports are not regulated by the NCAA</p>
<p>Wasn’t this riot/party the result of the club sports party?</p>
<p><a href=“Party turns to riot in Newark, Delaware - YouTube”>Party turns to riot in Newark, Delaware - YouTube;
<p>I’m pretty sure that event came to be as a result of the MTV show “Im schmacked” rolling through town. At least that’s what/how my daughter remembers it. She was not present at the event filmed. Perhaps @airborne your child was so you would know better than me. </p>
<p>We have had many conversations in our household over several years about “partying” and the consequences. I trust my D has a very good understanding in this area. However, it has also been made VERY clear that we are not paying 40k+ a year for her to give anything other than 100% academically and behave respectfully. If she breaks her end of the deal she knows she will be back home in a flash. I am sure there will always be the group of partiers at every school and probably the same group that were the partiers in high school. I am sure some will do some experimenting with new freedoms but hopefully if a solid foundation was built at home it will keep them on the right path.</p>