<p>Hi, can anyone tell me when is the move in day for students attending the last orientation dates? </p>
<p>Would it be early on the Sunday of orientation? Or will move in be after orientation is over? </p>
<p>How many days do parents normally stay? </p>
<p>We are flying to Boston and want to plan accordingly. </p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>HI, my daughter is attending session 7 as well. When I called the school (highly recommended, I think I spoke to office of First Year life, or something like that) they were helpful walking me through it. We move our kids in the morning of the orientation, which is Sunday. I think the kids and parents check in on Sunday from noon till 2. Our family is staying through Wednesday. I figured that would give us one last day together on Wednesday for another Target run or whatever. The rest of the students arrive and move in on Thursday. Then they have tons of activites planned throughout the weekend. My daughter is freaking out about us leaving her “alone” on Wednesday night, but I figure she will have just spent 3 days with 200 kids and wouldn’t want me around anyway!</p>
<p>OMG! We are from Miami and my daughter is also freaking out. Did your daughter find a roomate? Cause I think that’s my daughter’s biggest concern. And the fact that she knows no one whom is going to BC. Maybe they can meet through facebook. Let me know if your daughter is interested. </p>
<p>Thank you for the information! BTW We just booked our flights for the trip so it’s getting very close to the date. We are anxious and excited!</p>
<p>Dear helicoptermom24 : Do not worry about the roommate issue - surveys about your child’s habits, preferences, sleeping patterns, study patterns, social desires, and a myriad of other items are all factored into the roommate selection process orchestrated by Boston College’s Office of Residential Life staff. In some ways, you will be better suited allowing the University to do its job rather than “facebooking” a dormmate for the school year. Your child will not wind up as a single in his/her freshman year and you will find that your child will be part of a larger circle of many students looking to make friends at the start of their college careers.</p>
<p>Dear dkloos : The Office of the First Year Experience is one of the great resources at Boston College and will help you through the first trying days after move-in with Session 7 as well as helping you through your concerns with separation and all that comes with a first year college student. The orientation session will allow you and your family to explore many of these emotions and you will emerge from the experience confident that your child’s needs will be well addressed on many levels at Boston College.</p>
<p>Dear Both : At orientation, you will be split from your child following the opening sessions on Sunday. Expect that the next 48 hours will be independently spent exploring the various aspects of collegiate life. The only unique aspect of Session 7 from the others is that of course you will not be returning home with your child; instead, they will already be taking those first steps in their collegiate career. Congratulations to your families for joining the Boston College Community.</p>
<p>Did Student Services tell you exactly what time Sunday morning we could begin moving the kids in or if there was any way we could begin moving in on Saturday?</p>
<p>If we have to be at Orientation at noon, that does not seem to be a lot of time especially since being from so far away, we may need time to run out and buy things once we actually see the room and what is already provided in the dorm building.</p>
<p>To CC2425:</p>
<p>I called student services and was told that at nine am we can begin to move in. I’m also anxious about the orientation issue. But I’m doing as told. I will fly to Boston on Saturday morning and get all the shopping done (hopefully). Then I will do the last of my shopping after my daughter settles in the dorm. </p>
<p>I’m planning to pick everything at a Bed Bath and Beyond and make sure it’s in Boston. I was told by a sales rep that it’s a pack and hold. I’m also buying the printer ahead of time at a Best Buy and make sure I can pick up at a Best Buy in Boston. I’m just trying to save as much time in picking things out whereas I can just pay and go! </p>
<p>Any other suggestions anyone out there will be appreciated! :)</p>
<p>IMO, it’s best to plan on mistakes happening, i.e., BB&B being out of whatever your ordered. Thus, consider what is absolutely, positively necessary to have on Day 1: bedding. We took bedding on the plane as checked baggage. (A 20" cube cardboard box works nicely, since the airline max is 62 linear inches.) </p>
<p>For other stuff that you need on Day, 1, I suggest purchasing at home and shipping Fedex Ground/UPS to your hotel to arrive on the Friday prior to you checking in. Or, order online from BB&B and ship to hotel. That way it is there when you arrive, and you don’t have to schlep across town for it. But even if its a day later (Monday) you will still be there to receive it.</p>
<p>Printers can be had on amazon inexpensively (saving on sales tax), mailed thru BC package delivery, (not a must-have on Day 1). Chances are roomie will have one anyway; in a pinch, the College has plenty of printers at the library for use (really just to print off football tix). Or, check out the excellent computer package deals thru BC bookstore. They’ll have plenty of equipment for parents to purchase when you arrive. You could also order early and have laptop shipped home (but would have to bring/ship it back).</p>
<p>The Target in Watertown will be a zoo. Literally. Last year, it’s parking lot was worse than the busiest California mall I have ever experienced, even during Christmas shopping season. Well worth the trip for storage containers et al, but it will not be a short trip!</p>
<p>Regarding the BB&B and target needs, I just signed up today for the Sendoff Weekend, and they have a Target bus run on Friday, where Target is open just for BC students. I thought that might be a good backup for my daughter for items that we didn’t think of/too big to mail, etc. Just a thought!</p>
<p>Hi, no, my daughter did not really find anyone. She got into the game of facebooking potential roommates through the BC site kinda late, and has had conversations with 5 or 6 girls running for awhile. I think that it got ackward at the end, where someone had to step up and ask the other to room with them. My daughter just didn’t get brave enough to do that, I guess! She’s a blast, but kinda shy about making the first move! PM me and I can give her full name and they can check each other out on FAcebook!! We live in Colorado and she does not know anyone going to BC as well! I do agree with earlier poster…I think sometimes you can think you “know” someone on FB, and you could just do better with a random placement.</p>
<p>thank you Bluebayou andCc2425, great ideas! I have just started to think through the logistics of getting things from Colorado to Boston, and you guys have given me great info about that as well as Orientation. Is a car generally necessary for the trip…ie, is the Target/BB&B pretty far away? I hate to have the hassle of renting a car just for the day, as we don’t need it the rest of the trip, but it seems like it might be necessary. Are all the rentals at the airport? Would be easier if we could find a car that we didn’t have to go back to the airport to return. thanks</p>
<p>Yes, a car is necessary if you plan on sojurns to Target/BB&B. A good map, too, since getting to Target in Watertown is tricky surface streets. For runners, however, a trip to the New Balance outlet store in nearby Brighton is a must. Depending on where you are staying, Logan is probably best spot to pickup cars. But the Marriott-Newton has a Hertz counter if you are staying there. Parking on campus is free for parents during Orientation. (Full disclosure: I’m a Calif native, so driving is a genetic thing!)</p>
<p>dkloos: the bus to Target is for the students, and they’d have to carry everything back, so it’s more fun than practical. Plus, it serves several nearby colleges and could be out of stuff when the bus pulls up. If I recall, BC was not the only college there last year.</p>
<p>Here’s another plug for the BC computer roomie matching program – it seemed to work out great.</p>
<p>Hi all. I’m a local parent of a BC grad and a BC law student and I would do anything to avoid the Target and BB&B in the Watertown area (especially trying to figure out all the little streets to get there!). If you have a car and don’t mind getting on the Mass Pike, I strongly suggest getting on the Pike Westbound and driving to the first Framingham exit. Once you get off the Pike you will find a Target, Best Buy, Wall Mart, Home Depot, BB&B and many other stores to pick up all of your needs. Between the Natick Mall and Shoppers World (in addition to other strip mall type complexes), you will find everything you need. There are also lots of places to eat (although there is not a grocery store in the area). It takes 15-20 minutes to get from the Newton campus to that exit, if you don’t come during rush hours.</p>
<p>Thanks for the info Dogwood! 
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<p>I did a search on mapquest and found a BB&B and a Best Buy in 401 Park Drive. The map said I was 13 mins from BC…could this be the area you are speaking about? </p>
<p>Although I’m not sure cause the closes Target I found is in 550 Arsenal St, Watertown which is 10 mins from BC…
Please guide me through this because I couldn’t find any Walmart near the area from the school. </p>
<p>If you can let me know the address and if all the stores ex. If a Walmart is in the surrounding area I would appreciate it. </p>
<p>Anyways I’m planning to get there on Sat. to do all the shopping hopefully!<br>
BTW I’m not that familiar with the surrounding areas, so I will be renting a car with a GPS!</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>No, they are not the same. Park Drive is the Landmark Center - near Fenway Park - meaning more urban driving. The stores I mentioned are in Framingham/Natick - a suburban area. The addresses to those stores are as follows:
Target - 400 Cochituate Road (Rt. 30)
Best Buy - 1 Worcester Road/Shopper’s World (Rt. 9)
Wallmart - 121 Worcester Road
BB&B - 84 Worcester Road
Home Depot - 339 Speen Street/Natick</p>
<p>Rt 30 and Rt 9 are parallel to one another and straddle Shoppers world. Speen Street intersects both. Natick and Framingham are towns located next to one another. Natick has Natick Collection, which is a large shopping mall (Macy’s, Nordstroms), and Home Depot. Framingham has Target, Best Buy (in Shopper’s World), Wallmart and BB&B.</p>
<p>I have gotten stuck in Boston traffic on so many occasions that I would do anything to avoid it. If you don’t mind urban driving, you may do fine in Boston. Otherwise, jump on the Pike westbound, get off at Exit 13 (which deposits you on Cochituate Road) and the Target is just two blocks away. If you decide to come out, just make sure you don’t go on the Pike during rush hours.</p>