<p>Current NYU students: Could you describe what exactly happens on move-in day for freshman. My last name is in the second half of the alphabet so Im comming in at around 1. I live in Rubin Hall. Do they check to see if your last name coincides with the time your moving in? How early should we arrive? I have seen pictures of a long line to enter the building and move in. Thank you.</p>
<p>I moved in at about 10AM (Rubin, the process might be different elsewhere), so it might be less crowded later, but...</p>
<p>You pull up to the curb, dump your stuff off. Somebody parks, someone else stands with the stuff in front of the building. There's piles of stuff everywhere. Then there's a line for getting your key and room info, which early on goes around the block. If you want a bin carry the stuff, there's a line for that. Then there's another line for an elevator. Depending on how many people you have with you, you can divide and conquer. If your on a lower floor, you dont need an elevator, and depending on how much stuff you have and how many people you have to carry it, you might not need a bin. I was on the 8th floor and had 4 people helping me out, so we just carried it up the stairs. I waited about an hour and a half for the key, signed a bunch of stuff, and then we headed up the stairs. The stairwell was about 100 degrees, and there's so many people you can barely move. </p>
<p>People who waited for elevators (there's three) and bins, waited between one and two hours for each if I remember correctly. The elevator would have been more comfortable, but to me it wasn't worth the wait. I think I was completely moved in in about 2.5 hours. </p>
<p>No one really followed the alphabetical thing, and nobody checked. It's more of a suggestion to keep everyone from moving in early, but there were plenty of people in the latter part of the alphabet who moved in as soon as the building opened. Knowing NYU though, they could decide to enforce it eventually. But I seriously doubt it.</p>
<p>Thank you for your insight. Since I live in NYC and I am only bringing summer clothes I will definatly carry my things upstairs (even though I'm on the 10th floor) I might even travel with my roomate who's name is in the first half of the alphabet and arrive very early in the morning, have some breakfast and move in.</p>
<p>Another question, could you tell me anything about the rubin triples? Have you had experience with the -09 room?</p>
<p>I'm on the 8th floor of brittany, i'm planning to carry most of my stuff up as well...just me and my dad though. how did you get big suitcases and such up the stairs? [or did you not have any one thing particularly big?]</p>
<p>lmao I like that s/n alot lastaccountbanned.</p>
<p>sorry...back on topic</p>
<p>hey, sorry, i don't know anything about the -09. is that the suite?</p>
<p>as for big stuff, i mostly had boxes, but i had one big heavy trunk, and my dad and brother had to lift it and take it up together. i definitely would not have made it on my own lol.</p>
<p><a href="http://nyuhousing.wikispaces.com/Rubin%5B/url%5D">http://nyuhousing.wikispaces.com/Rubin</a></p>
<p>haha</p>
<p>I am so glad that I am on the 5th floor :)</p>
<p>Orangeroses, thanks alot for that link it really helped me.</p>
<p>me too merume...3rd floor here (not waiting for the elevators...)</p>
<p>Chicago- are the "bins" like a dolly? Could you explain?</p>
<p>they are literally a giant square plastic tub on wheels. i could actually fit into one.</p>
<p>we did on moving out day haha...we forced someone in and pushed them around...quite fun, actually</p>
<p>haha...you wouldn't happen to have any sort of approx. dimensions? I'm only wondering b/c I'm trying to figure out what I can take in a box vs. a suitcase (as suitcases are easier to lug up stairs)</p>