<p>Hi all, </p>
<p>How many days in advance should I arrive at my college's town?</p>
<p>I'll be flying to the town. I can't check in to the school before the move-in date, so I'll be staying in a hotel. </p>
<p>Some of the things I plan to do would be getting a car, getting clothes & buying basic necessities etc. </p>
<p>My school's located in a small town.</p>
<p>Should I go say, 5 days before the move-in date or is that unnecessary?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Have you been looking for a car? I would suggest looking around online to see what is available in the town, then when you get there, check out 2 or 3 of the ones you liked to see if they're worth it. </p>
<p>I would say 5 days is enough time to get into town beforehand. But still being a senior in high school, I can't say for sure. Plus my college is an hour away from me, so... yeah.</p>
<p>But yeah, 5 days sounds good. Gives you plenty of time to find a car, get to know your town a bit, and buy the things you need.</p>
<p>If it's a small town, you may not be able to find what your are looking for. You may have to stay in a city that is nearby. Does the town have a Walmart, Target, or Bed Bath & Beyond? These are stores where student typically buy things for college.</p>
<p>Five days sounds excessive. We had two days off between freshmen orientation and the beginning of classes and I got all the things I wanted to buy in those two days and still had time to unpack. I didn't buy a car though.</p>
<p>If you drop the idea of buying a car, 2 days should be more than enough time to buy what you need. In my opinion, you should cancel the idea of buying a car there---especially if you're a freshman. Many colleges do not allow freshmen to have cars. I don't know where you live and if you plan on attending a college outside of your home state. This complicates the issue of a car even more---regarding registration, insurance, title, and even sales tax.<br>
I suggest buying a car during the summer after your freshman year in your home state and driving it back when you start your sophomore year.</p>
<p>just make sure you're there for welcome week</p>
<p>If you're arriving with practically no clothes or necc. I would get there 4 days prior. One day would be mostly killed arriving (then pick up some dorm goods.) Two days for clothes= one for basic shirts/jeans/jackets and another for shoes & anything you couldnt find the first day (as its a small town you'll prob have to look toward the city- more time intensive.) Then you have one more day to pick up the rest of the dorm items (including food/plastic hooks/vacuum/ ect.) I would take 5 if you tire easily or are able to afford more lee-way time. There is MUCH more stuff than you realize you have to buy (if you want a comfy dorm!)
I'm not including buying a car.</p>
<p>The day the dorms open.</p>
<p>^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^</p>
<p>get there when the dorms open.
then you can still shop, but you eliminate the middle step of moving everything. You can buy things and move them directly into the room, and it's also much easier to decide what you need when you've seen the space and talked to your roommate.</p>
<p>^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^</p>
<p>Although, once the dorms open, finding what you need in the stores, which will generally be fairly well picked over, will be quite difficult...</p>
<p>Is there free time during freshman orientation to buy daily necessities/clothing etc.?</p>
<p>That will depend on your school.</p>
<p>It depends on the school...at mine like every second of orientation was scheduled and we really didn't have time for anything other than orientation activities.</p>