LasMa

We're in California, so we won't be driving to Earlham in August, and taking D's earthly possessions on the plane as luggage would cost a fortune. Is Earlham set up to receive shipments of student belongings before the student arrives? We'd like to have them waiting for us when we get there, to maximize her moving-in time before classes start. And which is better, UPS or USPS?

suzybelle

Yes, you can ship stuff ahead. The mailroom is open during orientation so you can retrieve anything you've sent. I believe you'll get information on this in materials you'll recieve during the summer. We've used FedEx, USPS, and UPS, and all work fine.

Richmond has a Walmart, a Kmart, and Meier, which is sort of a higher-quality Kmart. There's also a department store downtown, Elder-Beerman. There's not a tremendous amount of time for shopping during orientation, but we managed to get everything our D needed. We're from California, too. Just fyi, during summers our D has either stored her stuff in free dorm storage spaces or in cheap off-campus storage.