<p>In reference to packing…
If there’s rain forecast on moving day,consider packing in plastic bins or at least taking garbage bags. (Right now, the weather channel has Sat. Aug. 15 as 90 degrees with a 60% chance of rain. Keep your fingers crossed that rain doesn’t happen!) On move-in day, you have a limited amount of time to park your vehicle and unload, and most people have to just unload your student’s things on the sidewalk. I stood there with the belongings while my husband parked our car in one garage, and my son parked his car in his garage space…neither of which were near the dorm. Bring quarters for parking meters, too! (Capstone and Columbia have a small metered lot right there at the dorm if you’re lucky enough to get a space.) Students have to go through check-in and then go to the empty room to complete a check-in list of the room condition, then they come back and can swap their ID card for a huge blue rolling bin or a luggage carrier. My son was in Capstone his freshman year, and we were parked down at the end of the block. There are lots of friendly USC folks handing out water, etc. We did pack everything in plastic bins in case of rain. (Of course it didn’t rain and we had to lug those things back home!)</p>