Love hearing these stories! Our boco drop off was similar to Point Park – urban campus and they have it down to a science. My D ended up on the first floor which helped substantially with move in – but the humidity oh man that takes some getting used to! I also could not believe the cost to just get into a dorm, can’t imagine an apartment next year!! This week is placements, activities, etc too. So far I am hearing nothing but happy reports, and my D also has 2 roommates (1 MT 1 Dance) and so far they get along splendidly … phew!! Keep the stories coming!!
My D’s drop-off happened on the hottest day of the summer!! We drove down and there was little traffic! D.C. traffic is normally brutal no matter which day u travel! Nevertheless the heat was insane! Fortunately when we arrived to the dorm the upperclassmen were waiting for us. They unpacked the car, took the bins up to her room and unloaded them. All we had to do is set-up. They had a bbq outside but it was too unbearable to stay outside. So we all got our food, drink and free Rita’s and went back to my D’s dorm and sat in the lounge. It was a little disappointing because it was too hot for any of the move-in day activities and some were postponed. So we mainly hung out in her room and then eventually said goodbye. She is having a fabulous time at Howard. The entire freshman performing arts department did a three day intensive before classes began. D enjoyed it but very hard work! She also has a tech class this semester so she is learning about lighting! So proud. She is adjusting nicely now. It was little rough the first week but now I feel she is really beginning to settle in. Hope all of your children are doing well. Wishing much success to all of the class of 2020!
Of course I can never see my alma mater mentioned and not say H! U!..YOU KNOW! hahahahaha
Glad she’s enjoying it so far, @mtjones1!
@GSOMTMom Yes! Lol! She was smitten with The Mecca since her sophomore year of HS. I am so glad she was able to fulfill her dream!
I wonder if the “helpers” with move-in’s have always been around or is a newer thing. With my oldest we had to move her in ourselves, but with D at Coastal Carolina, they had the “Chanticrew”. About 700 students come early and volunteer their time to move the other students in. They descend upon your car and move everything in for you, frequently in one trip! Very helpful when it’s 90+ degrees and 90% humidity! 
Definitely didn’t have that help when I helped move my niece into Montclair State last year.
Montclair does do that on freshman move in day! The many elves descend and unpack your car for you and put it in bins on wheels and take it all to your room. Maybe your niece moved in on a different day, @mtjones1!
Maybe so. That particular day we packed our own bin took it to the room and unpacked it. Maybe there were a lot more students that day. It was quite eventful. She moved in on a Sunday so we got to learn about blue laws and everything.
“I wonder if the “helpers” with move-in’s have always been around or is a newer thing.”
@stagedoormama, When my S moved into Tisch back in 2007 (I think it was), there were tons of enthusiastic helpers, and all of my kids’ colleges since have had helpers. Some colleges are more organized and unified about it than others, though.
I’m curious when it started; I mean back in the 1980s when I moved into college, no one was there to help me, including my parents!
I can vouch for having helpers WAY BACK when I moved into college in Ohio. I do wonder when that became a thing? Furthermore, why don’t they offer it for subsequent years?? Those same hundreds of kids who moved in early to help with fresh are there when upperclass show up. If they stagger move in, it would work. Sigh… Wishful thinking…
@connections - Same here, no help in the 80’s when I was in college!
Point Park actually moves in the upperclassmen too. Could be because it’s in an urban setting and they can’t have lots of cars blocking downtown streets. In a more suburban setting where no one is anyone’s way, maybe it’s just, whatevs. HA!
There’s no one to help move you out though. Those days are more staggered.
We have found moving OUT in NYC more challenging than moving in. On move in day there are areas designated to offload - and people to help. Plus we packed the car at home- and it is well organized. Moving out- everyone’s on a different day - and trying to pack a car on a NYC street is NOT ideal!
Our move in day was a total breeze. I personally didn’t have to carry a single thing! Score! D is settling in to school just fine. She likes her roommate and suitemates and has made a ton of friends already. She love her dorm and her professors (for the most part). She auditioned for the opera and was cast in a small role with a small solo. She also auditioned in the theatre department was cast in a staged reading of a new musical. So, she’s pretty satisfied with how things are going so far. They are in rehearsals for the new student showcase and she’s in a group with @Just3girls D. So far, she only has one concern, but it’s early in the semester, so I’ll not go into it at this point unless it continues to be an issue. But so far, SEMO is looking to be a good choice for her!
There were upperclass helpers when I moved into my first college dorm in 1973…
When I moved into my dorm in 1987 the upper class boys all came down to stand by the freshman girls dorms (all in same part of campus) to check out the “fresh meat”. (Charming, right? Actually, it was really very innocent) I took the old tv from the basement to school with me- and it was massive (not in a good way). My parents were taking a load up- and I couldn’t move the tv by myself- so I picked a couple of guys standing nearby and asked if they could help. They did - and on the way up one asked me out…and he was cute, so I said yes. We had our 26th wedding anniversary two weeks ago. You never know where a little moving help can lead 
That’s such a sweet story, @toowonderful ! Congratulations on your 26th.
I adore that story @toowonderful!
I “met” my H of 31 years in fall freshman year English class - although we didn’t actually speak to each other until three years later (something totally cool, like, “Hey, weren’t you in that freshman English class?”) He looked a little like Peter Frampton. And played guitar. Come to think of it, his current “condition” looks pretty similar to Frampton’s. And they’re both still playing guitar.
I’m a romance writer and I’m totally writing all this down to use in a book some day. You never know where you’re next plot bunny is going to come from . . .