<p>3togo, Thumper is not talking about them staying on after the move-in (at least I don’t think so), she’s talking about the days before and taking the time to buy the needed items. It’s not like you can fly in at three in the afternoon and go directly to Target, pick up everything and then move in the next day. If the OP has the time and the money, a couple of days before orientation makes a lot of sense IMO. Hopefully the OP has booked her hotels because they book up REALLY fast at PSU.</p>