Dorm arrangment for athletes

soxfan99
Mon, 01 Feb 2016 18:00:16 +0000

This can vary depending on the school. My DD plays a fall sport and at her school the fall athletes move directly into the room they are assigned to for the year. I am aware of schools that have students move into rooms temporarily and then move into their permanent room at later time. I think this scenario is more common at D1 schools than D3 schools, as D1 schools tend to have more time between when they arrive for athletics and when the school year starts.

At a D3 school I think the training for a sport starts 2 weeks prior to the first game (it may vary by sport - NCAA has rules for to define when training can start). Where my DD attends the residential life staff has already moved in when she arrives, the freshman (who are not athletes) move in about 5 days after the athletes move in, the rest of the students move in about 7-8 days after she has moved in, and classes usually start 9-10 after she has moved in.

The coach is probably the best person to ask about this, as they will know exactly what date you will need to be on campus and will know whether you DD will be moved into a temporary room or not.