<p>^ lol, guitars - D’s lovely fluffy pink robe has hung pristinely in her closet untouched for the last three years.</p>
<p>But the sheets, towels, and perhaps refrigerator look like an easy way to get this headache handled. Driving in Boston is not fun. Not really looking forward to getting to know the Target there.</p>
<p>Look up the bedding thread in the parents cafe. I don’t recommend bedding through colleges. The quality is not there. You can get better quality and more variety at stores such as Target, Bed, Bath & Beyond, Linen’Things, TJ Max, JC Penney, etc… Look up their websites.</p>
<p>Just order them to arrive when you get there. Ask the hotel if you can order a package to arrive for you (don’t abuse it though).</p>
<p>Bed, Bath & Beyond has the best thing going that we have found. They give you a scanner and you go thru their store and scan all the items you want. They pull, pack and ship it all to the BB&B closest to campus or the store of your choice. We are in the Dallas area and they recommended the Fenway store.</p>
<p>About housing assignments: I have sources that say they’ve been mailed out/will be mailed out tomorrow, so expect something by the end of the week.</p>
<p>And if I may ask, who are your sources?</p>
<p>mammall has a good point with the refrigerator purchase. Do the students just pitch in on one and share it or do the kids just get their own? I don’t think there is enough room for everyone to have their own.</p>
<p>beach02, Thanks for the heads up on BBB. I’ll check into that.</p>
<p>Keep the suggestions coming… Thanks to all of those who have the knowledge and are willing to pass it on :)</p>
<p>Should incoming freshman bring along some formal clothes? Are there functions that typically require them to dress up?</p>
<p>Usually one kid will get the fridge, one gets a futon, one gets a microwave, etc. As far as formalwear, it depends on what you’re kid is into. If he/she is thinking about joining an a cappella group, an orchestra, the Hasty Pudding, and/or is probably going to get invited to several upperclassmen formals as a freshman, then it’s definitely worth it. Otherwise, the only black-tie event that Freshman have is the Frosh Formal, so you can probably get by without one at least for this year.</p>
<p>I brought up my tux and a nice sportscoat freshman year and was completely covered.</p>
<p>Thanks h-bomber, you are so helpful! :)</p>
<p>If your D is the social type, then I would recommend she bring some formal-type dresses. Apparently, the girls wear short, not long, dresses to the “formal” events.</p>
<p>My daughter is not particularly the social type, but even she ended up owning a couple of formals before she finished with Harvard. I think most of the Houses have a formal event or two every year, or at least hers certainly did.</p>
<p>My D1 just got home from overseas and walked through the living room so I asked her about the Wed. before Thanksgiving. She estimated that probably two out of every three classes get cancelled that day.</p>
<p>This may sound really silly, but I’m curious (the mom in me)… What do the students do when they get sick and they can’t get out to Annenberg Hall (freshman students)? Is there some type of delivery service or do they rely on friends to bring them food? Thanks in advance</p>
<p>There’s no delivery service, but generally a friend will pick up something. Remember that Harvard Square is right there and it’s easy enough for someone to pick up soup on their way home from class if someone is truly too sick to get up. They figure it out!</p>
<p>I’ve stumbled to CVS plenty of times when I’m sick (college brings out a stamina some never knew they had). If a student is too sick to get food anywhere, he definitely belongs at UHS.</p>
<p>^ gadad - thanks so much for asking your daughter (who was no doubt tired from all the travel) about Thanksgiving. I think we’ll just go with the early flight and hope for the best.</p>
<p>As far as formal dresses for girls, I would recommend bringing a few. At the beginning of the year, I brought 2 very nice dresses and 2 casual. At winter break, I took those home and brought back 2 sundresses as well as a different formal dress. I was so sick of wearing the ones I had originally brought. My best advice is to be safe rather than sorry. I felt like I did not bring enough clothes during the first semester. </p>
<p>If your daughter is not very social, maybe it won’t be an issue. There is only one official freshman formal but Final Clubs have date events all the time and nice clothes are definitely needed.</p>
<p>Sprint worked fair outside but had issues in the Yard and the Quad inside. We ordered external wired antennas that stick up in the window, but they only helped marginally. D hated it. We are now on different carriers as Verizon doesn’t work inside at home.</p>
<p>Are these really important? My D is very much enjoying her non-academic summer and reluctant to write an application . . .</p>