Move-In Day Strategies

collage1
Mon, 08 Aug 2016 02:39:07 +0000

Just joining this thread. I saw this mentioned early on so it could be missed with all the other wonderful advice but all 3 of my D’s college dorm rooms had doors that shut automatically. Bring a doorstop. you can buy one for a few bucks on Amazon and then leave it with your kid so she/he can socialize by keeping the door open when wanted. When you’re bringing all those boxes and bags in, or walking back and forth to the garbage, the door doesn’t continually shut behind you.

Mine all went across the country and we bought many things the day before move in, having pre-ordered at BBB. We found that having a scissors and trash bags were two additional important items.

We bought bedding online and shipped it to our hotel (with prior OK). It seemed silly to ship it home only to pack it up and take it on a plane. The exception was for one set of sheets (Target) which we washed and a bath towel I brought in a suit case so we could make the bed immediately. It’s also possible schools will permit packages be sent early but we were worried about reliability in terms of being able to access the mail room on the first day, etc. Having things sent to the hotel worked out well. If you think things should be washed before being used, this does leave washing for your kid, assuming you buy more than one set of sheets and towels. (My kids found that two sets was the right amount.)