<p>My son will be a senior in the fall and we are from MA also. When he was a freshman he brought his car to school. I drove down with him and his father flew and met us. We packed his car every square inch and bought the rest of the stuff at Bed Bath Beyond (ordered it ahead of time and it was ready for us when we arrived). The drive is actually not bad about 12 hours with a few quick stops. We stayed at the Courtyard and the hotel was filled with anxious freshman and their families. The kids all got together that night in the lobby. Many kids flew down and brought mainly clothes on the flight and ordered the rest from BBB and supplemented with Target etc… when they arrived the day before. Every store you would need is in the town of Burlington, (home depot, Lowes, TJ Maxx, Walmart Target, Office Depot etc…) We ended up back at BBB to return much of the stuff we bought because it would not fit in room, roommate had duplicates etc…Plenty of time for parents to shop after moving kids in the dorm. I can’t believe 3 years have passed and he will be graduating in less then a year! I hope your son enjoys Elon as much as my son has, GREAT school!</p>