<p>Last year the whole thing was spread out over two days. Move-in started at 8am (I think) on Sunday. The kids had dinner that night with their housemates in the dorm. On Monday there were some orientation events in the morning and the convocation in the afternoon followed by the bagpipe-led march to Hull Gate. Advice: Get in line early for the convocation! We were in line 45 in advance and ended up standing in the back. A few minutes later and we wouldn’t have gotten in at all.</p>
<p>For move-in, we flew in the day before, rented a car, and stayed in the loop. Bought most of S’s dorm stuff at Target after we got there. A few on-line purchases shipped to his dorm were waiting for him. Had a lovely last dinner in Chicago. </p>
<p>As it turns out, I was able to visit S this past weekend. The campus and Chicago are beautiful this time of year. Stayed in I-House–convenient location, and lovely public rooms, but didn’t care much for the bathroom down the hall. Hyde Park really needs a nice hotel. On a visit last fall, we stayed at a lovely Bed and Breakfast in Hyde Park run by a UChicago prof and his very charming wife who invited S to join us for breakfast, but it was expensive and not all that close.</p>