Tuscaloosa in the summer

mom2collegekids
Wed, 01 Oct 2014 19:55:23 +0000

I don’t think it’s a great idea to move in during the summer unless the school was able to place you in a dorm with other summer students. Even then I’m not sure it would be a great idea. Most would be upper-classmen who already have a life here. I think it could cause a “bad start”.

Also, summer classes are very expensive for OOS students.

Are you planning to go to school then?

The campus is “active” during the summer, but it will be mostly high school camps and Bama Bound students…not people staying that you could make friends with.

Tell us more about yourself… Are you an incoming 18 year old frosh or are you a vet? Or are you an Int’l?




I was hoping to do summer term so I could get adjusted while not being overwhelmed with all the freshman moving in.







What would be overwhelming for you? All the freshmen do not move in at the same time. Some move in early for Million Dollar Band, some move in early for Sorority Rush, some move in early for Alabama Action or Outdoor Action.

If you qualify for honors, then I think it would be better for you to move in early for something like Outdoor Action or Alabama Action. If not in Honors, then sign up for Camp 1831 (I see that SEA_Tide made the same recommendation.). If signing up for Camp 1831, I would see about signing up for the last session and being able to move in at that point.

Tell us what you would find overwhelming and maybe we can help mitigate that in another way.