<p>In 2005 my D did the 5 day hiking trip. We showed up on campus before she did. The upperclass members on duty moved all her stuff into her room before I parked the car. She got back an hour or two later and began organizing her room.</p>
<p>The way to get around the post limit is to go to the “Chance Me” forum and spend a few minutes reassuring worried high schoolers.</p>
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Same here, for my son–we even unpacked and put away all his stuff before he showed up–his mom even made his bed. What a scam! Actually, the help of the upperclassmen in unloading the car make it extremely easy.</p>
<p>LOL, Hunt. Thanks!</p>
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My S2 did a hiking orientation trip (FOOT) in Fall 2012 and I had the same concerns…last fall we managed to arrive just as he was getting back to campus (we live 2 hours away on Long Island and he called us on his cell so we could coordinate) Loved not having to carry all his stuff up to his room and all the parents in the suite worked together to get everyone all settled in…and we headed over to IKEA and Target to get the items we didn’t know he needed until we saw his setup…and brought tools from home (and shared). Its easier that I had anticipated!</p>
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<p>My son did Harvest and was coming out from out west. He packed as much as he could in his duffel bag. I flew out with two very full suitcases (Southwest lets you take two suitcases for free) and a full carry-on that included his laptop. I ordered everything he needed from Bed Bath and Beyond (they have a program where you register in one store and pick up in another). I rented a car and went to BBB. I dropped everything off in front of his building during move-in and drove back to my hotel where I had parking and walked back. Also, he stayed in a hotel at the airport in Hartford the night before and took a shuttle to New Haven the next day for the trip. I did not spend one cent to ship anything. It worked for us and was a big improvement on how we did things with my daughter eight years earlier (before stores did that). However, they did say there is a place to store luggage during the trip – I’m not sure how much you can store.</p>
<p>Thanks for the move in information. Don’t know why I am worried about it now when it is six months away! :)</p>
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<p>Interesting that they are rescheduling classes for this weekend and next. </p>
<p>Also, I’m curious as to why Yale has a two week Spring Break. Do any other schools do this?</p>
<p>Academic schedules vary from school-to-school; some schools have 2 weeks off for spring break, while others (Harvard and Princeton) have one week off.</p>
<p>I’m not sure why Yale does two weeks, but as a West-Coast parent, I really like it since you are really losing two days to travel going across the country. I also love that there is a week for Thanksgiving.</p>
<p>I’m happy with the two week break, also. It makes it easier to get all the dentist/doctors/etc. appointments done and still have time for a “break.” And also, as mimk6 said, since traveling to/from New Haven basically takes a day (maybe more if there is a snowstorm).</p>
<p>Did a little research re: two week spring break. Apparently, Yale has had a two week break since 1867! None of the other Ivies has two weeks off.</p>
<p>Didn’t look at them all… Princeton’s spring term–the reading period is longer.
I suspect in the end, the # of days in a classroom are equal/or pretty close.</p>
<p>Our student’s EC keeps K1 on campus–so no Fall Break away, and no Spring break trips.</p>
<p>Experienced Y parents…</p>
<p>what do we need to know re apartments in the area?</p>
<p>lease issues common to NH and Yale students?</p>
<p>K1 wants to move off campus with 3 others – </p>
<p>We asked for address, fees/lease/commitment info </p>
<p>K1 would stay on a 2 a day meal plan
–right now w 3 a day–a lot goes to waste…wish K1 had said something when we paid for it… :rolleyes:</p>
<p>Fogfog…just went through this with our sophomore. He signed the lease last week. He is living with five other guys, so their apartment choices were limited. They did look at several places before choosing the one they did. (No idea what it looks like!) Our stipulation was that the place to be within a reasonable walking distance (block or two) to campus.</p>
<p>They went through a management company called Pike. Lease is 12 months, and they had to put one month’s rent down when they signed. H read the lease and found several inconsistencies primarily regarding who would pay what utilities which the kids addressed. He also wanted to make sure that the lease did not have a guarantee clause whereby we would be responsible for the rent if any/all of the other leasees defaulted. I think the kids also requested certain things be fixed/painted as part of the signing.</p>
<p>S will also have some form of a meal plan. Not enough time to shop/cook with sports commitment!</p>
<p>My son, a current sophomore, wanted to move off-campus for his junior year. (Why I have no idea, because living on campus is so beautiful . . . but that’s another story). I told him that was fine, but off-campus housing COULD NOT exceed what we are currently paying Yale for on-campus housing. As off-campus housing requires a one year’s lease, which includes the months of May, June, July and August, and finding a subletter is problematic and not guaranteed, my son could not find an off-campus deal that would make economic sense – ie. we would be forced to pay rent for the summer months when he is not in New Haven. If your son (or anyone else’s child) finds an off-campus situation that makes the scenario workable, please let me know.</p>
<p>gibby…we had the same stipulation. They are pricing each bedroom in the apartment based on size, bathroom, etc. He has agreed to take a smaller room that will be cheaper and will bring the apartment cost in line with what we pay for the on-campus room, even if they’re unable to sublet. </p>
<p>Cost of food will be the variable. Even living on campus with the meal plan, S still spends extra dollars on food, especially dinner during thew week and midday meals on the weekend, as the dining hall times often conflict with practice times. But he’ll definitely have a budget :)</p>
<p>^^ From your description, it sounds like your son’s costs will be cheaper than Yale’s on-campus housing, however, his roommates (with larger bedrooms) will be paying more for off-campus housing. Is that correct?</p>
<p>Yes, but they all agreed to that and the cost was not an issue for some of the families.</p>
<p>One other thing…most utility charges seem to be excluded in the monthly rents.</p>
<p>^^ That’s actually what I tried to stress with my son: rent was just one part of the equation. Utilities (electric, gas, cable, internet) would run the costs up even more – and that would make off-campus housing more expensive than on-campus housing.</p>