<p>southeastasian, you can also park free at the designated parking lots on yale campus and ride the shuttle back to Old Campus once you move in. The list of usable parking lots and the shuttle info is in your packet. I think there should also be a designation for where you pull up to park while moving in. Is your mom coming up from NYC later? Could you train up with a couple of bags, claim your room, and then let your mom bring the rest of your stuff up by car when her conference is over?</p>
<p>Riverruner, by permit, do you mean the big piece of paper that said “BR” on it that I got in the mail? </p>
<p>Strinkeymom, my mom’s taking the train and I have the car–we came from Minnesota. I’m doing Harvest so we’re keeping the car in a garage until I get back. She’s coming back at 4:00, but I assume by then I’ll want to be moved in.</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice!</p>
<p>I have the same question…do we pick up the parking permit when we arrive or is that something that was sent to us that I no longer have access to because my D is on FOOT and took all her materials to New Haven :). (so much for not reading my Ds mail!)</p>
<p>southeasttitan, YES the very unofficial looking sheet of paper with the residential college initials on it will allow you to park just about anywhere, indefinitely, as long as the sheet is on the dash. Just be considerate as other families are also trying to get to the curb. The local police are actually really helpful and forgiving that weekend. Other times, not so much.</p>
<p>Need some help. My daughter is on a FOOT trip and all her belongings are in CT in storage. I am in the midwest. I did not read the mailings from Yale that were addressed to my daughter and she took all the paperwork when she left for FOOT. I am going out Thursday and was going to arrive on campus prior to her FOOT return. Here is my question…</p>
<p>Can anyone tell me what was in the packet in addition to the parking permit? I can not contact her prior to her return on Friday. What else am I missing? I have looked at opening days schedule on line. If you can point me to an electronic version of what was mailed that would be great…or just give me advice about what I should do given I have none of these materials. </p>
<p>Not really stessing about this…I am sure I won’t be the only one!</p>
<p>Hi Blue House Mom: If you google “Yale Opening Days 2009” you can find the Opening Days booklet in PDF. It should have all of the necessary info. I’m not sure what you can do about the permit, but the booklet will tell you where you can pick up the key to her room since you will arrive before she does. It lists a detailed schedule for every day. There is a map that you might want to print out. We are in the exact same boat, arriving late Thursday and will be unpacking by the time we see our son. Other mailings we have received over the summer were concerning the PO box, Student agency rentals (fridge, bedding, laundry service), the Old Campus Facebook (freshman directory), insurance, etc . Hope this helps!</p>
<p>BlueHouseMom and centraleagle-- We’re in the same situation. Son is on FOOT and we have no parking permit. If this thread is a good indicator, many parents will be looking for duplicate parking permits on Friday!</p>
<p>I emailed Yale and got the VERY timely response. (bodes well for the future!) </p>
<p>Please Note: My daughter is in Morse…hence the “MC” referred to below. Also, you may be pulling up on a different street other than Elm to move in if your child is in a different residential college. …but this letter give you the idea…just subsititute the initials of your own child’s residential college and you are good to go…This letter should help everyone:</p>
<p>email from Yale:</p>
<p>"You may make your own parking pass. Just write on an 8.5 x 11 white sheet of paper in large bold letters MC (so the police can see the college name in your cars windshield when you travel on Elm Street). You will park the car temporarily on Elm Street between High and College Streets. </p>
<p>The police will ask you to unload the car and then move the car to another location. You may park the car in lot 16 or 22 on Whitney Avenue (behind the Peabody Museum) and take the shuttle bus back to the Old Campus. If you dont have anyone to assist you, there are freshman counselors and masters aides to help you move the stuff to your daughters room.</p>
<p>You may then pick up your daughters key and id at the key table in front of Dwight Hall on the Old Campus and help yourself to a cup of coffee and a bagel at the Dining Hall tent in front of Battell Chapel on the Old Campus.</p>
<p>Please see the Calendar for the Opening Days of College at [Calendar</a> for Opening Days 2009 | Yale College](<a href=“Yale College”>Yale College).</p>
<p>You may view the map of the Old Campus at [Campus</a> map - Yale University](<a href=“http://business.yale.edu/map/]Campus”>http://business.yale.edu/map/).</p>
<p>We look forward to meeting you on August 28,</p>
<p>Therese L. Barbuto
Assistant to the Deans of Student and Freshman Affairs"</p>
<p>Maybe we all can help you with the dashboard parking permits-
JE is on a pale green piece of paper with a tremendous black JE taking up the majority of the page. Perhaps others are of other colors? All surely bear the intials of the college. Maybe you can make your own?</p>
<p>^^or what MOM said!</p>
<p>Thanks for the update, Bluehousemom. I’d like to get the info for my son’s Residential College. Since you seem to have gotten to the right person, would you mind telling me how you directed your e-mail?</p>
<p>wjb</p>
<p>I sent my email regarding Friday parking pass to:</p>
<p><a href=“mailto:freshman.affairs@yale.edu”>freshman.affairs@yale.edu</a></p>
<p>They were very responsive. I did give them my daughter’s residential college, Old Campus Dorm and her name.</p>
<p>Good Luck!</p>
<p>Thanks, Bluehousemom!</p>
<p>Hey everyone! You are going to be blown away by the support you receive from the upperclassmen. Getting DD’s stuff to her room two years ago was truly effortless. DD was also on an orientation program when we arrived and DH, older DD, and I carried NOTHING to her room. </p>
<p>Last minute suggestion to those traveling by car - pack stuff in underbed plastic bins and hang stuff on hangers and tie batches of hangers together with rubber bands. Last year we didn’t bring a suitcase.</p>
<p>What is a good bank in New Haven to use for a checking account, that isn’t Bank of America?</p>
<p>S is using Wachovia… seems convenient enough.</p>
<p>Just wanted to wish all the freshmen and their parents a safe trip to New Haven. We’re just back from dropping D off for her senior year, and can’t believe the time has gone by so quickly. I hope you all find good parking spaces, don’t strain your backs too much hauling all their stuff, and most of all, enjoy these next four years - your kids are going to have an amazing experience!</p>
<p>Thanks booklady! When I started this thread in February I was hoping a few “seasoned” parents would help out a few “newbie” parents. Wow! 330+ posts later this thread has exceeded my expectations. Thank you to everyone who made this thread such a supportive and useful tool.</p>
<p>I fly tomorrow to New Haven to meet my D on her return from FOOT on Friday. The journey of discovery is beginning…I am so excited for the class of 2013.</p>
<p>I have to add my gratitude for all the advice and knowledge from Yale parents in this thread. We fly tomorrow to meet S from FOOT and move him in. So many emotions - I am just trying to stay collected at this point. I am so excited for what awaits him at school, yet dismayed at the distance from him and how I will adjust. Looking forward to visiting New Haven and environs over the next four years. Best of luck to everyone - wish we all had a secret handshake or something to identify each other as CCers!</p>
<p>It seems like yesterday that I was in the same place, sending S off for freshman year at Yale, reading CC for advice. Now I am full of a whole new set of emotions as he begins his senior year there–last Parents Weekend, graduation planning, and last visit to New Haven. It has been a great experience for him (and us). Enjoy the next four years!</p>