<p>entomom…congrats to D1! The frocos have been so great to my freshman daughter. From what I understand this is a huge honor and very competitive. Great news…</p>
<p>My D is doing the intensive spanish in New Haven and Spain this summer. She is really excited!</p>
<p>Congrats to you all! Summer is such a great time to pursue their passions. . .or find new ones. D will be exploring the world of “wealth management” during her summer internship in the NYC area. </p>
<p>Entomom, how wonderful for your daughter!</p>
<p>Can anyone fill in a freshman mom on the availability and procedure for summer storage of possessions? I just realized that the end of term is only 2 months away!</p>
<p>It varies per residential college. They all allow a certain number of boxes and items to be stored either in the assigned room for fall or the colleges basement storage space. There is also a private-student-run company that provides boxes, picks up the boxes and items before the spring semester ends and delivers them during the first few days of fall semester.</p>
<p>Bay, are you going to be driving out and taking things home, or are you needing to store everything in NH? We rented an off-site storage unit with some friends (also from across the country), and hired movers to take the stuff there and bring it back in August. This was the most economical solution for us, and was surprisingly convenient. I can send you details if you wish. </p>
<p>In April or so, housing for next year is determined- exact suites/rooms are assigned and kids choose their suitemates. After this process, the residential colleges will send out very specific directions about what can go where. This list of items may include number of boxes, couches, lamps, framed pictures and rugs that can be left in next year’s room or in basement storage. Once the kids have figured out who’s couch goes where, you’ll know how much stuff you’re dealing with.</p>
<p>Also, the college sent a list of recommended storage unit companies, and movers. We went with their suggestions, and things worked out well.</p>
<p>We live on the West Coast, so would prefer that D bring home only the clothes she will need for the summer. One of her suitemates provided all the common room furniture, so she will not need to deal with any of that, but will need to store all of her winter clothing, bedding and room decor. Sounds like we can expect to hear the details for storage once her sophomore suite is assigned. Thank you!</p>
<p>Bay, you should have no problem storing all of her stuff in next year’s residential college storage. Some kids take everything (or most everything) home, and will alot their boxes to kids like ours who need the storage space. If she decides to mail some things home, rather than paying for baggage, UPS sets up a mobile station across the street (north) of Old Campus during move-out chaos. She can haul her stuff over there in garbage bags, and they will find the right sized box, tape and label it, and put it in the truck.</p>
<p>Gosh, the things you learn on this thread!</p>
<p>We live in PA, so our DD who will be a senior next year, has relied on residential college storage and her old folks for solving these problems. Last year, she stayed to work reunions, so she moved from her residential college to old campus with our help and then from old campus to home with our help and then to her final destination of her summer internship. We did a lot of hoisting and carrying.</p>
<p>I am very interested in the student run company for this spring. Her roommate is abroad this semester, DH just had a defib put in, and I want to farm out the work. This is a little sensitive because I don’t like to make her dad sound like an invalid (he’s not) but I want to cut down on what we are doing.</p>
<p>This year, she will be flying to her internship, so she will have to be more efficient in her planning for that move as well.</p>
<p>Really - I felt like the beverly hillbillies last year.</p>
<p>On a different note - has anyone used the Yale Cake Agency? They deliver cakes and cupcakes for birthdays directly to a student’s room. This being the first birthday that S will be gone, I was thinking of using this service. Any experiences with it? Thanks.</p>
<p>worknprogress,
This is a total digression. I read your post last night and had not thought about the Beverly Hillbillies in years…now the “stupid song” has been stuck in my head all day!</p>
<p>Come 'n listen to my story 'bout a man named Jed
A poor mountaineer, barely kept his family fed…</p>
<p>Now that it stuck in all of yours too (misery loves company), I am also interested in the cake question…</p>
<p>^^birthday traditions: and here’s another way in which girls may be different from boys. For almost two years now, the girls in my D’s friend group at Yale look forward to dining out in New Haven to celebrate each other’s birthdays. They get very dressed up and make a real event of it. (I’m wondering if this takes the place of traditional dating, somehow?) </p>
<p>I’ve been discouraged from sending a cake because they already have plans for dinner and dessert 
I don’t mind funding dinners out from time to time, and haven’t ordered the offered care packages: they seem pricey and not exactly what she would want. Even the fabulous Yale food can get monotonous at times, and going out as a group is the most fun ever. I know this is one of my favorite ways to celebrate a girlfriend’s birthday. Wait, maybe they learned this from us?</p>
<p>All that said, however, I will bet when my S is in college, he would like to get a cake of any quality, delivered to his door. I wonder if guys take each other out for dinner to celebrate birthdays? Maybe it’s beer I’m thinking of.</p>
<p>“swimmin’ pools…movie stars…” curse you, BlueHouseMom</p>
<p>Yup, me and Jed come ridin’ inta town with all our youngen’s ferniture. </p>
<p>Rivverrunner - I haven’t ordered any cakes either. This year was DD’s 21st so I gave her a sum of money that would cover train tickets/subway passes and lunch (or inexpensive dinner) in NYC for her and three friends. They really had a great time.</p>
<p>^^ I did order a cake for my DD’s birthday this year and she said it was actually not too bad and they delivered it on time. Last year I mail ordered her favorite cheesecake and it didn’t get delivered until the next day! Birthday cake is a big deal in our family - we always have cake for breakfast on each other’s birthday and this year DD was able to keep the tradition going. </p>
<p>Re: summer storage - we live on the west coast so DD brought home only her summer clothes and shoes. We rented a storage unit from New Haven Self Storage that she shared with 4 other suite mates. They had all their common room furniture to store too and could not store it in their residential college as it was under construction. I flew out to help her pack last year since she was new to the whole thing. I am not planning on going this year and she thinks she has a handle on it. She may end up storing a few boxes with the student storage company.</p>
<p>Boy, I hadn’t even thought of just sending money for an evening out. Great idea! S does love some sushi place that he might enjoy treating his friends to instead of a cake. Although four suitemates and one chocolate cake - wouldn’t take long for that to be enjoyed. I’ll think on it - thanks for advice. </p>
<p>And just received some mail about storage - have to see what transpires with S’s summer plans. Staying late and arriving early for FOOT might complicate matters. Would love an excuse to go out and help!</p>
<p>CE - I will be happy to PM my daughter’s address and you can help us :)</p>
<p>Ha ha - you got me! I’ll be eating my words come May!</p>
<p>Centraleagle, </p>
<p>you got mail today about storage facilities? Was this from the Residential College?<br>
the information I had was that each student is allowed three boxes of non-valuable items and 1 box of valuable items in storage over the summer. I also read somewhere that each student is allowed one piece of large furniture (futon, tv table) in storage. perhaps it varies a bit by college.</p>
<p>i can’t believe we’re talking about summer storage already!</p>
<p>Stringkeymom: I received a one-page letter from The Student Storage Company, a private moving and storage group that isn’t affilliated specifically with Yale but that states they work with 20 colleges nationwide. They were advertising pick-up, storage and delivery. They will give the student boxes and packing materials, then pick up the packed boxes, store them over the summer (or longer for study abroad) and then deliver them to the new dorm in the fall. They didn’t include any prices - their web site is thestudentstorage.com Sounds handy for kids who don’t or can’t bring anything home. </p>
<p>Personally I don’t think we would need this service as S will bring lots home, store some, and use some over the summer wherever he ends up.</p>
<p>Just got back from CT. I looked around my DD’s suite and we will be hiring some help! :)</p>
<p>YIKES</p>
<p>Thanks, Centraleagle, for the information. I can see how that type of service could definitely be helpful, so I’ll file the website away. DS just returned to campus from his spring break in China where he climbed in the Eastern Himalayas and had a great time. He left some of his winter stuff here at home on his way back to CT, and I’ll pick up some more when we visit for a concert next weekend, and hope to chip away at most of the load that way.</p>
<p>I’m still amazed at how quickly this year seems to have gone. Parents of upperclassmen and graduates, do the four years actually seem to zip by?</p>