Is it too EARLY, I mean. Of course it’s not too late.
Each residential college is a bit different. Your student can check with their froco. They will know the suite after room selection which is after Spring Break. In the last days of the semester they can usually move in one futon per suite. And one lamp, chair, and bookshelf per person. Labels are available in the master’s office. Also storage for boxes is available in most colleges, but ranges from 1-4 per person. My D shared her box allowance with other suitemates since we move her home in our minivan. She did use one or two boxes herself last year. The cardboard boxes provided were quite large. There are also other storage services you can pay for.
@fro123 - the amount of snow they got this weekend was “regular” for them. My D and I were talking about how ironic it was that here in Maryland we got 30 inches (Snowzilla) while in New Haven they got about 12.
Students usually can’t put items in their room for next year with the exception of maybe a couch. I live in MD and used Dorm Room Movers. They sent boxes to my D. She packed up her stuff, they came and picked it up, stored it and returned it to her new room in August. They only do certain schools and Yale is one of them. We did not know her fall room number until later in the summer, so I just went to the online account and updated the information when we had it. You pay by the piece. If I remember correctly a box was $46. There is an extensive list, you can send furniture, refrigerators, boxes, bins, etc. Her roommates added some boxes and paid me. Altogether is was about $500 for the whole deal for us, but my kid has a ton of stuff. Well worth it for little men to come walk up four flights of steps, whisk the stuff away, keep it all summer and miraculously appear with it again in the fall. We could not have gone up to New Haven and done all that for the same amount. Also, we did not in any way intend to move the stuff out or in - after freshman year move in - you are on your own and since kids leave at different times after finals, there may be no classmates around to help. For me it is the best deal ever. Worth looking into.
Kid puts in as much stuff as allowed in new room or storage at RC. For the rest, Many at yale use allcollegestorage.com.
They supply boxes, pick up stuff for storage, and deliver it at end of summer. I’ve heard excellent things about collegeboxes.com but I do the former because there is some yale account with them. Then Dd leaves college with 2 suitcases of stuff.
Freshman year, my daughter in TD used all the boxes they gave her and stored stuff in the TD basement. She had a suitemate from NYC who didn’t need all of her boxes, so she was able to get 2 extra. There was no room for the mirror, the broom, or the big fan, so one of her suitemates took them home and brought them back for sophomore year. At the end of her sophomore year she stayed in NH to do research, so she stored some things in the TD basement and moved others to the summer apt. we rented. At the end of her junior year, she mostly stored in the TD basement and stored a few other things in the apt. of a friend. Now it is the end of her senior year and we are trying to figure out how to get all that stuff home again!
Was just reading a very thought provoking thread about “what do you tell your college age son about consent” and a common theme is underage drinking. Wondering how prevalent is this at yale? I will add I’m not naive and know it does exist but how does Yale compare to other schools?
My guess is that Yale is between Dartmouth and BYU.
ETA: with DS, drinking was a newer thing during freshman year, and it seems that he’s just too busy during sophomore year.
My kid is not a drinker either, but as at many (most?) colleges, there are many kids who do drink, to widely varying extents. That said, it is not a requirement for having a social life at Yale. There is plenty to do that does not involve alcohol.
Coach insists on spring being a dry term. I kidded son “Hey you guys aren’t 21! You guys aren’t drinking are you?” At my DD’s University the drinking age was a ridiculously young age of 18 - in Quebec. Frosh used to be a bit of nightmare that they have now more or less under control
I thought I would throw this out to the group. A few students got into Yale EA from my daughter’s school and the group is talking about going to Yale early before Bulldog Days - maybe Saturday. Then leaving on Tuesday afternoon so they can get back to school for a senior day that is Wednesday.
I know that official activities don’t start until Monday afternoon and Bulldog Days officially ends on Wednesday midday, with events all through Tuesday night including parties and such.
My concern is that it would be a bit weird for my daughter to show up on Saturday. She has a freshman that she can stay with, but do many kids show up early? Would it be weird for a high school senior to be hanging out at Yale for several days before Bulldog Days? You guys probably don’t know the answer to this, but would love your gut reaction.
My other thought is that it would be a shame to leave on Tuesday afternoon and miss one of the main nights of bonding with the other pre-frosh. My daughter sees the point in this and is not fixated on getting back in time for the senior day. It is possible to take a 6 am flight from Bradley and get to school by 9:45 am (that would be a rough morning, but possible).
Right now, I have frequent flyer ticket reservations (which can be changed) arriving on Monday midday and leaving Wednesday early afternoon.
I don’t think it would be weird at all. My D has had HS friends visit her at different times of the year. And she left BDD early for another commitment. She made sure to see all that she was interested in during the two days she was there. I don’t know how important the bonding is because not all of those pre-frosh are going to Yale. My D heard many conversations about choosing between HYP and traveling around to all of the accepted student days.
Thanks all who responded to my questions about underage drinking at Yale. Some consolation in the fact that residential life is, for the most part, confined to campus. Hoping early morning practices for his sport will also help in his learning curve :-0
If your child goes to Yale, during the parent orientation the Yale Police Chief gives a talk about the school’s drinking policy. Not going to spell it out here since it is not relevant unless your child is there. Suffice to say that Yale is a school that respects that its students are adults (whether legal age or not) and that they need to make good decisions based upon internal controls, not external punishments.
Ok…watched “Finest hour” last night…great movie but after telling my son winter near the coast isn’t as bad as inland I feel a bit guilty. Seems those Noreasters are just as brutal and New Haven would be just as vulnerable?..
Coat, boot and winter wear suggestions? I apologize if this was discussed three years ago on this thread but I am, admittedly, clueless winter wise.
@Tperry1982
No truer words were spoken…
They are adults and this is the real test. Just being a mom. Must realize there are elements out of my control…for good reason.
Noreasters in the context of New Haven mean every once in awhile they get dumped on with snow. It would be very rare that a kid would be risking frostbite and getting blown over by gale force winds! NH is actually somewhat more temperate than further inland. More slush than snow often-times. Boots are useful for said slush, yes a warm coat and gloves are a good idea. But really more important is to have a variety of clothing; sweaters, etc. that can be layered.
Realized coat and boots were already discussed! Something about duck boots reminded me! Sorry for momentary lapse and senior moment. Can you tell I’m worried about the snow
Smartwool socks.
^^ winner winner chicken dinner on SmartWool socks. I personally prefer Point6 socks, but the point (heh, see what I did there?) I want to make is that wool socks (of Merino wool) are crucial. I don’t work for the wool lobby, but I wear wool socks 12 months of the year; they keep my feet warm in the winter, cool in the summer, and I won’t wear cotton socks again.