In the meantime, here are some helpful hints and some questions you may want to ask the coordinator of the college to which your student is assigned. Although each college may have one or two dollies, it is much more convenient to have your own. Some colleges do not have elevators and others have only one or two, so plan to use the stairs, if possible. But don't worry, the upperclass O-Week advisors are eager to help new students move in. Use smaller boxes when packing.
Dollies have a hard time going up stairs.
There is not much time to help your sons or daughters unpack. Be prepared to leave him or her with piles of unpacked boxes. To connect to the campus computer system, a computer must be equipped with an Ethernet card. Each college has a computer lab with Ethernet access. For all those last-minute purchases, a map of local stores, such as Target and Walmart, will be provided in your New Families Orientation Folder.