Southwest Missouri State University allows the same three days as Central. These times vary from institution, but it seems like the majority of schools give usually two to four days for a student to get situated. In Central s case, its move-in date is unreasonable for many reasons. Textbook dispersal started on Aug. 17, but dorms do not open until Aug. 20. This means that students living on-campus can t take advantage of the short lines because they don t have a place to stay.
Students looking for a job find it hard to get one in the three days before classes start.
Having a longer time between residence hall check-in and first day of classes would make this possible. Three days is hardly enough time to get books, a meal plan, supplies and whatever else you may need to start the school year. The biggest concern of all may be with a student s roommate. In general, having the move-in time changed to a week would allow for a bigger window of time for students to move in and would make freshmen orientation feel less rushed. It would give new students more time to get acclimated to Warrensburg, and make an already strenuous moving situation a little easier for many students.