21 days until move-in

Misinformation is a horrible, HORRIBLE thing.

When I visited campus last Wednesday I was told about Fall Welcome Week (the 25th through the 29th) but not that I had to register for it with a fee of $150 and an $80 transfer student fee on top of that. I also wasn't told that I would have to pay yet another $50 for a late registration if I registered after August 1. Which I did last night. If I had known, I would have registered when I was there.

So now I have the beginnings of a list of questions to ask when I call/visit campus again.

1. Can we tour the damn Valley dorm?
I wanted to do this when we were there for the campus tour, but alas, it was more important to show prospective students the awesome amenities than to show the guaranteed student what she wanted to see. Like a community style dorm (not that it mattered, the Valley is all suite style) and the Schneider building. Oh well, another two hour drive might be in order.

Which brings me to lesson 1 for today. Make a list of questions BEFORE you go to campus for the first time. Granted, if you're going to a school that is a 10 minute drive from your parent's house, it's not that big of a deal. I live two hours away from my school of choice, so it's not exactly easy for me to get to the other side of the state. If you live more than, say, 200 miles away from your school of choice, you're not going to visit more than twice, so ask everything you can while you're there.

2. Why does it say that residence halls won't be open until the 29th if Fall Welcome Week starts on the 25th?

3. Why does it say that cafeterias won't be serving food until the 1st if Fall Welcome Week starts on the 25th?

My second tip for today is something my brother said to me this morning. Don't sign up for the credit card that comes with a free t-shirt. It has 21% interest and he doesn't even have the t-shirt anymore.