The beach, the sun, and the books! Imagine studying for a final while on the beaches of Miami? Could it get any better? Before you take out the sunscreen, beach chair, and swim trunks, make sure you’re fully prepared to begin your collegiate career at the University of Miami. Time to start gearing up to root on Ibis and the Miami Hurricanes with your orange, green and white proudly displayed!
Your New Beach Home
The palm trees, the ocean breeze. Making yourself at home in Coral Gables, FL won’t be a problem when attending The U. The school recommends students living on campus to bring with them a variety of items from carpet rugs to utensils to a coffee pot so they can be fully prepared to begin the transition from living at home with their parents to living on their own in college. To better assist students, the school enforces the First Year Experience (FYE) where all new students are housed in communities to better help them adjust to their academics and their new surroundings.
Housing For Students
There are five residential colleges on campus. Each is catered towards a specific community, each differs in rates, and there are single and double room occupancy offered. Each dorm hall houses a different amount of students as well.
For a schedule, instructions, orientation, directions and other move-in related information, check out this link.
Sailing To Your New Home
So it’d be pretty nice if you could sail to your new home next to the beach, but driving is definitely easier. The nearest U-Haul to campus is located in South Miami. They can take care of all your rental truck, boxes and other moving necessities; there are also other Miami area U-Haul locations. But if you’d like to avoid the stress and chaos of move-in day, you may opt for one of the shipping services the university’s housing department has on its list. Collegeboxes® in Coral Gables will cater to all students so that they can pack their belongings at home, Collegeboxes®will pick up the boxes, store them and ship them to the Miami campus for the student to have on move-in day. Now, this is how to have a smooth sailing!
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