{"id":19592,"date":"2014-03-14T10:44:31","date_gmt":"2014-03-14T17:44:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/?p=19592"},"modified":"2019-07-24T12:04:44","modified_gmt":"2019-07-24T19:04:44","slug":"moving-to-the-georgia-institute-of-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/2014\/03\/14\/moving-to-the-georgia-institute-of-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"Moving to the Georgia Institute of Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left\">Ready to be a part of the Yellow Jackets and root with Buzz at Georgia Institute of Technology games? Get ready, because being a GT student comes with a lot of hard work, but plenty of opportunities for fun and growth!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-19649\" src=\"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/GIT21.jpg\" alt=\"Georgia Institute of Technology Moving To Campus\" width=\"606\" height=\"148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/GIT21.jpg 1801w, https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/GIT21-300x73.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/GIT21-1024x251.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 606px) 100vw, 606px\" \/><\/p>\n<h5>Get To Know Your Surroundings<\/h5>\n<p>GT is \u00a0a great school, and it doesn&#8217;t hurt that the campus is surrounded by 16 Fortune 500 companies, so you&#8217;ll be around the spirit of entrepreneurship. Not only is the GT&#8217;s campus a great location, but the city it&#8217;s in has many offerings. Ready to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CJP24qR1sn0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">explore Atlanta<\/a>?\u00a0From museums to centers there&#8217;s plenty to do.<\/p>\n<h5>Housing in Atlanta<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/GIT11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-19648\" src=\"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/GIT11-270x300.jpg\" alt=\"Georgia Institute of Technology Moving To Campus\" width=\"270\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/GIT11-270x300.jpg 270w, https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/GIT11-922x1024.jpg 922w, https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/GIT11.jpg 1801w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>To prep for living on campus, there&#8217;s a few things you should know. First, make sure to jot down this<a href=\"http:\/\/housing.gatech.edu\/Pages\/Calendar.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0list of important dates<\/a>\u00a0for GT students. Secondly, if you want specifics of the furniture in the dorms, like widths and lengths of each desk, drawer, chair, mattress, and more check out this\u00a0nifty list. Finally, there are also three\u00a0types of housing\u00a0options for GT to pick from:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Traditional &#8211; two, three or four person rooms with a community restroom<\/li>\n<li>Suite style &#8211; two two-person rooms with a full bathroom in each<\/li>\n<li>Apartments &#8211; semi and private bedrooms with a full kitchen and living section.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Moving to Atlanta<\/h5>\n<p>Making the move to the ATL is thrilling, but to avoid speed bumps along the road you should plan it out. The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/Locations\/Self-Storage-near-Atlanta-GA-30313\/776053\/?utm_campaign=uhaulsm&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=storage&amp;utm_content=20140314-movingtothegeorgia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nearest U-Haul to campus<\/a>\u00a0is just a few minutes away from the dorms. There are also over 30\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/Locations\/Georgia\/ATLANTA\/?utm_campaign=uhaulsm&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=storage&amp;utm_content=20140314-movingtothegeorgia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U-Haul locations in the Atlanta area<\/a>, so route which ones will be the most convenient to visit for all of your moving needs. And don&#8217;t forget that if <a href=\"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/GT-Collegeboxes.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-19647\" src=\"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/GT-Collegeboxes-300x119.png\" alt=\"Georgia Institute of Technology Moving To Campus With Collegeboxes\" width=\"300\" height=\"119\" \/><\/a>you want to avoid traffic of cars and of students on moving day, you can always ship all of your belongings straight to your dorm room with Collegeboxes.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/Collegeboxes\/?utm_campaign=uhaulsm&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=collegeboxes&amp;utm_content=20140314-movingtothegeorgia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Collegeboxes<\/a>\u00a0will service all GIT students by letting them pack at home, they&#8217;ll pick up the boxes and deliver them to a student&#8217;s dorm room by move-in day.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>For more tips\u00a0visit\u00a0your go- to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/CollegeMoving\/?utm_campaign=uhaulsm&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=trucks&amp;utm_content=20140314-movingtothegeorgia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">source\u00a0for college moving<\/a>\u00a0or this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/uhaul\/moving-to-college\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pinterest board<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>How was moving to the Georgia Institute of Technology? What tips would you share with incoming students? How was it living in Atlanta? Share your tips in the comments below!\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ready to be a part of the Yellow Jackets and root with Buzz at Georgia Institute of Technology games? Get ready, because being a GT student comes with a lot of hard work, but plenty of opportunities for fun and growth! 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