{"id":22387,"date":"2014-07-17T13:16:18","date_gmt":"2014-07-17T20:16:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/?p=22387"},"modified":"2019-07-24T15:04:58","modified_gmt":"2019-07-24T22:04:58","slug":"moving-to-george-washington-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/17\/moving-to-george-washington-university\/","title":{"rendered":"Moving to George Washington University"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/10412284816_bb2cc60da4_z.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-22406\" src=\"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/10412284816_bb2cc60da4_z-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Washington DC\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/10412284816_bb2cc60da4_z-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/10412284816_bb2cc60da4_z.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Are you ready to be a &#8220;George&#8221; and proudly display the school&#8217;s colors of blue and buff? Are you ready to live and go to school in one of the most prestigious cities in America? Then you must be\u00a0well on your way to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gwu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">George Washington University<\/a>!<\/p>\n<h3>Location<\/h3>\n<p>No matter where you are coming from, moving to Washington DC is going to be a drastic change in atmosphere and lifestyle. This elegant city is not only home to the President of the United States and the Smithsonian, but it is also the &#8220;Festival Capital of America&#8221;! \u00a0So when you aren&#8217;t busy\u00a0exploring the nation&#8217;s capital treasures, you can soak up the sun while enjoying the festival of your choice, anything from the Cherry Blossom Festival to the National Book Festival.\u00a0\u00a0But before all that you need to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/Truck-Rentals\/?utm_campaign=uhaulsm&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=trucks&amp;utm_content=20140717-movingtogeorgewashington\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reserve<\/a>\u00a0that moving truck and move into George Washington University!<\/p>\n<h3>Housing at GWU<a href=\"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Potomac_GWU.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-22412\" src=\"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Potomac_GWU-224x300.png\" alt=\"Moving to George Washington University\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>If you want to live off-campus in DC you better start saving up because if you haven&#8217;t heard already, DC is the <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.wsj.com\/economics\/2014\/04\/24\/district-of-columbia-the-nations-most-expensive-place-to-live\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">most expensive city<\/a>\u00a0in the U.S. to live in! Luckily, GWU offers great housing plans with various rates\u00a0for those incoming students who\u00a0want to experience the dorm life. The residence halls\u00a0at George Washington University\u00a0are primarily organized by your year:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/living.gwu.edu\/first-year\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">First-Year<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/living.gwu.edu\/second-year\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Second-Year<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/living.gwu.edu\/third-fourth-year\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Third- &amp; Fourth-Year<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/living.gwu.edu\/greek-letter-organizations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Greek-Letter Organizations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/living.gwu.edu\/graduate-housing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Graduate Housing<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Moving To The University<\/h3>\n<p>Are you prepared to make the move to campus? Don&#8217;t have a printed map of the school? Make sure you keep it handy on moving\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/San-Fran-State-Uni-CB.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-20019\" src=\"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/San-Fran-State-Uni-CB-300x127.png\" alt=\"San Francisco State University Collegeboxes\" width=\"300\" height=\"127\" \/><\/a>day so you can navigate from your parking spot to your dorm room; however if you would like to avoid the confusion and chaos of moving in with thousands of over students, try packing your stuff at home and having it shipped and delivered to your dorm.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/Collegeboxes\/?utm_campaign=uhaulsm&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=collegeboxes&amp;utm_content=20140717-movingtogeorgewashington\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Collegeboxes<\/a>\u00a0will help students with this easy service and it&#8217;s a great alternative.<\/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=collegeboxes&amp;utm_content=20140717-movingtogeorgewashington\" 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 George Washington University? What tips would you share with incoming students? How was it living in DC? Share your tips in the comments below!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you ready to be a &#8220;George&#8221; and proudly display the school&#8217;s colors of blue and buff? Are you ready to live and go to school in one of the most prestigious cities in America? Then you must be\u00a0well on your way to George Washington University! 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