Fall 2008 Check-In Dates:
Freshman - Wednesday, August 20 and limited hours Thursday, August 21
Upperclassmen - Saturday, August 23 and Sunday, August 24
When should I arrive? Freshmen and new Transfer Students: Check-In for Freshmen
and new Transfer Students is Wednesday, August 20 between 1:00 pm and
7:00 pm. Limited check-in hours are available on Thursday, August 21
between 8:00 am and 11:00 am. Report directly to the Check-In table of your assigned residence hall.
Early check-in will not be permitted. Please be patient as the heaviest traffic
will be in the early afternoon hours on Wednesday, August 20. During the heavy check-in times,
please expect 1-2 hour delays in the Main Lot. We appreciate your patience
during Check-In.
A staff member will escort you to your room to assist with your Room Condition
Form (RCF).
Upperclassmen: Check-In for
upperclassmen is Saturday, August 23 and Sunday, August 24 between 9:00 am and 9:00 pm. Report directly to your assigned apartment or residence hall room.
Note: For reasons of safety and security, Residence life cannot
approve early arrival for individuals who have transportation concerns, family
obligations, etc. Students with arrival concerns should look to make other
arrangements for arrival which allow them to Check-In during the dates and times
scheduled for upperclass check-in. Back to
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Can I mail packages ahead? Yes: Students needing to ship their belongings to campus may do so in early
August. Please address the parcels as follows:
Address Residence Hall and Room Number Villanova University 800 Lancaster Avenue Villanova, PA 19085-1699
The Orientation staff will attempt to deliver freshmen resident student
parcels arriving the day before check-in, to a storage area in the vicinity of your
assigned residence hall prior to your arrival. The exact location of the storage
area will be available when you arrive at your residence hall. Back to top.
What can I bring? Are there any items that are prohibited?
Please visit the What to Bring section
in the Residence Halls section of this web site. Be sure to view the items
not to bring as well for your safety and ours. Back to
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Where should we park when we arrive?
Once you drop off your belongings at your residence hall, you will be directed
to an appropriate parking lot by the Department of Public Safety. Back to
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