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Seven tips for a manageable college move

GUIDE

EDUCATION

2018

9,
SEPTEMBER n many areas of the coun- efficient and friction-free. during the ultra-busy summer to fit smaller items into Brandpoint

smaller spaces.
try leaves are turning,
and fall moving seasons.
SUNDAY, THEMORNINGCALL.COM/SPECIALSECTIONS I ing crowds, football teams 1. Be selective 3. Identify everything 6. Drive safely
apple orchards are attract-
When packing, use your
Getting behind the wheel of
Start packing several days
are starting practice and night-
college-provided checklist as a
a moving truck need not be
ahead so the process seems
guide, setting aside the es-
time is bringing a chill to the
CALL air. For better or worse, that sential items needed to make less burdensome, saving daily- intimidating as long as you
use items for the last 48 hours.
keep a few precautions in
means college students'
your first term at school con-
venient and comfortable. Re-
mind. Handling the extra size
thoughts are turning to study-
Mark the outside of packed
MORNING ing and everything else that member that college dorm boxes with descriptions so and weight requires that you
goes with campus life.
rooms and apartments tend to
avoid sharp turns, brake earlier
contents are unmistakable and
before stopping and navigate
be small, so avoid bringing
will be easy to find even if
This year, some 15.2 mil-
THE AT lion students are slated for unnecessary clothing, knick- mixed with other students' around low branches or build-
belongings.
ing overhangs. Depending on
knacks or valuables and plan
enrollment in America's public
OF ONLINE and private post-secondary to revisit home to retrieve 4. Keep crucial items separate the length of your drive you
may also wish to pre-map your
seasonal items later on.
institutions, up from 15 mil-
SECTION GUIDE lion last year. If you're a stu- 2. Assemble your tools packing away important pa- route, review weather fore-
Instead of inadvertently
dent or parent, that means it
casts, avoid rush hour and
You're likelier to do a better
leave yourself extra time for
may be time to transport key
pers, identification, credit
cards, medications, glasses or
belongings to a new living
ADVERTISING EDUCATION space. are at your fingertips. Secure contacts and other important ing. Unfortunately, students are
job packing if the right tools
breaks, refueling and unload-
items, set aside a "carry-on"
cardboard boxes, packing tape,
That process can be emo-
7. Stay secure
bag you'll keep in your car
tionally bittersweet, even with-
bubble wrap, moving blankets
and/or markers well before
during your travels.
out the logistical challenges of
SPECIAL THIS packing, carrying, unpacking your move, and make sure you 5. Pack your truck often targeted for theft during
call at least two weeks ahead
and installing multiple loads
the hectic moving process.
strategically
Protect your belongings by
of gear. Fortunately, fore-
to reserve your moving vehicle
parking only in well-lit and
warned is forearmed, and
Use your space well by
at PenskeTruckRental.com. A
VIEW there's much you can do to 12- to 16-foot truck is often positioning heavier items in well-attended areas when you
make the process easier for
the back of your vehicle be-
perfectly sized to transport the
stop, and padlocking the back
everyone involved. Consider contents of a dorm room or fore proceeding with lighter doors of your vehicle when it's
the following suggestions for apartment, but such rentals items. That optimizes the not in use.
making a move to college tend to get booked up quickly vehicle's power and allows you Brandpoint
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