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Arrival / Move-In Details

New Student Orientation includes arrival/move-in and First-Year Trips (if you choose to participate) as well as important, required programs that will introduce you to the Dartmouth community, its curriculum, and your classmates.

Unless you are participating in a pre-Orientation program or are a fall sport pre-season athlete, the date you will arrive on campus depends on whether you choose to participate in the First-Year Trips Program.

Wednesday, September 4

If you are not participating in a pre-Orientation program or pre-season athletics AND you choose to engage with First-Year Trips as part of New Student Orientation, you will arrive on September 4 to move into your residence hall. You will receive more details later, but you should be ready to begin New Student Orientation by 4:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, September 4.

  • Families and supporters who travel with their students should plan to leave campus by 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday, September 4. Students will be remarkably busy with and immersed in New Student Orientation programming and First-Year Trips until the first day of classes.
  • Students will begin New Student Orientation on Wednesday - including First-Year Trips; peer-led experiences with Orientation Leaders; and required Orientation programming.

Sunday, September 8

Incoming students who choose to not participate in First-Year Trips will arrive and move into their residence hall on Sunday, September 8 by 5:00 p.m. ET to join other students in peer-led experiences with Orientation Leaders and required New Student Orientation programs.

  • Families and supporters who travel with their students on Sunday, September 8 should plan to leave campus that day by 5:00 p.m. Students will be busy with and immersed in New Student Orientation programming until the first day of classes.

Important reminders:

  • Arrival details for fall sport pre-season athletes and those participating in pre-Orientation programs will be communicated directly by those programs or the Athletics Department.
    • Do not arrange your transportation to campus until you hear from the Athletics Department or pre-Orientation program!
  • Students cannot arrive before their scheduled date, as rooms will not be ready for occupancy or drop-off of belongings. Students wishing to arrive in Hanover before their scheduled arrival date will need to arrange for off-campus accommodation.