Tips For Every College Grad On Moving

College graduation is an exciting occasion, but can also be stressful: saying goodbyes to friends, nervousness about starting a new job, or preparing for graduate school. The last thing a soon-to-be graduate wants to worry about is figuring out the logistics of moving, whether it be to a brand-new city or just down the street.
Cleaning Out a Dorm Room or an Apartment
Students accumulate a lot of belongings during their time in school; it’s amazing how much small dorm rooms or student apartments can hold! Before packing up during those last few days or weeks of classes, it’s a good idea to do some serious evaluating.
Go through textbooks and other class readings. Make three piles: keep and transport, donate to friends or classmates, or sell back to the bookstore. When it comes to those volumes in the “keep and transport” pile, it should only be books that will be reread. Books are heavy to move, so only those that are truly meaningful or useful should make the cut.
Purge closets of worn out or rarely-worn clothing. A general rule of thumb is, if an item has not been worn for a year, it should be thrown away or donated.
Schedule some room cleaning time into a weekly calendar to avoid chaos at the very end of the school year. Besides providing time to get rid of unwanted or unused items, cleaning a dorm room or an apartment can be a good way of reflecting on and saying goodbye to the last few years.
When bringing items to a Goodwill donation center, print off an estimated values sheet to help with taxes later.
Preparing for a Move
When leaving town as a graduate, there’s a lot more to be done than simply packing up some boxes and driving away. A few things done before graduation will make the transition much smoother.
One month prior to moving, obtain change of address forms from the IRS (call 1-800-TAX-FORM or look on the IRS website) and the post office.
Notify the following of an address change: family and friends, college offices, financial institutions or credit card companies, magazine or newspaper subscriptions, physicians, dentists, and insurance companies.
Inform utility companies of the move and make sure that utilities will be turned on at the destination. Renters can usually speak with landlords or property owners to find preferred utility companies.
Collect moving supplies such as boxes, packing tape, rope or twine, and filler like newspaper. Do some research on eco-friendly moving options.
Renting a Moving Van
Depending on the size of the space a student is moving out of, or if family members are flying out to assist in the moving process, a rented moving van may be an economical option.
Budget Rent-a-Truck
Hertz Penske Truck Rental
Ryder Truck Rental-One-Way, Inc.
U-Haul
Attention to Detail
Moving away from one’s college town can be an emotional experience. When the logistics are taken care of well ahead of time, there will be more time to spend with friends and family.

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