Undergraduate Early Arrival Process

Individual students who need to check into their Fall 2011 assignment prior to Opening Weekend can request to check-in on Wednesday, August 24th or Thursday, August 25th, for a fee of $75 per night. Requests will be accepted Friday, July 15th - Wednesday, August 17th.

Students requesting to arrive early must read, and agree to the policies and costs associated with arriving early. Students who miss the August 17th deadline for requesting to arrive early will encounter a delay in receiving keys and will be charged an additional convenience fee of $75.

Group Early Arrivals

Students who are a part of a UConn sponsored group that is arriving early should also follow the procedures listed below. Residential Life will be notified about students arriving early as part of a group, by the group coordinator. These students will receive group check-in information directly from Residential Life.

Instructions – Early Arrival Requests – Deadline is August 17th

1. Log-in to ApplyOnline.
2. Choose the Undergraduate Early Arrival Application from the drop down menu.
3. From the drop down menu, select your status or arrival date: Group Early Arrival, August 24th (Wednesday - $150) or August 25th (Thursday - $75). All charges will be posted to student fee bills and are listed below:
   
   Group Early Arrival
   Wednesday - $150
   Thursday - $75
4. Submit the application to complete the request. Carefully read the confirmation email that is automatically sent to your UConn student email account.

Important Information to Note

1. Not all requests can be granted. Some rooms are unavailable until Opening Weekend. If this applies to your room you will be notified by August 19th. Students approved to arrive early will receive check-in information via HuskyMail by August 19th.
2. Arrival and check-in on Friday, August 26th is reserved for newly admitted students (and their siblings) ONLY.
3. Check-in will be held from 9:00am - 9:00pm on August 24th and 9:00am – 5:00pm on August 25th in Rome Commons (South Campus) – Ground Floor. Students who arrive before or after this time period will not have access to their residential area or room. The early arrival check-in site must close at 5:00pm on the 25th to transfer keys to check-in sites.
4. Students Not on the Approved Early Arrival List who check-in to their assignment early will encounter a delay in receiving keys and will be charged a $75 convenience fee in addition to the $75/night fee.

Early Arrival Policies

• Early arrivals will not have access to the Residential Life staff in the same way you will during the academic year. If you encounter an emergency, you must contact the UConn Police Department. The residential areas of the UConn campus officially open on Friday, August 26th for newly admitted students, and Saturday, August 27th for all other students.
• Students who arrive early are not permitted to have overnight guests in their rooms until the official opening of the residential areas.
• Students who arrive early are held accountable to the On-Campus Housing Contract and the Student Code as well as all other written policies of the University.
• Students must officially check into their residential area. Students that have not officially checked in, and are found in the residential areas, will be asked to leave, and the situation will be documented.

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