Preparing for a college move doesn’t have to be stressful — whether you’re moving into your college dorm room for your freshman year or moving out of your off-campus apartment after your final semester as a senior. As a parent or college student, discover how the Moving Help® Marketplace can make the process simple, affordable, and stress-free.
What Year Is the College Student in?
A freshman will have different needs compared to a senior when it comes to moving. Discover how each year will have different needs.
Freshman College Move: Dorm Room Needs
Most freshmen heading off to college will live in a college dorm room. Most universities have guidelines on moving in and out of the dorms. Using Moving Help or Collegeboxes can be quite beneficial for you.
Sophomore College Move: on-Campus or off-Campus Needs
Sophomores will live either on campus or off campus. Moving Help is a great option to help college students move into or move out of their apartments.
Junior College Move: on-Campus or off-Campus Needs
Like sophomores, juniors will also live either on or off campus. If they didn’t like their apartment from their sophomore year, juniors might also move to a new apartment. Once again, Moving Help is a great solution to help you move in or out of your apartment.
Senior College Move: on-Campus or off-Campus Needs and Post-Graduation
The final year of college is when your college living experience changes. Not only will a senior potentially move into a new place, but after graduation, most seniors will leave their college town. Post-graduation moves can be stressful, which is why the Moving Help Marketplace is here to assist you.
What Moving Options Do You Have?
No two college moves are alike, which is why you have several ways to get your student’s belongings from Point A to Point B. Those three options are Moving Help + U-Haul truck rentals, Moving Help + U-Box storage containers, and Collegeboxes.
Moving Help + U-Haul Truck Rental
Depending on how many of your belongings you’re bringing with you to college, you may just need a cargo trailer, cargo van, or truck rental. Any of the three choices can be paired with Moving Help.
Our Moving Helpers are experts in loading and unloading U-Haul truck rentals. Therefore, you don’t have to worry about load shift after your items are loaded, and you don’t have to worry about your items being broken when unloading your items.
You can hire Moving Help for both locations, and you just drive the truck. That means if you, as a parent, can’t be with your college student to help load or unload their items at college, you don’t have to worry about helping them because Moving Help will have your back.
Moving Help + U-Box Storage Containers
Another option is using Moving Help and U-Box storage containers. This option makes more sense for sophomores, juniors, and seniors. You can have Moving Helpers deliver the U-Box container to your home, load your belongings, return your containers to the U-Haul center, U-Haul ships the containers, and your other helpers will deliver and unload your belongings at your college apartment.
You can also have helpers just load or unload your U-Box containers at both locations. Either you or U-Haul can deliver the containers to both locations.
Additionally, you can have Moving Helpers deliver the containers to both locations, you load or unload them yourself, and then the helpers can bring them back to the U-Haul center.
Collegeboxes
Another service that is powered by U-Haul is Collegeboxes. Collegeboxes is a convenient way to ship and store belongings for college students. The nice part about Collegeboxes is that they use Moving Help Service Providers to pick them up and drop them off.
Collegeboxes is also an excellent choice because most college students leave campus during the summer. Well, Collegeboxes can store your items at a local U-Haul climate-controlled storage facility.
Pros and Cons of Each Moving Option
Now that you know your three options, let’s examine the pros and cons of each option.
Moving Help + U-Haul Truck Rental
Pros
Here are some of the pros when you combine Moving Help with a U-Haul truck rental:
- You don’t have to worry about loading or unloading.
- You can get a U-Haul truck rental for a one-way trip.
- You’re in charge of your move.
Cons
Here are some of the cons when you combine Moving Help with a U-Haul truck rental:
- You have to drive the U-Haul truck rental yourself.
- If you didn’t pay for packing or unpacking services, you must finish packing before your helpers arrive.
Moving Help + U-Box Storage Container
Pros
Here are some of the pros when you combine Moving Help with a U-Box storage container:
- You don’t have to drive a truck or pick up the U-Box containers.
- Moving Helpers know how to properly load U-Box storage containers.
- Most college students don’t have that many belongings, so you may only need one, possibly two storage containers.
Cons
Here are some of the cons when you combine Moving Help with a U-Box storage container:
- You have to wait for your U-Box storage container to be delivered to both locations.
- You might need more things with you while waiting for your U-Box containers.
Collegeboxes
Pros
Here are some of the pros of using Collegeboxes:
Cons
Here are some of the cons of using Collegeboxes:
- Not every university has the option to pick up from your room.
- Your belongings aren’t with you on your trip back home to your parents’ house.
Why Moving Help Works With College Moves?
Moving Help works great with college moves because our Moving Helpers know how to handle college moves — from college dorm rooms to college apartments — our helpers have seen it all.
One of the best reasons is that parents don’t have to be with their college student on moving day. Parents or college students can book an order, and then you just make sure your college student knows where to find the Payment Code, so they can give it to their provider on moving day.
This is especially important for parents who can’t take time off work, or if their college student goes to an out-of-state school.
The Moving Help Marketplace has more than 7,500 Service Providers, so you’ll be sure to find one in your area. Plus, Moving Help has providers in all 50 U.S. states and the 10 Canadian provinces. Finally, unlike some college movers, Moving Help has more than 2.9 million unedited customer reviews from customers just like you.
Here are some other reasons why Moving Help is excellent:
- Moving Help has been around since 2002.
- Moving Help is powered by U-Haul.
- You can pair Moving Help with any moving truck and portable storage containers.
- Moving Help is less expensive than full-service movers.
- You only pay for the services you need with Moving Help.
- You don’t release your Payment Code until you’re 100 percent satisfied with your move.
Prepare for Your Next College Move With Moving Help
Whether you need help soon or in the future, let the Moving Help Marketplace assist you with your college move. Experience matters, and Moving Help has Service Providers who have plenty of experience.
You can use Moving Help in so many different ways that it’ll be so easy to move your college student. Get ready for your easiest college move yet today.