Saturday November 21, 2009
Transportation, Arrival & Move-in
Arriving on Campus - Saturday, September 5, 2009
Outdoor Action Check-in is at 3:00 PM at Dillon Gym
The Housing Office will be open at 8:00 AM for picking up room keys
Many parents need to plan transportation well in advance. We hope that this information will help you with your planning.
By Car: Most of you will be arriving by car. For Directions see Visiting Campus. Enter campus from Faculty Road (see map).
By Air: If you are traveling by air, the most convenient airport is Newark Liberty Airport. There are also flights into Philadelphia Airport. There is a shuttle bus service between Newark or Kennedy Airports and Princeton. For information and reservations, call the Princeton Airporter (800-385-4000). Shuttles run about every hour and the student rate is ~$25.00/Newark , ~$50.00/Kennedy (you will need to provide some proof that you are a matriculated student at Princeton). New Jersey Transit also provides train service from Newark Airport to Princeton University with a transfer at Princeton Junction for ~$15.00. A complete train schedule can be found at www.njtransit.com.
By Rail: Train service on Amtrak's Northeast Corridor line stops at either Princeton Junction or Trenton (not all Amtrak trains stop at Princeton Junction). From Trenton you can take a local NJ Transit train to Princeton Junction and from there take 'The Dinky' commuter train to campus. A complete train schedule can be found at www.njtransit.com.
When You Arrive
The University Housing Office will be doing dorm check-in at Baker Rink on Saturday, September 5, 2009. Students will be able to sign their Housing Contract and move into their dorm room that day.
When Should Parents Come to Campus?
We often get asked about whether parents should come on Saturday, September 5, 2009 or Saturday, September 12, 2009. Either or both are fine. There are no special programs for parents on either day. It is mostly a move-in day for students either coming early for Outdoor Action (September 5) or students who did not participate in some early program arriving (September 12). There will be e reception held in each Residential College for parents to meet the College Master and staff on both Saturdays.
Some parents chose to arrive on September 5 to help with moving in. In other cases students arrive on their own with just what they need for the trip. Some parents come the following weekend. Please note if your son or daughter is living with roommates that the University and the Housing Office strongly advise you not to do any kind of major setting up of the room until all the roommates have arrived and decided together how to do things.
