How shipping works
Parents ship Amazon, Target, Walmart, and other packages to a local ShipToDorm address near campus — not into the dorm mailroom. We receive, photograph, store, and stage everything for move-in day.
Expectation: Your student’s packages go to a secure local address near campus. They are not delivered into the dorm room by default.
1. Get your campus shipping address
Find your student’s school, then get a unique shipping address for that campus corridor. Use that address for merchant checkouts and package labels.
2. Label packages clearly
- Use the ShipToDorm address exactly as shown for your campus.
- Include the student’s name on the label so receiving can match packages quickly.
- Ship early enough that packages can arrive and be staged before move-in week.
3. We receive and photograph
When packages arrive, we receive them, log them, and photograph what came in so you can confirm items landed safely.
4. Track status
Follow packages from ordered / in transit through received, stored, and ready for pickup — plain status parents can understand at a glance.
5. Store until move-in
Items stay securely stored near campus until your family is ready. Packages that arrive on different days are held together for one pickup.
6. Pick up on move-in day
Arrive for pickup (or arrange an allowed alternate picker). Everything that was received is staged and ready. See move-in day for what to bring.