Move in day is no joke, no matter how many times you’ve been through it. The overall goal is to get to your new space, unload, set up, and get out as fast as you can so that your roommates can do the same. Even if you have a big space, it is incredibly overwhelming, and quite frankly impossible, to move at the same time your roommates, housemates, or suitemates are. So, with that, here is a quick glance at the long, detrimental process of move in day, as told by Beyonce.
When you pull up to your building and Campus Police tells you that you can't park there...
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When you're the first one to the room...
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When you're about to start unpacking...
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When your roommate/best friend shows up, and you're finally reunited, excited to start the school year together...
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Then you guys realize someone you mutually dislike lives across the hall...
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When you poured your heart and soul into your cute new room, and someone tells you they love what you've done with the place...
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When you're finally done unpacking your things and someone else asks for help with their things...
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When it's time for you and your roommate to break in the new room with a proper meal...
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And how you finally feel when the entirety of your room is set... (I wish, though...)
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