Drop & Go: Moving in at TCNJ

What is Drop & Go?

Drop & Go is not your official move-in date. Instead, it’s a chance to bring your belongings to campus early, get settled in your room, and go back home until your official move-in date. Think of it as “dropping off your stuff and going home.” That’s why we call it Drop & Go!

How Drop & Go Works

Schedule Your 3-Hour Appointment
- When: Monday, July 28 – Wednesday, August 20
Drop Off Your Belongings
- When: Friday, August 15 – Wednesday, August 20
- What you get: 3 hours to pick up your room key, move your belongings into your room, and head back home
- Important: You cannot stay on campus after your appointment – you must return home.
Come Back for Your Official Move-In
- New students (freshmen, transfers, international): Return Thursday, August 21 to start Welcome Week
- Returning students: Return Sunday, August 24

Why do we use Drop & Go?

It spreads out the moving process – Avoid the stress of doing everything in one day.
Become familiar with your room – You get to see your space and plan how to arrange everything!
Lighter move-in day – Your official move-in will be quicker since your stuff is already there!
Safer and faster – Fewer people moving at once means less crowding, and more time for you to enjoy the exciting parts!

Important Things to Know

The “Go” in Drop and Go
- After your 3-hour appointment, you must leave campus
- No meal plans during Drop & Go week
- Only students in special “Early Arrival” programs (like orientation leaders or pre-Welcome Week participants) can stay
Your Official Move-In Experience
- New students: Return Day is August 21 for Welcome Week activities and events
- Returning students: Return Day is August 24
- Meal plans: Start Sunday, August 24 with brunch
  - New students will have dining through Welcome Week.
- Classes begin: Tuesday, August 26
Need Same-Day Move-In?
- If you can’t make multiple trips to campus, we have a few same-day move-in appointments available:
  - New students: Limited spots on Thursday, August 21
  - Returning students: Limited spots on Sunday, August 24
  - Priority given to: Students living more than 100 miles from campus
- These appointments also give you 3 hours to move in, but you can stay on campus afterward.

Where to Get Your Room Key

Drop & Go Days (August 15-20)

All students: Brower Student Center
Park in Lot 5, pick up your key, then drive to your building

Official Move-In Day: New Students – Thursday, August 21

Travers Hall residents: Travers Hall Main Lounge
Wolfe Hall residents: Wolfe Hall Main Lounge
Allen / Brewster / Ely (ABE) residents: ABE Main Lounge
Norsworthy residents: Norsworthy Main Lounge
Centennial residents: Centennial Hall Main Lounge
Cromwell residents: Cromwell Main Lounge
Carlton/Pennington residents: Hausdoerffer Hall Main Lounge
All other residence halls: Eickhoff 114

Official Move-In Day: Returning Students – Sunday, August 24

Townhouse East residents: Townhouse East Lounge
Townhouse West residents: Townhouse West Lounge
Townhouse South residents: Townhouse South Lounge
Hausdoerffer/College Houses residents: Hausdoerffer Main Lounge
Phelps residents: Phelps Main Lounge
Decker residents: Decker Main Lounge
Eickhoff residents: Eickhoff Hall Office
New Residence Hall residents: New Residence Hall Office

Parking Information

View the Parking Map for detailed parking locations on all move-in days.

Meal Plans & Dining

Meal plans: Start Sunday, August 24 with brunch
Didn’t choose a meal plan? You’ll automatically get the 15 Meals per Week Plan
Want to change your meal plan? You can make changes through Thursday, August 28 on MyHousing or by emailing housing@tcnj.edu