How to move stuff out of a dorm?

Move-out is a five-step sequence: confirm your date with your RA, sort everything into keep/donate/trash, pack, move it out, and return your key after the walkthrough. For an out-of-state student without a car, a service like Storage Scholars handles the pack/move/store/deliver portion at about $13 per item monthly. A typical 5-to-10-item summer runs $250 to $400 with dorm-door pickup and August delivery. If you're driving, use 60 to 80 quart clear plastic bins ($3 to $15 at IKEA) instead of cardboard. Reserve a lobby trolley the moment the housing office opens. Most dorms require a damp paper towel pass on every drawer before the RA walkthrough, or you forfeit your deposit.