Before the start of classes next Monday, thousands of Pitt students moved into campus this weekend and will continue to arrive throughout this week.

The University required all unvaccinated and vaccinated students to submit a negative COVID-19 test as part of spring move-in procedures. But many students found problems with using the Pitt-provided Quest tests.

About 4,800 students have moved into “University-managed” housing for the spring semester as of Monday, according to University spokesperson Kevin Zwick. The residents were grouped into one of four move-in dates — Jan. 29, Jan. 31, last Wednesday or last Friday.

Pitt students living on campus can plan to move into their dorms beginning in late January, according to a Wednesday afternoon email from Pitt’s COVID Medical Response Office. Residents are grouped into one of four move-in dates — Jan. 29, Jan. 31, Feb. 3 or Feb. 5 — per the latest CMRO guidance.

TPN spoke to students living in dorms for the 2020 fall semester about their experience moving in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The University has partnered with UPS to create Ship2Pitt, a direct-to-dorm shipping service which provides students living on campus with five pre-paid shipping labels.

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