So here is a short post about how the mailing system works at Yale. You basically get your mail in 4 places, depending on your carrier (I know this sounds ridiculous):
1) UPS– Your mail will go to Hendrie Hall on Elm Street. There is a UPS station in the basement there, and you have to show your Yale ID to get your package. If you know that your package is coming by UPS, you can send it directly to Hendrie Hall (see yale.edu/campusmap for address of Hendrie Hall) under your name, or you can send it to the following address (this is what I do, and I will explain later why I do this):
Your Name
Street Address of Your Residential College
Residential College Name
Yale University
New Haven, CT-065__
You will get an email when your package arrives.
2) FedEx and other carriers (not USPS though)– Your mail goes to the master’s office in your residential college. The address to be used for such carriers is again:
Your Name
Street Address of Your Residential College
Residential College Name
Yale University
New Haven, CT-065__
You will get an email when your package arrives.
So, I use this address for all mail that is not coming by USPS (for UPS, FedEx and everything else) because many times you are unsure of the carrier that is going to be used. UPS Packages addressed in this way are automatically directed to Hendrie Hall; so, there is no problem at all.
3) USPS– Your mail comes to your P.O.Box. I think you will be having your box numbers by now. Please make sure to go the post office in the basement of Lanman Wright Hall or LDub on Old Campus to pay the yearly deposit for your box as soon as you arrive on campus. Long lines often result during orientation. The address for packages coming by USPS goes like:
Your Name
P O Box _____
New Haven
CT- 06520-(last 4 digits of your box)
You do not receive an email in this case.
If you are entirely unsure about your carrier, use the following address (though you should try and find out for convenience):
Your Name
Street Address of Your Residential College
Residential College Name
P O Box _____
New Haven
CT- 065__ (zip for your college)
4) Campus mail– This is not used as frequently. You may get occasional mails from the Yale Health Plan or the library system in your campus mail boxes. These are typically located on the first floor of your dorms, and are free of charge. You may be sharing these with your suite-mates.
I know the mailing system at Yale in slightly complicated, and I hope this post helps. See yale.edu/campusmail for further details.
If not addressed properly, your mail can get severely delayed (not a nice thing during the first few weeks of the semester when you are getting books from Amazon etc.). See you guys in a week!
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