You may not need that UHaul. Bed, Bath and Beyond will allow you to buy items at any store and have it waiting at the store closest to the college. They also have lists online of the college housing restrictions in terms of allowed and forbidden small appliances, whether the dorms all have XL or regular length twin beds....
You also may want to check if the college provides summer storage or are there facilities nearby?
I went to school 12 hours away from my home. My parents drove me out during freshman year and picked me up at graduation. I flew home for all other travel but again both my home and the school were in major cities. My school did provide storage in a dorm during the summer which made it very easy. I have no idea if they still do that
My D's school was only 4 hours away but it was located in a rural area. Despite the fact that it was at least an hour to a small airport and about 3 hours to a major one, they had a full complement of kids from across the country. No summer storage was provided so she did have to bring everything back and forth each summer.
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