Hi, Julie! 8/18 is the first day of classes and correct, move in for most all first year students will be August 8th or 9th. The week after move-in and leading up to the first day of classes is our Week of Welcome that has a lot of great programming/events for our students. It would be best for your student to move in on 8th or 9th, but of course if there are extenuating circumstances you can reach out directly to the housing office to chat through that. iHousing Help Desk, open Monday – Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST, at 404.894.2470.