What to Bring
Exciting, huh? Finally, your own place. It's also the place first-year students tend to go overboard when buying stuff. Here's the essentials:
Living:
- A few sets of bed sheets
- Comforter
- Blanket, for when your roommate decides that 62° is totally a comfortable temperature in the middle of December
- Pillows, maybe an extra one for when your BFF decides they'd rather sleep on the floor than walk back to their place across campus
- Towels, including hand towels and floor towels for the restroom.
- Laundry bins, one for clothes and one for towels. If you want to get fancy, get multiple bins so you can sort as you go.
Supplies:
- Pencils, duh.
- Pens, duh.
- Stapler; you don't want to print your five page essay five minutes before you need to leave for class and realize you don't have a stapler
- Tape, clear, masking, and duct tape are the essentials
- Scissors
- Paper clips
- Binder clips PRO-TIP: use these to secure loose wires (such as phone and laptop chargers) to your desk. Trust me.
- Push pins, just a few to put stuff on the wall (check your dorm policies first!)
- Calendar - stay organized!
Living:
- A few sets of bed sheets
- Comforter
- Blanket, for when your roommate decides that 62° is totally a comfortable temperature in the middle of December
- Pillows, maybe an extra one for when your BFF decides they'd rather sleep on the floor than walk back to their place across campus
- Towels, including hand towels and floor towels for the restroom.
- Laundry bins, one for clothes and one for towels. If you want to get fancy, get multiple bins so you can sort as you go.
Supplies:
- Pencils, duh.
- Pens, duh.
- Stapler; you don't want to print your five page essay five minutes before you need to leave for class and realize you don't have a stapler
- Tape, clear, masking, and duct tape are the essentials
- Scissors
- Paper clips
- Binder clips PRO-TIP: use these to secure loose wires (such as phone and laptop chargers) to your desk. Trust me.
- Push pins, just a few to put stuff on the wall (check your dorm policies first!)
- Calendar - stay organized!