Things to bring to college from home...
Jan 28 '00 (Updated Feb 02 '00)
Packing for college can be a harrowing exercise. There are so many things to think of, on so many levels! From bedding to cutlery, music to that teddy bear, the list keeps getting longer and longer. Here is an idea of what you might bring:
1) Clothes: You will mostly use casual clothes, so bring plenty of pants, shirts, shorts, Tshirts, socks, underwear, shoes, and so forth. Bring one or two nice sets of clothing for the few times you to dress up. Bring warm clothes, gloves, a scarf, and wool socks for the dorm ski trip in January. Bring pajamas, slippers, and a bathrobe. You may want to bring plastic sandals for the shower.
Outdoor wear: sweaters, a jacket, a coat, an umbrella, a rain slicker, boots. Bring your bathing suit and sunglasses if appropriate.
2) Bedding: check the size of the beds before buying or bringing linen. My university used "extra long" twin beds so all the regular twin linens would not fit. Once you find out, bring sheets, blankets, pillows, pillowcases, and a comforter. Bring a sleeping bag and ground pad for sleep-outs.
3) Bathroom supplies: You will be toting your supplies to and from the bathroom at least once a day. Bring two towels, a hand towel, shampoo and conditioner, soap, a soap dish, toothbrush and toothpaste, brush and comb, nail clippers and aspirin, earplugs, and a toiletries bag or basket to tote all your stuff to the bathroom and back.
4) Electronics and appliances: bring a stereo and your favorite music. If you can afford it, buy or rent a small fridge for snacks and drinks. Bring a cordless phone or one with a long cord. If you can, bring a pot that plugs in and heats water for you -- great for hot chocolate, hot spiced cider, and tea. Less essential but still nice are a microwave, a blender, a popcorn popper. Check and see if your university offers voice mail, if not, consider an answering machine. If it gets hot where you are going, bring a fan.
5) A computer. If you need to buy a new computer, wait until you get to school so you can see what the dominant platform is. Plus, if you wait till the last moment, you get a better deal.
6) School supplies: bring a backpack. A stapler and a hole punch also come in handy. A dictionary. You may want to wait until you get to school to buy notebooks, binders, paper, pens and so forth... your study style will change when you get to college, better to figure out what your style is before you get class supplies.
7) A good study lamp. Dorm rooms are generally not well lit. Bring your own study lamp.
8) Files: bring all your important papers and set them up into files (you can get a cardboard box file holder to start with). Your bank records, school administration files, medical files, transcripts, bills, income tax and so forth. Later, you can file your class notes, exams, and syllabi (I highly recommend keeping at least the syllabi from your classes -- I threw mine away and lived to regret it).
9) Dining ware: a plate, a bowl, a knife, a fork, a spoon, a mug (especially a mug).
10) Foodstuffs: bring a supply of ramen, cup-o-noodle, bouillon cubes for broth, hot chocolate, hot spiced cider.
11) Organization: Bring stacking shelves for your clothes, and hangars. Bookends for your shelves. A pencil holder. Advice: people tend to have two sets of clothes, one for warm weather and one for cold weather. Store the set you are not using in your suitcase in the closet.
12) Bring an alarm clock. Make sure it is one that will shut itself off automatically after a few minutes -- there is nothing more annoying than a forgotten alarm clock blaring away for hours while you are away in class.
13) Things from home that make your dorm room more comfortable: posters (and tacks or wall tape), photographs, a favorite stuffed animal (you can hide it in your closet), a throw blanket for chilly evenings in the lounge. Bring a few of your favorite books -- the dog-eared ones you read once a year. Bring one of those armchair-pillows that lets you sit up in bed and read. Consider a beanbag.
14) Contact with home: bring your address book! Bring your camera -- the first few weeks will be intense and memorable -- take lots of pictures. I wish I had more from my first quarter in school (though those weeks are engraved in my memory as well as a photo :)
15) Roller blades or a bike. If you can't pack a bike, get one on campus, quickly. Also get the best U-lock you can afford.
16) Odds and ends: earplugs. white-out-board and pen, or message pad, for your door.
17) If you play a musical instrument, bring it. Bring your music, too.
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