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Dorm needs!!!
Well, I'm finally heading off to college on August 16th! I'm ecstatic! I'm sharing my dorm with one other person and a bathroom with three other people. Sometime this week, I'm going shopping to get some things I'll need while I'm up there. Here's my list so far of things to get:
-desk organzing set (i.e. pencil holder, paper rack)
-mousepad
-candles
-hanging lights
-message board
-dry erase markers and eraser
-mini planner
-destop calendar
-mini sewing kit
-garbage bin
-label maker
-flip flops for shower
-sharpies
-hooks (to hang on bathroom door)
-paper clips
-rubber bands
-scotch tape
-stapler
-staples
Other than bathroom stuff (like soap and a hair dryer) what are some other things I might need? I already have my linens and towels ready to bring up there. I'm also in the process of getting my laptop and a printer. Please, only answer if you've experienced living in a dorm room or are related to someone who has. Thanks!
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I lived in a dorm for a year, and in a student co-op (dorm style, pretty much the exact same thing for three more.) Sooooo. Here is my opinion:
You don't need all that stuff. You will not have much place to put it. Dorm rooms are small like you can hardly imagine. Try to fit your whole life into a space that is 8 by 11 feet big for four years... What you learn is how to throw stuff out and get rid of what you don't need.
The desktop calander - A waste of space in my opinion. PLUS frosh will likely give you one for free, or have them dirt cheep at the bookstore. Don't bother packing one.
The garbage bin - Your room already will have one. It might not be a nice one, but if throw it out, the dorm will charge you for it when you leave. Just use the one that is there.
The Label maker - Use it the first day you are there, then send it home with your parents. It will take up space and probably get 'borrowed' for six months by the guy down the hall. Use your sharpies and some masking tape. Works just as well, and you can personalize it :)
Candles - Will VERY likely be against the rules. Probably in the "We will fine you and kick you out" sort of agianst the rules. Bring them at your own risk.
Also, get yourself a very big, comfy, warm house coat, if you don't already have one, and similar pair of slippers (with nice rubber bottoms! That is uber important!). You almost never want to go barefoot in a dorm, not anywhere, and sometimes you don't want to put on shoes either!
You also might want a nice (big) bag or plasitc box to carry your tolietries to and from the bathroom.
Otherwise, your list sounds great! Have fun! And don't worry too much. You have plently of time to get what you need once you are there.
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Hey! Congrats on getting into college. If you like, check out this site ([Link](Mouse over link to see full location)). They have an entire list of what you could/would/might need in your first year. Hope that helps!
-Alyson
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