Use this list to make sure you get these dorm-living essentials!
• Twin extra-long sheets
• Mini fridge
• Ramen noodles and bottled water
• Clock (Must have an alarm - a dorm essential!)
• Phone (Both cell and other.)
• Plastic storage bins
• Office supplies (Stapler, paper clips, folders, an easy button…wouldn’t that be great?)
• Laptop and printer (You’ll never have to wait in line at the library!)
• Tool kit (The entire hall will need to borrow your hammer to adjust their beds and hang their posters.)
• Hoodies (To trudge to class and back, then immediately go back to bed.)
• Slippers
• Flip-flops
• Shower caddy
• Toothbrush holder
• Mattress cover or egg crate (Makes it cushier!)
• Plastic hangers
• Laundry bag and basket (Don’t leave them full of your favorite clothes in the communal laundry room; they will disappear!)
• Robe (To use when running back to your room post-shower.)
• Full-length mirror
• Bed risers
• Marker board (To let your roommate know what’s up, and get random message from your hall mates.)
• Area rug (Much better than stepping on the cold cement tiles.)
• Fan
• Floor pillows (For your guests to sit on, sparing your bed from random bottoms.)
• Masking tape (To draw a line down the middle of your room to keep your roommate away…just kidding!)
• First aid stuff (Bandages, ointment, the stuff only your mom used to think of.)
• Ibuprofen, cold and allergy medicine, throat lozenges (Your roommate will love you, and you won’t have to find the health center right away.)
• Silverware (You only need one or two settings, mostly for when you bring dinner back to your room.)
• Plastic plates and cups
• Microwave-safe cookware (Bring one regular pot if there’s a stove in the kitchen.)
• Sponge and dish soap (Um, do clean your dishes before the mac and cheese gets crusted on.)
• Power strip, extra cables
• An open mind - a dorm essential!