What To Bring To College?

College is a large organization to step in directly from school, and on top of that, deciding what to bring to college can be incredibly overwhelming to discuss. Following are the most essential checklist one can start from freshers.

All you need is:

Few important/necessary papers – documents
Sleeping quarter necessities
Stationary equipment
Basic clothing necessities
Electronics
Basic kitchen items
Bathroom – laundry products
Medical kit
Interior essentials
Other important items
Shifting your luggage
Printing the ultimate checklist

Finally, you took a big step in getting ready to live your life! But it is very stressful to do all the necessary packing to your shifting to dorm room.

But the special note we should take is not every student is to go directly to the dorm room. Some students might come from their houses too. Those students can take care of two essential things in the checklist, like necessary documents and stationary equipment.

Every University might differ, but this list mostly covers necessities for every other University in the country.

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Important Checklist to Follow

Few Important/Necessary Papers-Documents

Carrying necessary relevant documents to college is an essential item to cover. Making a few digital copies of things and always ensure the originals don’t go missing. Documents and paperwork do play a key role when in college for recognition of your identity and right to live in the dorm room. Few crucial documents can be:

College and course acceptance letter, official college documents
Documentation for your accommodation
Bankcard and details
Driver’s license or any I.D
Few passport photos of yours
Medical health documents of insurance.

Sleeping Quarter Necessities

In these necessities, the furniture will be covered; make sure to check the size of the bed in your room to purchase the linen’s exact fit. Or in a few cases, these items can be obtained after you shift into your particular place assigned.

Few necessary bedsheets, blankets and pillow covers
Basic water bottle (hot)
Dress hangers
Doormats
Dustbin

Stationary Equipment

Stationary equipment is essential both for ordinary college student and a dorm room living college student. They can buy whatever they want in the college stationary later, but carrying a few essential stationary in the checklist is equally necessary to complete tasks without any delay.

Necessary course textbooks, Notebooks, Sticky notes
Essential stationery items like Pencil, Pen, Eraser, Sharpener, Color pencils, Highlighters, Tape
Stapler with staples and paper clips

Basic Clothing Necessities

Basic clothing necessities are essential in packing as we should not carry much luggage. The room assigned to us is shared with other people too. We must pack our needs with that required space so that it won’t be clumsy and is maintained well.

Casual wear, nightwear, essential undergarments or lingerie
Swimsuits, fashion wear, gym wear
Casual Slippers, Boots, and shoes
Umbrella, Raincoats, etc

Electronics

Carrying your electronics might save your time and money than purchasing later or somewhere. Items to take are mentioned below:

Hard drive, Pen drive, Cell phone, and charger, Camera
Laptop and charger, Speakers (optional)
All sorts of wire, cable connections.
Hairdryer etc.

Basic Kitchen Items

Kitchen items are necessary as they are essential to be carried for every individual, such as their plate, mugs, cutlery, and other things according to their necessities. We must take a few reusable items such as reusable plates and cutlery for us, as well as other people when you decide not to live alone or have a party in your dorm room.

Bathroom – Laundry Products

Carrying our bath products should be taught rather than sharing with others as it is mostly related to personal health care. Few necessities we need are as follows:

Bathrobe, Bath slippers, shower cap, Towels, own loofahs (optional)
Personal bath products, Cosmetics, and other toiletries.
Toothbrush and Toothpaste.
Other laundry items.

Medical Kit

Medical kit is an essential supply one must carry in aid of their health or medical problems (if any). It should contain the following:

Own medicines with prescriptions
First – aid kit, Pain – relief tablets, Vitamin capsules, Allergy medicines
Condoms and birth control pills.
Menstrual pads, Menstrual cup, Tampons
Insect repellent creams, Sunscreen

Interior Essentials

One can customize their dorm room in a way they like! Every individual loves to decorate their room with different colours, textures, and other cloth materials to personalize or highlight their lifestyle. Few essential items every student is interested in,

Wall posters, hangers, pictures, frames
Artificial décor plants
Few natural small plant pots
Different types of lighting equipment
Bed lights and Mirror
Notice board.

Other Important Items

Other valuable miscellaneous items such as alarm clock, Batteries, playing cards, few pennies, or cash kept in the sock, Pins, Floodlights or torch, Candles, etc. be taken care of.

They help you maintain well without any confusion. It is always important and essential for us to carry our valuable items so that you don’t ever need to borrow from anyone in case of emergencies

Shifting Your Luggage

Once you are done packing, you will have to worry about shifting the luggage as it is also a stressful job to do. Make it more accessible, pack into boxes accordingly, and write on the plates as to where they belong and keep a count on them.

Liquid items should be taken care of as well as glass items, e.g., Mirror. Follow a pattern to arrange the shifted luggage one by one to avoid chaos.

Printing The Ultimate Checklist

Last but not least, you should enlist every item you want or shift your checklist to recheck your stuff. Not only just standard paper but printing your final ultimate list may save you from dorm room moving confusion.

These are essential tips to help you checklist your list and should be followed to make your new college life more comfortable in a new town, city, or country! These can be your lifesaver materials.