Unless you have had to share a room with a brother or sister this is going to be the first time living with someone else. This could be a hard adjustment at first, but talk with your roommate and set up a system for living together with some rules if they are needed.
The only thing that the school is going to give you is a bed, desk, and closet. Other than that you have to bring the rest. You can bring as much or as little as you want. This is going to be your "home" most of the year so you are going to want to make it as nice and comfortable as possible for yourself. Some things that i would suggest to make sure not to forget would be:
- Alarm clock
Bed linens/towels
Carpet
Chair/bean bag
Clothes drying rack
Clothing/outdoor gear
Compact refrigerator
Computer
Cup/mug/glass/plate/bowl/silverware
Dish soap
Fan
Hangers
Iron
Laundry bag
Laundry detergent
Medicine
Microwave
Radio/stereo
Rolls of quarters for laundry
School supplies
Shower caddy
Telephone
Toiletry items/soap dish
TV/VCR/DVD
Once you move into the dorms life is going to be really different than living at home. You can do whatever you want to whenever you want to. There is no one there to tell you what to do. There are RA's there but for the most part they don't really care what you do. Have fun but remember to do your work first. There are always people around and stuff to do but if you don't do your work you won't be in college very long to have fun.
Keep an open mind when you meet the people that live in your dorms. I thought that many of the people that lived with me were crazy at first and didn't like them. The more i got to know them, I become friends with them and still am friends with a lot of them to this day. Most of all GO CRAZY. You only have four years to have no worries and party and have fun. I used to do a lot of stupid stuff in the dorms and it was some of the best times I had in college. I'm not saying not to do your work, get it done and then have fun.
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