Haha! I'm a freshman and I move into the dorms on August 31. I really don't know what is normal to bring and what isn't! But, I've been packing my stuff and I think I have WAY too much! I'd list it, but it would take a long time. But I've pretty much got everything from clothes to deoderant to school supplies to dishes to my computer to nail clippers!!! Just want to be prepared!! LOL!

Haha, I am probably the only college kid who won't bring too much stuff. BUt it is a lot: like fantasymist said, it runs the table from razors, to books, to this computer, to clothes, detergent, school supplies, the 18 cords I need for everything to work right, some money, sheets, and the list goes on. I'll be surprised if we can make it all fit to be honest

I forgot food, like a bit box of oatmeal for the morning. Exciting, isn't it! And the printer we have to have. and shoes, and the boots for obvious reasons. and a lamp, organisers my parents insisted on, phone, and etc. Yeah, i'll end up with too much stuff.

............*head explodes*...............

Yeah...can't forget food! Yeah, the dining hall serves meals, but what do you do at 11 o'clock at night? Yeah...so add to the list a mini fridge and a microwave! And don't forget to bring pillows/blankets, shampoo, aspirin (you know we'll need it eventually!), alarm clock!!!! chargers for phone/mp3 player etc... and decorations(unless you like plain white walls!!)

This list just keeps getting bigger and bigger!!! Moving day is NOT going to be fun. LOL!



Oddly enough, I could really care less about how much clothes and shoes I bring! Just as long as I have enough to wear so I don't have to wash clothes every other day! I'm more worried about how many books I should bring!!! LOL! I can't live without my books, but I don't know how much space I will have!!!

Last night I rented a storage unit in order to get all the extra stuff out of my way and 3/4ths of it is packed with her stuff, and we're still not done.
I have her fridge sitting in a corner of my kitchen and she still has under-the- bed storage boxes in her bedroom, one box with Idk what, and the box in which the groceries go.
This year she will not be rooming with anyone. She chose a single, and that may be the reason why she has more stuff than last year.
She even bought one of these funky chairs where she can plug in her iPod, the PS, the Cube box and all the other stuff.
She's carrying with a new flat screen, (which according to her makes the games look sharper, (whatever) , her sound system, microwave, toaster over, bookcases, an 8 X 10 rug, shades, curtains, a floor lamp, dishes, vacuum cleaner, etc, etc, etc..
When she finishes college she will probably have enough stuff to furnish a one bedroom apartment. Geeze...
Her sister's house was broken into a week and a half ago and her laptop was stolen, so now I need to buy her a new one. But I intend to make her sweat a bit. She may have to use my desktop until then, because I am certainly not yielding MY laptop. I am still angry at both of them!
Anyway, I just cannot remember all the other stuff we've been hauling since yesterday.

Well, that makes sense. Since she has a single room, why not fill it with stuff?? I would too! You don't have to worry as much about space or what your roommate is going to want. Wish I had a flat screen TV! I don't even HAVE a TV...although I'm probably going to get one. And I would definately have a bookcase if I had the room for it!!! LOL!

Everyone tells roomate horror stories, doesn't anyone get a good one the first time? That's kind of a joke, but my parents have said the same thing. They both had several insanse roomates, from one guy who would leave the window open all the time(in NY winter -the snow would blow in ), to one guy wouldn't bathe and never turn off the fan, to one girl who would come back drunk or high and pick fights with people. And there's a couple more. I'll just have to wait and see.

Wow. I just want to know WHERE all these idiots come from. Do they just pop out of the woodwork or something?

Heh, maybe it's some sort of test they put freshman through.(a half joke)

I just got to college yesterday, so far it's been a blast...

I got to bed at 4, had an army test at 7...my roommate and I decided we shouldn't do that anymore. lol.

He's really cool, we have a lot in common, but enough differences to make things interesting. I'm very happy with my roommate, moving in wasn't too difficult. So far life at college is looking pretty sweet.

I would reccommend against that.

I joined a "learning community" a program where we are all doing a lot of the same stuff (Army ROTC) We are such a tight knit community, we're great friends, we have so much in common, but our backgrounds are so diverse.

If you stay with people you know, then you never step out of your shell and make new friends.

Yeah, I agree. I'm going to college states away from my house, my closest old friends are in Pittsburgh.(Which is at least 2 or three hours from my location) It's really not fun at times lol, but it is good meeting new people.

It helps in the end though. or at least I think it does off to class...

As good of a friend maker you may be, it's still easier to step out of your shell if your away from what you know.

I'm sure if I were even on the same floor as people I know, I wouldn't have made the incredible friends I did this last week.

Well if it's your dream, you know what they say-Go for it!

It depends on what you want to do I guess, whether a Masters is necessary for the job you want or the BA will suffice. Or if the Masters will get you a better job, you know what I mean.