The Handbook to Moving Into College

I moved into my first dorm room about two months ago and through that I have learned little things that every college student living on campus needs but never thinks about getting before they get here. I have provided a couple of things that you don't realize you need until you get here and realize... well damn.

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A power strip. This is probably the most important thing because they definitely do not supply these dorms with a) enough outlets and b) outlets in the places you need them. Not to mention... this pig outlet is awesome. Who wouldn't want to plug into a power pig?

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A fan. Seriously, this place is either a ice box or hell. Most likely the latter. And if my roommate didn't have the fan she did.. I would not have been able to sleep. For the first couple of weeks it was so ungodly hot in our dorm that without that fan, I might have melted. Literally.

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Cork Squares: I'm not sure if it is like this everywhere, but my dorm doesn't come with a cork board and since you can't pin anything to the walls... you're kinda in a pickle. So these cork squares (triangles, circles, heptagons, whatever shape your heart desires) are pretty handy. They stick to the wall with small adhesive squares and make pinning stuff really easy. The ones I have are 15x15 I think. Since they are separate you can put them anywhere, make designs on the wall.. be creative. Or be like me and just stick random squares in convenient pinning locations.




Plastic Ware: You might hate me for this because it's not "cute" or "homelike" but I do not encourage you to get actual utensils or dishes. I bought a bowl and some silverware etc... and it is a bitch to clean. It's not like you have a dishwasher. I guess if you're really serious about having plates and dishes then get some dish soap, sponges, and a drying rack. OR, you can be simple and just buy a 99cent pack of plastic silverware and disposable dishes. I mean, you have a meal plan so you;ll rarely eat an actual meal in your room anyways unless it's leftovers. If you do eat it's most likely finger snacks... just trust me.


I hope all of you found this helpful, and if you didn't then... well FUC...   .. kidding.