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items Are you an incoming freshman unsure of what you will really need or use in college? Look no further! These are the best hacks that nobody will tell you about 🤫🤐☺️ everything you didn’t know you need!
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Organizing Your Clothes👗👖
Keeping YOURSELF organized✏️📚
Dorm Essentials🛏️🪞
Essentials👏🏻
Organizing Your Clothes👗👖
Best organization hacks to ensure you the most space for your clothes
These drawers are a cheap and simple way to organize jeans, sweats, and athletic clothes! Or simply anything else such as bedding!
Sterilite: Drawers, Carts & Towers: Bulk
These tank top hangers make it easy to see your options but also can hang 10-20 tank tops FLAT! It will take up almost no space in your closet and allow you to not get lost in the clutter!!
Tank Top Hanger
These hangers are perfect for hanging up your shorts, jeans or leggings! And they take up practically no more space than one normal hanger! These are a life saver!!
Leggings Hanger
This over the door shoe organizer is the perfect way to store your shoes without taking up a bunch of space with a shoe rack! This can go on the back of your main door or closet and is an easy way to display your options!!
Best Over the Door Shoe Organizers
Keeping YOURSELF organized✏️📚
An academic planner is the best and easiest way to keep track of assignments, classes, meetings, appointments, etc. This has monthly, weekly, and daily sections to ensure you don’t miss a beat!
2025-2026 Planners – Simplified
A to-do list is the best and simplest daily action to perform. Write down each thing to be completed that day and/or week, and cross things out as you go! This is truly a life saver and will feed your productivity itch!!
Todoist | A To-Do List to Organize Your Work & Life
This North Face backpack will fit everything you are going to need for college! It is the perfect size and won’t be too big to carry around, and have in class.
Jester Backpack
These mini whiteboards are a life saver when it comes to studying at the library or somewhere on campus! The whiteboard method is scientifically proven to help retain information and this is great to keep in your backpack!!
Mini White Boards
These ring bound index cards are great for many uses! And they don’t get lost in your backpack! You can use them for flash cards, studying, and even a note sheet when the professor says “only an index card”!!
Ring Bound : Index Cards
A go-to option for being in class all day! Charges your phone so quick and small enough to keep in your backpack or pocket.
5000mAh Magnetic Power Bank, 5W Wireless Battery Pack for iPhone 14/13/12 Series White
Dorm Essentials🛏️🪞
This is the perfect option for a lofted bed! It can hold your phone, glasses, medicine, remote, chargers, etc. It sticks to the wall and removes very easily! I personally have used this and loved it!
Floating Shelves for Bedside Shelf Accessories Organizer, Wall Mount Self Stick On, Cute Room Decor Aesthetic, Girls Room Decor, Cool Stuff For Bedroom Storage And Organization, Bedside Wall Organizer - Walmart.com
This again is perfect for your lofted bed in your dorm! It can wrap around something on the bed like the safety rail and will last you all through the night! It is the best inexpensive option to keep you cool.
Hoovy Mini Stroller Fan with Flexible Tripod Legs
This air purifier will make a big difference in your dorm room! I have personally used this in both my bedroom and my dorm room, and it is very clear that you can feel a difference in the air! The filter will last you a good amount of time as well, a...
ALROCKET HEPA Air Purifier with Light Extra Large Room 350 Sq. ft, White
This vanity mirror will be your lifesaver! It is so hard to see yourself in one of those small, circle mirrors. The lights and the settings on this mirror will help you get ready in the mornings and nights!! It is worth it to get a slightly bigger on...
VANITII Vanity Makeup Mirror with Lights-9 LED Bulbs-10''×12''-360 Degree Rotation-10X Magnifying Mirror
If you are like me and don’t have much luck on the underside LOL, this will be a lifesaver when you are trying to study or get work done! It may seem unnecessary, but when you are studying late into the night and barely standing up, this will save yo...
Mainstays Textured Chair Seat Pad (Chair Cushion), Silver Color, 1-Piece, 15.5" x 16"
If you are always cold, like I am, this blanket will be a lifesaver. Especially at night when you want the window closed and your roommate wants it open because they sleep better cold and you can’t come to a conclusion. This is so great for the dorm ...
Bedsure Bedsure Heated Blanket Electric Throw Flannel Electric Blanket | Wayfair
When it’s so cold out or you have been walking across canvas all day, these slippers are the perfect thing to slip into! They are so comfy and warm.
Women's Sylvia Genuine Suede Scuff Slippers - Auden™ Brown 7
Perfect for doing laundry that isn’t on the same floor!
Backpack Laundry Bag Textured Gray - Brightroom™: Polyester, 3500 Volume, Multipurpose Hamper Bag, All Ages
This is perfect for those of us that loveeee pasta. This quick microwave pasta cooker is great for quick pasta meals in the dorm, without even leaving the room!
Microwave Pasta Cooker- The Original Fasta Pasta (Red) No Mess, Sticking or Waiting For Boil- Perfect Al Dente Every Time- for Dorms, Small Kitchens, or Offices
This is a perfect way to get those dorm room floors clean without a big, heavy mop!
Swiffer® WetJet™ Mop Starter Kit
This is perfect to see your outfits for the day and very slim to put on the back of your closet or door!
14.81" x 50.75" Over the Door Mirror White - Room Essentials™: Glossy Finish, Full Body Hanging, No Tools Assembly
Essentials👏🏻
These will hold your ice ALL day and even into the next! The perfect water bottle for a full day of classes!
Insulated, Stainless Steel Tumblers
Perfect for when you get caught in a rain storm on the way back from class! This is so compact it can fit right in your backpack and you won’t even notice the difference.
THE DAVEK MINI - Our most compact
You always need a good lotion to keep your skin and body feeling hydrated! This one is perfect for keeping skin hydrated on those cold, bitter winter days❄️🌬️
Shea Better Coconut Waters Body Lotion ...
These are the best lotion, and the perfect size to keep in your pocket, backpack, and purse!
eos Hand Cream & Lotion | Smooth, Hydrated Hands
These AirTags last SOOO long and are perfect for at college! You’re always on the go all around campus, which can make it easy to lose things. Attach one of these to your backpack, AirPods, wallet, etc. !
AirTag
This has everything you will need to hang stuff up in your dorm room! Everything from small stickers to heavy duty hooks!
Command Variety Pack, Picture Hanging Strips, Utility Hooks and Wire Hooks, 1 Kit
This is something that we rarely think about, but your razor needs a case! When you are transporting it back and forth from a communal bathroom with lots of germs, this is great to ensure your razor is clean every time!
RADIUS Razor Travel Case - Walmart.com