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Things that are getting me through college
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items I am entering my fourth year of college this month with an upcoming study abroad! I have done two years at community college and recently completed my first year at a 4-year university! I have been working while in college, which has sometimes been a...
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Dorm/ Home
Backpack Supplies
Misc
Dorm/ Home
Some things I keep around the house/dorm to help stay organized, or motivate myself when studying!
As someone who is incapable of remembering deadlines and events, having a calendar you CANNOT MISS is a lifesaver! TIP: Schedule any major assignments' due dates a few days before they are actually due on your calendar. I have been able to trick my b...
Square Dry Erase Calendar Board
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Having access to good coffee in my dorm made studying a million times easier! It saved me so much time and money not going out to get coffee. Also as someone with a good bit of ADHD and who is EXTREMELY easily distracted, studying in the library or a...
CASABREWS 3700 Essential Espresso Machine
My boyfriend always hates on me for this, but I love to study on the couch! I'm sorry, but I just can't study effectively if I am not comfortable! My roommate brought one of these with her and I became so obsessed with it, I bought myself one! I love...
Laptop Bed Desk
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I cant explain why a blanket, but especially a weighted blanket has made studying so much easier! I think it has something to do with the stress relief properties they're supposed to provide. Anyway… it works, I study so much better when I'm in my fa...
Breathable Weighted Blanket for Adults
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Nutrition is SO SO SO important during college, as you are burning so much energy using your brain all day. I typically cooked dinner and made enough for two meals and would save half in these containers for the next day's lunch. This made it easy to...
Glass Meal Prep Containers
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I have mentioned many times now… I am not an organized person. I frequently forget to put things back in their place. This over door hanger made it just a little bit easier for me to keep my essentials in one place. I always keep my class bag, purse,...
Over The Door Hooks for Hanging
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This one is a little surprising, but ended up being one of the best things I purchased for my dorm. College campus water is SO BAD, especially in SoCal. About a month into school, I began noticing how brittle my hair had been feeling, and about 2 mon...
!!!!Shower head filter!!!!!!
Backpack Supplies
1 rule of college: HAND WRITE ALL YOUR NOTES! There is proof that your comprehension and memory are much better when you write things rather than typing them. Oh, also, I find note-taking most helpful when I dumb things down to a level I could explai...
Maybe I'm late to the game on this one… but I just learned what a difference highlighting your notes makes. I am a lazy student… I hate re-reading notes, and I hate studying! Unfortunately, this doesn't work well when I also want to get good grades. ...
Sharpie Clear View 3pk Highlighters Chisel Tip Multicolored
These pens are THE BEST pens to ever be created! I am a loyal pen user, but I am also left-handed :( All my lefties know how frustrating it is to have ink smudge while you are writing. I found one of these pens laying around my office one day 3 years...
Pentel Energel 0.5mm Black Needle Tip Pens
Multicolor cards make studying so much more organized! My favorite study method is using flashcards and subcategorizing topics by colors, then making flip books or timelines by taping the cards together. I have caught myself mid exam, thinking over m...
3" x 5" Ruled Index Cards **MULTICOLOR**
Okay this may seem obvious, but having different colored notebooks is seriously so helpful. I hate carrying around all of my notebooks when I don't have every class, every day so associating a color with each class made it so easy to quickly grab wha...
Oxford Spiral Notebook, Set of 6
Misc
Just a few random things I use often that make my life just a little bit easier!
If you are going to get anything for college, I recommend a card holder for your phone case. My phone is the one thing I pretty much always carry with me, and especially when dorming, it is so important to always have your student ID and Room Key wit...
Magnetic MagSafe Wallet Card Holder
I recommend every girl carry one of these on her keys. There is a good chance you will have a few late nights out at some point in college, or maybe you just have to go get something out of your car late at night. Few college dorms have good, close p...
Personal Safety Alarm
Having a few live plants in my dorm made such a difference in the energy of the room! I made sure to have low-maintenance indoor plants that didn't need a ton of light and were difficult to kill since I don't exactly have a green thumb. Having plants...
Pots for plants