Any items you may want to consider before your first year of college!
Sections
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Dorm room
School supplies
Wardrobe basics
Miscellaneous
Dorm room
For your room
Didn’t use one of these until college and now I use it every day! Fits perfectly on my desk and is never in the way!
Makeup Mirror With Lights
These hold so much stuff and are a great size!
3 Tier Cart
My favorite pillowcases and are great for your hair!
Satin Pillowcase in Ivory
A white board calendar is a great way to customize your schedule and write it your own way!
Calendar Boards
An over the door mirror is a must!
Door Mirrors : Dorm Room Ideas & Trends
I highly recommend one of these organizers and getting the cube boxes to go inside of it! Great storage space while still making the room look nice!
4 Cube Organizer in Office Furniture(357)
Perfect small coffee maker that I was able to fit on my desk in my dorm room!
K-Mini® Single Serve Coffee Maker
A good jewelry stand to display all of your favs!
Gold Jewelry Stand
I love these to put in my cubed storage shelf! Makes your room like tidy even with a bunch of stuff in those boxes!
Room Essentials : Storage Bins & Boxes
These hanging closet organizers are a game changer!
Hanging Storage - Walmart.com
These save SO much room in your closet!
Collapsible Hangers
I absolutely love my sunset lamp! I’m not a fan of the bright colorful LED strips so I got this sunset lamp and it’s perfect when you don’t want overhead lighting!
Sunlight Lamp
If your room is super warm even in the colder months, take a box fan and stick it in the window and blow the cold air from outside in and the hot air out.
Box Fans
Get yourself a makeup organizer!!
Makeup Organizer
Make your room feel comfortable by adding decor like posters or pictures on your walls!
Posters For Dorm Room
Either one of these are a great option to have up on your bed if you loft your bed
Dorm Bed Organizer
There aren’t many outlets in your room so you’ll need a power strip for sure!
Surge Protectors & Power Strips for Electronics
Make sure any bed set you get is a twin xl.
Twin XL Comforter
Trust me, you will need a fan, and this one is great!
WOOZOO® Fan | Best Price from Manufacture | Free Shipping
School supplies
For your classes
Durable note books, would recommend getting a 3 subject because some classes will require paper and not just your comouter
Spiral Notebooks | Five Star
I recommend getting an hp laptop because some softwares schools use don’t adapt to the mac/apple system
Laptops - HP® Store
I think I use these every day during college! They’re a must!
AirPods Pro 2
My favorite pens! Makes studying a bit easier when I can color code certain parts of my lessons!
Flair Felt Tip Pens
I live my north face backpack because it fits every thing I need and it’s weather proof!
Best Selling Backpacks & Daypacks
Wardrobe basics
Dress right for walking to classes
A light rain jacket is a must especially when you’re walking to classes
Women's Rain Jackets
A good walking shoe is essential for walking on campus every day! My favorite are the hoka Clifton 9
Women's Clifton 9 Running Shoe
If you are going to college in a cold state, this jacket is so great and warm! I have it in black so it can go with anything!
Omni-Heat Reflective
Both of these shoes are a cute, yet comfortable every day shoe that you can dress up or down!
Women's Sneakers, Clothing & Accessories
Get yourself some of your schools gear!
College Apparel, College Gifts, College Gear, NCAA Shop, Collegiate Apparel ...
These carhartt mittens are so cute and SO warm!
Mittens
All great options and super cute winter hats!
Beanies & Knit Hats
You’re gonna want hair ties for the gym, walking to class in windy weather, or pulling it back for lab work. These are great for your hair and don’t tug like normal hair ties do!
Hair Bands Shop
Miscellaneous
Random things you may need
Most of the time the city water from the faucet tastes weird (lol) so a water filter dispenser is handy!
PUR 30 Cup Dispenser
A great ice cube tray because the silicone makes it so easy for them to pop right out!
