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college girl essentials 💅✨
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items College girl essentials ✨| Tech, beauty, school & everyday must haves 💅
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tech essentials 💻
study & school 🏫
what’s in my bag! 💼
tech essentials 💻
The tech that makes college life SO much easier! From taking notes and studying to surviving long days on campus, these are the devices and accessories I think are actually worth having. 🎀📚
My favorite type of device for taking notes, studying, reading PDFs, and keeping everything for class in one place. Especially useful if you prefer digital notes instead of carrying multiple notebooks. 🎀
iPad
If you take handwritten notes on an iPad, this is such a useful addition. Great for writing directly on lecture slides, annotating PDFs, doing math problems, and organizing notes. ✏️
Apple Pencil
A campus BAG essential!! Long school days + a dying phone are not a good combination 😭 I’d keep one charged in my bag for emergencies or days when I can’t find an outlet.
Portable Charger
A longer charger is so much more convenient when the nearest outlet is nowhere near your desk, bed, or seat. One of those little purchases that ends up being surprisingly useful.
Long Phone Chargers | Wall Chargers & Power Banks
Perfect for walking around campus, studying, watching lectures, or listening to music between classes. Noise cancellation is especially nice when you’re studying somewhere busy. 🎧
AirPods
Perfect for walking around campus, studying, watching lectures, or listening to music between classes. Noise cancellation is especially nice when you’re studying somewhere busy. 🎧
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Such a simple desk upgrade! It raises your screen so you’re not constantly looking down while studying and also makes a small desk setup feel more organized.
Best Laptop Stands
SO much nicer than using a trackpad for hours. Especially useful for assignments, spreadsheets, coding, or anything where you’re constantly clicking and moving things around. 🖱️
Computer Mice - Wireless Mouse, Bluetooth, Wired
Great for backing up important school files and projects. I would NOT want an entire semester’s worth of work living in only one place. 😭
External Hard Drives: External HDD Storage
Keeps chargers and cords from becoming a tangled mess at the bottom of your school bag. Small, inexpensive, and actually useful. 🎀
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Definitely one of the biggest college essentials. I use a laptop for assignments, research, coding, emails, and basically everything that’s easier to do on a full computer. 💻
MacBook | Pro | Air | Neo
study & school 🏫
The little things that make studying and staying organized SO much easier! ✏️🎀 These are my picks for taking notes, keeping up with assignments, studying for exams, and surviving those long library sessions.
I NEED to see everything laid out or I will forget 😭 A weekly planner is perfect for keeping assignments, exams, meetings, and everything else in one place.
Weekly Planners
A classic for a reason! 📓 Great for classes where you prefer handwritten notes, and I love having a separate notebook for subjects with lots of calculations or practice problems.
Notebooks
Good pens genuinely make taking notes better 😭 These write super smoothly and are perfect for everyday notes, planners, and assignments.
PILOT G2 Premium Gel Pens, Fine 0.7mm Black
For the color-coded note girls 🎀 These are great for highlighting without making your notes look overwhelmingly bright.
Zebra Pen MILDLINER No Bleed Highlighter
One of those basic supplies I ALWAYS end up using. Perfect for quick reminders, marking textbook pages, or leaving notes for yourself while studying.
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If you’re taking calculus, statistics, or other math-heavy classes, a good calculator is definitely worth having. Just make sure your professor allows the model you choose for exams!
TI Products | Calculators and Technology | Texas Instruments
Keeps all the pens, pencils, highlighters, and tiny school supplies from floating around your bag. Bonus points if it’s cute. 🎀
Pencil Pouch
Simple but SO useful for active recall. Great for formulas, vocabulary, definitions, or quick review before an exam.
Index Cards
Underrated study tool!! I love the idea of using one to work through problems, brain-dump everything you remember, or make a quick study checklist.
Dry Erase Board
Of course you’ll need the pair to go with the board! Late night studies will get you wishing you had more!
Dry Erase Markers
what’s in my bag! 💼
The MOST important part 😭 I need something cute but big enough for my laptop, iPad, chargers, and all the random stuff I somehow collect throughout the day.
Best Selling Backpacks & Daypacks
I refuse to be walking around campus on 4% 😭🔋 A portable charger is one of those things I always want in my bag for long days.
Portable Charger
Definitely a campus essential! I’d rather refill my own bottle throughout the day than constantly buy drinks. 💧
Water Bottle