What advice do you have for keeping a dorm room organized and best suited for your needs?

Question

What advice do you have for keeping a dorm room organized and best suited for your needs?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

here:

Computers and Gear:

One or two power strips, maybe extension cord, a 2 to 3 prong adaptor

A couple ethernet cables in case you need them, the longer the better

Your computer & power supply if it's a laptop

Headphones for computer, consider USB headphones with mic to Skype home for free

Webcam to keep in touch with friends & family?

Printer (& extra ink cartridges)

Surge protector

Fan

Telephone

Camera

If you have a secure list of passwords for online accounts, bring this, but be sure to keep it in a secure fashion (KeepandShare is a great place to keep your passwords securely online)

Cellphone & charger

Software on CDs that you might need to reinstall on your computer or install on a new computer

iPod & charger & cables & earphones

Backpack / messenger bag

Small tool kit:  consider hammer, s***w driver, eye glass s***w driver...

Clothing:

Socks - dress - 2 pair

Socks - 4 athletic, 15 other

Bathing suit - 2

Belts - 3-4 different styles including 1 very nice

Hankerchiefs - 11

Jeans - 5

Shorts - 7

Long-sleeved shirts (button ups) - 6

Light zip up jacket

Medium jacket

Glasses & sun glasses

Pajamas - 4 bottoms

Sneakers - 2

T-shirts - 13

Button up short sleeve shirts (polo, etc.) - 5

Underwear - 15

Bath Robe (for the trip to those shared bathrooms)

Hat

Khaki pants

Black dress pants - 1

Suit (easy to clean) - 1

Sweatshirt - 1

Umbrella - 1

Raincoat - 1

Winter coat (s), scarf, cap, gloves, boots

For the Dorm Room:

Sheets and pillowcases

Pillows

Mattress pad

Blankets

Bedspread or comforter

Sleeping bag

Towels

Bedside lamp

Desk lamp

Storage such as footlocker, wire/plastic crates, cardboard boxes

Fan

Waste basket

Alarm clock/clock radio

Dry erase board

Laundry basket / or real big laundry bag is even better

Iron

Laundry detergent

Hangers

Quarters for laundry

Clorox wipes. Cleanup sticky spills.

Toiletries:

Medication (a little kit of Tylenol, Advil, and cold medication (if you don't need it, your friends will!)

Shampoo/conditioner

Styling products

Vitamins

Nail clippers

Tweezers

Lotion / sunscreen

Razor and shaving cream

Shower tote / shower caddy

Office/Desk Supplies:

Blank CDs & DVDs to burn

Stapler and staples

Printer paper

pens and pencils

pencil sharpener

Notebooks

Pocket folders

3x5 cards

Post-it notes

Paper clips

Rubber bands

Scissors

Highlighters

Ruler

Hanging files & Manila folders (or you can keep all your notes & files securely online in KeepandShare -it's free!)

Stamps

Envelopes

Sticky-tack to hang up posters, pictures and decorations (dorm damage fees can be expensive from duct tape, nails, glue etc.)

Shared Items:

   (Check with roommate(s) to avoid duplication)

Audio equipment

TV and/or DVD player (coax cable for the TV)

Coffee maker

Microwave (often can be rented from the college)

Hotput to make hot water for tea & coffee (if no microwave)

Small refrigerator (often can be rented from the college)

Area rug

Couple fav posters from home for comfort factor

Dry-erase board for your door (so people can leave you messages)

Plants

Late Night Snacks:

Top ramen

Mac-and-cheese- especially the individual microwave variety

Poptarts (also doubles as perfect breakfast-on-the-go)

Cheez-its, because who doesn't need Cheez-its?

Cup-of-Noodles-hands down, a college student’s best friend--perfect for late night cramming and hey, no dishes!

Misc Tips from Experienced Parents:

Rolls of quarters for washing machines. More than a few parents said rolls of quarters were one way of helping do their children's wash without physically being there.

The cure-all: duct tape. It's not a joke. Students need it to tape down all those wayward cords, fix broken items and hang things.

Batteries. All sizes, and don't forget chargers. Most students forget that camera and calculator batteries die with lots of use, and there's not a go-to drawer filled with batteries like there is at home.

Flip-flops for those community showers. They forget too that college dorms can be welcoming venues for germs.

Flatware. At least one fork, knife and spoon are necessary - and often more if students tend to lose them. A box of plastic utensils is one suggestion.  How about a plastic bowl and plate & roll of paper towels.

Lighting such as flashlights and lamps.  Lighting in dorm rooms is notoriously poor.

Over-the-door storage units for shoes or extra hanging clothes or under-the-bed boxes. Dorm rooms are small. Need we say more?

hope i have helped

Answer 3

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