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What
to bring to college
A freshman checklist
What colleges tell you to bring
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Address book
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Alarm clock
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Answering machine
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Cell phone
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Compact microwave oven
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Computer
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Cups and plates
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Desk lamp
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Eating utensils
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Landline phone – if
not provided
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Laundry bag
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Laundry soap
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Post-it® notes
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Power strip/surge protector
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Refrigerator
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Stain remover
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Stereo Receiver with headphones
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Television
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Three-prong extension cords
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VCR or DVD player
What colleges don't mention
but you should bring anyway -
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A
fan — especially if there is no air conditioning
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A flashlight with extra
batteries — in case of a power outage
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A small clip-to-your-textbook
lamp — for late night studying
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Bath towels — you’ll
need towels, and lots of them
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Bedding — sheets,
pillow cases and a few good blankets
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Bicycle and bike lock —
the best way to get around campus
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Can opener — canned
foods are quick and easy to prepare
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College clothes —
leave your high school T-shirts and letter jackets
home
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First aid kit — Band
Aids, pain relievers, cold medicine
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Heating pad — they
are hard to find on campus
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Insurance card/health care
information — better safe than sorry
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Iron and small ironing board
— and know how to use it
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Lots of socks and underwear
— enough pairs to get you through wash cycles
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Organizer/planning calendar
— no one will be there to keep your schedule
Personal hygiene items — toothpaste, deodorant,
etc.
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Phone cards — if you
don’t have cell phone
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Phonebook from your hometown
— to look up old friends
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Pictures of family and friends
— you’ll want a connection to home
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Sewing kit — include
lots of buttons
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Shower bucket — to
put your shower stuff in to tote to and from the
bathroom
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Shower shoes — college
showers have multiple users
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Sports equipment —
football, volleyball, basketball, etc.
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Umbrella — be prepared
for all kinds of weather
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White board for your door
— for messages
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