Packing List

If you go on Pinterest or even Google and look up “College Packing List” you will find thousands and millions of different lists that will give you either too much or too little to pack. Here I hope to give you a true list for all the things that you need for school. A clothing list and a food list are soon to come.

   ~REMINDER! If you don’t use some of these things on a regular basis – Don’t pack it! It’ll just waste space!~

For Clothes
For Food

For the bathroom:

• 2 bath towels, 1 hand towel, 1 wash cloth
• Shower loofah (if you use one)
• Shower caddy (I used this one from Bed, Bath, and Beyond, but I know a bunch of people used different sized ones, plastic and cloth ones. It depends on what you’re going to put in it.)
• Flip flops (Those showers can and will be nasty!)
• Face soap, Shampoo, Conditioner, Body wash, Razor, Shaving Cream.
• First Aid Kit: cold medicine, migraine medicine, band aids, Neosporin, prescription meds, Advil, Tylenol, Aleve, Midol, wraps or braces (If you used it in the past 2 years), birth control, condoms, tissues, tampons, pads.
• Cotton balls/pads & Q-tips
• Deodorant
• Floss, Toothbrush, Tooth paste
• Glasses, Glasses case, Contacts, Contacts solution & Contacts holder
• Hair clips, ties, head bands, and bobby pins
• Nail clippers & file
• Lotion
• Desk Mirror
• Full Length Mirror
• Lotion, Perfume or Body Spray
• Nail Polish & Nail Polish remover
• Sun Screen
• Make up kit

For Cooking:

• MICROWAVABLE plate and bowl
• 1 cup & 1 mug (Travel mugs are great for taking coffee and hot chocolate to class & the library)
• 2 forks, spoons, and knives. (Dollar Store has some great cheap kitchen supplies – all for a dollar each!)
• Plastic containers for left overs or snacks (Five & Below also has some very awesome containers)
• Plastic sandwich, snack, and freezer bags – for all that left over pizza
• Mini Fridge & Microwave – Decide between roommates who will bring what
• Bottle opener, Pizza cutter
• Water Bottle
• Water Jug
• Dish soap, sponge or brush, Dish towels x2
• Paper Towels
• Coffee Maker – Keurigs work wonders, but a good single pot of coffee makes some good boiled water for soups and pastas!

For the Bed:

• 1 set of Twin XL sheets (some things will say 2 and that was a complete waste of money and space! Whenever I washed my sheets, I put them right back on.)
• Mattress pad & Mattress protector (NO BED BUGS)
  
• Comforter (Don’t forget this, it is great for being warm and for decorating your room.)
• 1 or 2 blankets (For watching TV for friends. I’m a blanket person and I brought way too many blankets!)
• Pillows and Pillow cases (1 or 2 for sleeping, 1 pillow with arms, and maybe even a body pillow)
• Bed risers – if allowed in your dorm
• Under the bed storage – whether it be a trunk to hold clothes and shoes, or a plastic storage bin to hold all your food, you have so much space under your bed – use it!

For the Desk:

• Binder clips or paper clips
• Pens & Pencils
• Colored Pencils or crayons
• Highlighters
• Dry erase markers & erasers
• Sharpies
• Pencil sharpener or lead for mechanical pencils
  
• Stapler & staples
• Scissors
• Post-it notes
• Index cards
• Tape: Scotch tape, masking tape, and duct tape – just one roll of each
• 3 hole punch
• Waste basket (I recommend a small fully plastic one. You can use it for more than just trash – if you get sick, it’s a good container!)
• Book bag – whatever type you like, just make sure it can hold some books, notebooks, and a few pencils and pens. I'd also recommend one that can hold a waterbottle. I left too many water bottles laying around in my classrooms because I forgot it next to me. 
• Calculator (Scientific at the least)
• Notebooks, Binders, Loose leaf paper
• Text books
• Dry Erase board

For Electronics:

• Alarm Clock
• Cell phone

  

  My old Notebook before I got my new Laptop

• Laptop
• Chargers for phone, laptop, & anything else
• Portable battery charger (You charge it and then carry it around so you can charge your phone or tablet while away from an outlet!)
• Ethernet cable
• Surge protectors (I brought 2. One I kept by my bed and one I kept by my desk. A smaller one was great too for when I went to the library)
• TV – check with your roommate first to see who is bringing it
• Speakers that connect to your laptop
• A USB drive or 2
• Headphones
• HDMI cable to connect laptop to TV
• DVDs for movie nights

Miscellaneous:

• Bank Info
• AA & AAA batteries
• Broom (ask roommate who will bring what) & Dustpan
• Debit cards
• Driver’s license & Student ID
• Social Security Card
• Insurance cards
• Febreeze 
• Lysol or Clorox wipes
• Flash light
• Pepper spray
• Small sewing kit
• Sunglasses
• Umbrella - Nice sturdy one because it does rain and could be windy. Wind destroys umbrellas.
• CDs, iPod, Books (don’t bring too many personal ones. You probably won’t have any time to read them or space to put them!)
• Drawer Dividers
• Storage Drawers

For Laundry:

• Laundry Detergent
• Easy to carry hamper
• Hangers (The thin ones are FANTASTIC!)
• Stair remover
• Lint roller

For You to Decide:

• Sleeping bag/air mattress. – Okay, I brought a long cushion that rolled up and could be used to sleep on if I had (or anyone who asked to borrow it) had any guests. You can have your guest use a body pillow or even a decorative one and an extra blanket. It’s so much easier than having a sleeping bag and air mattress and we took it out whenever we needed extra seating in our room. However, a sleeping bag could be great for going on retreats and even camping trips (I didn’t go camping, but doesn’t mean people don’t!)
• Iron/Ironing mat – I didn’t use my iron or ironing mat every week, but I did need it a couple times, and so did a few other people on my floor! I’m glad I brought it.
• 2 cup glass measuring cup – I used this to boil noodles in for homemade Mac & Cheese and boil water in to make Hot chocolate
• Pots/Pans/Baking utensils – My dorms did not have access to a stove & oven but there are some schools that do have access to a small kitchen. If you like to cook or even want to make a home cooked meal instead of eating at the dining hall, you might want to eat there. 

Is there anything else that you would bring that I didn't list?

6/18/14