Dorm Survival: What to Wear

2. Travel Light & Right for College

Outfitting for Campus Life

In your mind’s eye do you picture yourself the best dressed most comfortable student on campus?

What do you need to prepare for a sharp, easy to keep image?

(ie.:Don’t take what you won’t use. Don’t take so much stuff you trip over it.)

(Don’t take gear so nice you lose it. Thieves attend college too.)

What do you pack to wear? Look at what students wear when you visit campus.

What is the climate like where you will be? If it is warm you may not need a parka. That saves a lot of space.

Prepare for long walks in the rain between campus buildings. Do you use an umbrella?

Do have a jacket to shield rain and chilly evenings.  

Plastic hangers are great to hang damp clothes and avoid rust. If you plan clothing that will wash and dry on a plastic hanger you will have less dreaded laundry time. (Leave lots of space to allow things to dry.) Can you pack on hangers? Cover and transfer closet to closet. Avoid unhanging, folding, packing and rehanging. Think about it.

As you outfit, select gear that washes easily, dries fast and looks sharp. Select quality.  Limit the amount you take and have a plan to keep it clean.

Let your family know what you need for college as birthdays and graduation dates pass.

Bedding:  Take one set of bedding. Eliminate storing dirty, extra linen. Get the bed size before you shop. Regular sheets will not fit an extra -long bed.

Have a plan to clean your bed linens. (Dirty little secret:  In a few months you will know students that never wash sheets.)

Consider how you sleep. Is a pillow, case, bottom sheet and comforter adequate? Need more? Be sure to consider washing and drying.

What do you sleep in? Remember college is a public place.

What do you think?

Stay with us as we discuss planning and packing for college.

Basic college needs: Sleep. Shower. Eat. Think. Relax. Exercise? Weather. Gear.

Oops. Almost forgot: Class. Studying, Books, Computer.