Flip flops (for the shower), robes, over the door organizers, foldable laundry baskets, and Advil. If this sounds oddly familiar, then it's most likely you have had an extremely caring and loving family member give you advice about what to bring to college. But, here's the thing: you can't just expect everyone to give you their very upfront, honest advice about college, and that's why this article is for you!
1. Grocery gift card
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...to use for real, actual food, not for beer or mixers...
2. Hangover-ready pills
3. Plan B One Step ™
Explanation: shit happens.
4. One absolute good go-to person who you can go to for anything…
...this person is usually a Lauren, or a Sarah, or even a sibling.
5. Scantrons!!!
...green, orange - so you don’t show up to the test with the wrong one more than once
6. Also, Blue Books
7. Love raincoats
Unless, of course, STDs or babies are your thing.
8. That reminds me: AN UMBRELLA.
This is for shielding your beautiful face while it pours unexpectedly across campus.
9. A planner
...to merely avoid feeling like you would be better off running around with your head cut off.
10. Stress mints
11. Earplugs
… if only to drown out the parties from across the hall while you study or your roommate hooking up in the other room. It’s inevitable...
12. Bike or scooter
Having one of these will for sure cut down on the time between parking and walking when you're running late.
13. Extension cords
...because there are never in the history of ever enough plugins in the library.
14. A workout buddy
Or in my case, someone who will just tell me when I need to stop eating out.
15. A procrastination flowchart
16. Lockbox
...because not all of us can trust our roommates.
17. AT LEAST one extremely loud and annoying alarm clock.
18. Copious amounts of Gatorade and water
For recovering from a REALLY fun Thursday night.
19. Thank You cards
...whether it was an interview, a meeting with your advisor or a sweet ‘thank you’ for a friend, everyone needs a pack of ‘Thank You’ cards.
20. Downy Wrinkle Releaser
...This is so you don’t have to smell or look like you're wearing dirty laundry.
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