Shout out to all incoming freshman, how are you doing out there kid? You scared to be hundreds of miles from home? You’ll get used to it, and you’ll love it. The freedom is honestly nothing comparable to your usual 11 o’clock curfew, and you’ll probably overdo it but hey, what else are you here for, an education? I mean kind of, but you’re really here to have the best next 4 years of your life. If you’re living in a dorm, or some other form of housing on campus, you will get package slips probably very often. And when you get that slip in your mailbox, it’s almost like God mailed you a one-way ticket to heaven.

Wow, care packages, so heavenly. These so called “care packages” are sent to you from basically anyone who knows you are crying in your dorm right now because you aren’t ready to adult but have to. You wrote them a list of what you wanted before you even left home and they listened. What are college kids’ favorite care package goodies? These:

1. Food

Literally anything guys, the food here is equivalent to dog sh*t. Preferably something homemade that will still be yum when we get it, like homemade cookies. But obviously packaged snacks are the easy way to go, hell you can even send ramen.

2. Stuffed animals

We have a million at home that we left behind, and brought the other one million with us. We don’t sleep with them because we’re too old for that, but they’re cute enough to show off on our Snapchat stories okay?

3. Cards with money inside of them (otherwise we don’t care)

Hand written notes or Hallmark cards are always really nice to display on our desks. It’s a really good piece of motivation while we studying to glance over at and remember why we are there slaving away our brains.

4. Gift cards

Again, any one will do, but we have preferences for sure. Places like Dominos, Starbucks, Dunkin’ Doughnuts, McDonald’s and so on. You know what it is.

5. Expensive essentials that we cannot afford

It’s the little things you know, the little things that cost a freaking arm and a leg. Command hooks, batteries, razors, makeup… I could go on and on.

6. Room decorations

Things to hang on the walls so we feel at home, like string-lights.

7. Holiday gifts

Holiday themed packages are literally the best. Luckily we get sent home for the big holidays to be with you all, but the little ones that we are away for, even the ones we don’t really care about… We still want gifts. Valentine’s Day, Easter, Halloween, St. Patrick’s Day, Leaf-Erikson Day, etc.

*Insert Facebook post here*

“Hey everyone, I’m moving into college next week so if anyone needs my address here it is! – 311B in Give Me Gifts Hall.”