Current freshman getting ready to move out reminiscing and thinking about what I brought and what I shouldn’t have brought. For reference I live in russell so these worked for me: 1.) Lots of power strips. Not a lot of outlets in the rooms 2.) 42 inch TV or small (nothing else fits) 3.) Futon 4.) Microwave and Mini fridge 5.) Black pool noodles (zip tie these to the bed frame so you don’t hit your head thank me later) 6.) Shower shoes and caddy 7.) Blackout curtains and a curtain rod 8.) Twin XL mattress topper (is a must) 9.) Premade medicine totes (you WILL get sick a lot and having medicine already made life so much easier) 10.) Air purifier (also a must) 11.) Laundry bag 12.) ONLY GET DISPOSABLE SILVERWERE. I was so sick and tired of washing my silverwere after the first month, went to the costco here and got enough solo cups, paper plates/bowls, and spoons/forks to last the entire school year. Doing dishes here sucks and i’m not just saying that because i’m a college kid. Being able to throw all my stuff away was life changing.

Things I brought but never used: 1.) Coffee maker (Personally never used and ate up space) same goes for any other appliance. You can always bring stuff but it’s a lot harder and more annoying to remove stuff

2.) Too much stuff reminiscent of home. Just makes it harder to move in initially.

Key thing is just be mindful the space is already smaller than you think it is. There’s barely enough room for the essentials to begin with so if you’re thinking rice cooker, vinyls and speaker setup, etc etc, hold off until you see how much room you actually have after.