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Did you bring too much stuff to your dorm room only to find out that not all of it is going to fit in there? Yeah...it happened to me too. When I was getting ready to move to school I thought that I was going to have enough room to not only bring every piece of clothing I owned, but in addition two guitars (I brought one and didn't even end up playing much), and a surround sound computer speaker system, and you get the idea. It didn't work, and it was way more work then was needed to pack the car in the first place. Luckily, I have already made these mistakes, so now I am here to pass along my experience so that you don't make the same ones. I have comprised I list of the top 5 items that every college student need to have in their dorm room.
- Memory foam mattress topper! I feel so strongly that this is the number one thing every college student needs to have that I even started my own business to sell them to other students so that they could sleep more comfortably (see below posts for more info).
- A hanger that can hang multiple pairs of jeans. Yes, your closet is small so anything that can help you save space is a must.
- A shower caddy. Don't go to the bathroom without one...it is one of the most useful items you can bring with you for dorm life.
- storage boxes that slide under your bed. You can find them just about anywhere, and anything can fit into them. They are great because they are large enough to hold plenty of stuff, but thin enough so you still have room to put stuff on top of them (such as shoes and sneakers).
- Which leads me to my final most important thing a new college student can bring to the dorms...bed risers. They will give you the space to be able to put more stuff under your bed.
If you are moving off campus and into your first apartment you are probably going to need a new mattress. Check out Dorm Beds.com. We understand that getting your first apartment is a big deal, and can get expensive fast. This is why we offer 8"memory foam mattresses at prices college kids can afford. Don't find yourself over-paying for a mattress. A lot of mattress companies say they are getting you the best deal, but many of these companies are marking their products up over 300%. At Dorm Beds.com we understand that students need to sleep in comfort. We promise when you shop with Dorm Beds.com you will be getting a top quality bed. How can we afford to offer our products for so much less than everyone else? It's simple really. We have established an exclusive relationship with one of the nations leading bedding manufacturers in order to provide bedding products that students will be able to afford. We promise we will have you sleeping better in no-time.
This isn't a picutre of a jail cell in Attica, unfortuneately this is what your typical college dorm bed looks like. A twin XL mattress, made of plastic, sitting on a cheap wooden bed frame, surrounded by four very close walls. Take into account that you need to share this small space with at least one other person, and you get the idea of how challenging it can be to live in the dorms. Luckily you don't have to go at it alone. Many a student has faced the trials of dorm life before you, and you can take advantage of what they learned to do to help turn this cell into one of the best experiences ever!
First the bedding situation should be addressed. Don't fall into the trap of buying one of those cheap egg create mattresses, trust me, you get what you pay for. Using one of the $14 egg create toppers you find at your local target or Bed Bath & Beyond won't help very much. Your bed will still feel like you are sleeping on an elongated rock surface. This very problem, and my love for business is what inspired me to start Dorm Beds.com after living in the dorms myself for two years.
I soon realized freshman year that my egg create mattress topper wasn't going to cut it, so I sought out a product that could deliver the comfort I needed to make even my dorm bed a place I liked to sleep. I ended up buying an overpriced 2" memory foam mattress topper for $199. Although comfortable, the price was ludacris. I realized that all students were uncomfortable, but NOT all students could afford to pay the premium for these memory foam toppers. I set out to change that, and after approaching several suppliers, found one who was willing to take a chance on me and work with me to help offer bedding products college students could afford. Check our our complete Dorm Beds.com product line today! We promise you won't find a better product for the price.
It is that time of the year again. If you didn't apply to college as an early acceptance, then now is about the time when you will begin to hear decisions about schools you applied to. This is an exciting time in any ones life, when the possibilities of what is to come next September loom ahead.
This is also the time when you need to begin to plan what you should bring to college with you. Let me say that from experience, I was truly shocked at how small the dorms actually were when I began living in them freshman year at Northeastern University. There is nothing that can truly prepare you for the experience of living in a residence hall at college, but there are some things that you should know to help make the year easier.
- You don't need to bring everything you own with you! There simply isn't room. In my case I wanted to bring all of my clothes, my two guitars, a small amp, about 5 pairs of shoes, and my skies. This of course didn't work. Since most students will be sharing their dorm room with at least one other student, you need to remember that all of that stuff you are bringing, they are probably trying to bring just as much with them too. This will never work considering the small spaces available, and you should just stick to the necessities.
- What are the necessities that you need to make your stay in the dorms a fairly comfortable one? The three things that I would suggest everyone have is: a memory foam mattress topper for their bed, hooks to stick on the wall (the more stuff you can keep off the floor the better), posters or wall art to help make the room look more like a bedroom then a jail cell.
- Finally, remember that moving to school does take some degree of planning. Start making a list of what you think you need to bring with you as soon as you are accepted to college. This way you can begin to pick up the stuff you need as you come across it, and you won't have to rush at the last minute to find everything. Also, if you make a list early enough, if your school offers a summer orientation you will be able to make a better judgement after staying in the dorms of what you will be able to actually bring, and what you will need to cross of your list!
