My fellow Washburn students – particularly those of you who
live or will live on campus! Move-In Day is Aug. 14!
I know. It’s coming up fast now. The summer is almost over.
You may take a moment to cry if necessary… Now pull yourself together! You need
to get packing!
In anticipation of the new school year’s arrival, I present
to you 10 things that you will forget to pack for Move-In Day.
1. Cleaning Supplies
I can’t believe how many male dormies I spoke to who didn’t
think they needed to clean their bathrooms… Please, for the sake of your health
and others’, bring cleaning supplies and chip in on the work.
2. Toilet Paper and Paper Towels
These are essential! Of course, you know that… But it may
not be at the front of your mind when you’re prepping for Move-In. Go ahead and
have some toilet paper at the ready so you can easily provide it when it’s your
turn to buy. It’s also good to have paper towels on hand for cleaning, when you
don’t feel like using a plate and the occasional
we’re-out-of-toilet-paper-and-this-is-an-emergency bathroom occurrence.
3. Medicine and Band-Aids
You don’t think about how often you need some simple Aleve
or a Band-Aid until you don’t have them. I had forgotten these, myself, last
year! Luckily, my roommate had packed a plastic tub full of simple medicines, Band-Aids,
and cold preventatives. I highly recommend making one of these and including a
little first aid kit.
4. Dishes and Silverware
You may think you can survive strictly on cafeteria food,
but you’re quite wrong. When you get desperate for a change, you will need to
make the occasional mac and cheese or microwave pizza. And for that, my friend,
you will need some of your own utensils. Also, all dorms are equipped with
either a private cooking area or a community kitchen. If you want to get really
fancy, or just make some occasional brownies, consider bringing some cooking
utensils, a pot or cookie sheets. (Just don't set off any fire alarms... Or you will quickly develop a plethora of enemies.)
5. Tool-Kit
We were lucky that my roommate thought to bring a small
tool-kit. We used it often for hanging decorations, making minor repairs,
measuring for space whenever we felt like rearranging, etc. Tip: You will
likely need a mallet to adjust your bed height. Check with your dorm’s front
desk to see if they have one you may borrow!
6. Laundry Supplies
You’ll likely need to do laundry even the first week you
live on campus. Don’t let the pile grow too high. It’s easiest if you can do
your laundry once a week, all at once. It takes less time and your dirty
clothes won’t begin to stink up your room.
7. Iron and Ironing Board
Male or female, there will come a time when you need to use
an iron. Why, you can’t go to Homecoming in wrinkles! Also, you’ll have
interviews, fraternity or sorority events, performances, etc. that you will
need to look quite put together for.
8. Hangers
You will find that you do as much clothing shopping on your
own in college as you do when you live at home. Your closet will grow! Don’t
forget to have plenty of hangers for those clothes you already have as well as those
you anticipate to purchase.
9. Shower Supplies
You plan to take showers regularly in college, right? I hope
so… Then you’ll need some shower supplies to keep you smelling fresh and
pretty! This includes your usual soaps, shampoos and conditioners as well as
your specific products, razors and towels. And don’t forget your bathroom
supplies: Hand soap, deodorant, lotions and body sprays, toothpaste and
toothbrush, face wash and that pesky retainer that you loathe to the end of
the earth.
10. An Open Mind
I am the master of cheese… But as cheesy and cliché as this may
sound, it is possibly the one thing most people forget to bring with them to
college. University is not what you see in the movies. It is a wide, open space
of undiscovered territory. You will be exposed to a lot of new people with
completely different backgrounds and stories than your own. You will be building relationships
with professors who educate much differently than teachers you had in high
school. You may be exploring new places in T-Town and the surrounding area. It
is essential for you to have an open mind. Let this year of college be an
experience and you will come out in May with far more knowledge and wisdom than
you ever expected.
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