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Just trying to be helpful here:
for people who are crossing state lines for college, you may want to hold off on purchasing a lot of these items (the ones you dont have already) until you get to wherever you're going. I know for me, moving from San Francisco to Chicago... shipping things like a bed set, new computer, desk lamp, chair, and so forth can be very expensive, and there's no reason why I can't buy them all there during the week of orientation (or arrive a couple days early, stay up in a hotel and shop for them during the day)
Many colleges (I know Northwestern does) offer "shop and ride" shuttles during the first few days, so that parents and students who've flown into town can get a ride to shopping centers and have a ride to take the goods back to campus. This was incredibly helpful for my older brother when he moved in, so he and my dad, along with his roommate and his dad, could all go together to purchase the shared items for their room.
On that note, let me just say THANKS for the list! Printing out my own list (pretty much a copy and paste of yours, with minor revisions) will save me lots of stress when september rolls around... and i can hand it to my parents, theyll buy the things, and that way I wont have to spend what little money i have for social things on stuff like cough medicine that, had I planned ahead, would already own.
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