collegenewbie1

hey y'all. so I am moving in , in about a week as an incoming freshman. I really tried to narrow down my list to the bare necessities and want to make sure this is not too much stuff to be bringing. please let me know if i should cut down/add more. I will be going to school in the northeast so it will be colder.will be coming home for thanksgiving.

Warmth:8
1 winter coat
1 light jackets
2 sweaters
4 hoodies

Jeans:4
3 blue jeans(different washes)
1 black pair

1 pair of leggings

Shorts: 9
2 colored
1 jean
2 cargo
2 dressy
2 other

Long sleeves:5
3 long sleeve tees
1 flannel
1 cardigan

Skirts/Dresses: 5+1 formal

Sweatpants:2
Rompers:2

Shirts:22(good mix of casual and more dressed up)
5 v necks
3 casual tanks
2 semi casual scoop necks
other 12 are miscellaneous but more dressy than average shirt

*in addition: 5 camis for underneath, 2 tanks for underneath,about 5 oversized tees for sleeping/lounge ,5 casual/lounge shorts for sleep, 1 more- athletic short, 14 socks, 1 blazer

Shoes:
2 warm boots
2 dressy boots
1 rainboot
3 flip flops
1 dressy sneaker
1 athletic sneaker
4 sandals
3 heels( wedges, heels, sandal heels)



I feel like this may be a lot, however, I feel like I have lots of options/variety in regards to all different occasions. please help advise . thank you!!

SonicCare

Too many shoes e.e

I have only 2 pairs sneakers and suffice

romanigypsyeyes

You're likely not going to have enough room for those shoes (or those clothes for that matter). One pair of each of those shoes is MORE than enough. Cut down on shorts. You won't need them most of the year in the northeast. Two pairs is fine. You could bring less shirts too.

deeper

Well I think you did pretty well at cutting back to the bare necessities. I posted a list a while back and was chewed out about how crazy it was (it was a little much, I cut back from that list).

I have seen girls with lists that double yours easily, so I think you did well. I guess it all depends on what the weather is like (I personally need warmer and regular clothes nearly everyday year-round, so I need to bring more), and how much room you have in your dorm.

aunt bea

You're going to the northeast and you don't have any scarves listed or gloves for the freezing rain and snow??? You have too many shorts. The kids "layer" and have more leggings than what you have listed.

You have too many shoes. My Southern California daughter is in upstate NY for school. She uses 1 pair of sandals for most of the fall. She has one pair of waterproof boots, 1 pair of tennis shoes, and one pair of dressy black shoes. You need room for your other personal items that go in your room: Towels, washcloths, laundry basket, toiletries, cleansers and laundry items, personal hygiene items, ponytail holders, otc medicines, etc.

collegenewbie1

thank you guys. I am already from the tri state area so I am used to the cold, however I am going to school in MASS and supposedly it plummets colder in the month of November. completely forgot about scarves and gloves too thank you sooo much!

Now I was gonna put my pants, shorts,pjs/lounge, and shoes into 3 separate shelves of my dresser, then hang up the shirts and jackets?? and I figure sandales and flip flops take up such little room that I can even stack them(bad idea?)

soccergurl7988

You probably have a couple too many pairs of shorts, but I took WAY more clothing to school than that and still had enough room for my toiletries/other stuff. Creative use of space and storage, people. If you can, put your bed on risers and put shoe bags under that, with clothes out of season in long flat tubs on top

collegenewbie1

I really like shorts, so I am trying to get as much use out of them before the cold weather starts.. in addition I have narrowed the shoes to
2 Flip flops
1 or 2 sandals
2 or 3 boots
1 nice sneaker
1 workout sneaker
then the 3 heels(mainly just for going out)
* going to just bring rainboots after thankgiving
should I be brininging mor sweaters/hoodies or long sleeves???

aunt bea

newbie1: re the sweatshirts, aren't you going to buy your uni sweatshirts? That's the first thing my DD wanted and we ended up buying 2 thick sweatshirts and several uni tee shirts. You will see when you get on campus.

The heaters in the dorms seems to be stuck on high heat, I would bring regular tees since you're familiar with the weather, and you will be undoing your layers in that high heat.

aunt bea

Hats and ear protection! I forgot about those! Add some head gear!

collegenewbie1

Oh yea....university sweathshirt. you're a huge help because it hasn't even crossed my mind. and do you guys think the high heat dorms mean I can sleep in shorts as opposed to pj pants?

aunt bea

Newbie: My daughter sleeps in camis and short and long pj's. She also has fluffy slippers because the floors are cold, no carpeted dorms. She has a single room so she often just sleeps in her underwear, but a lot of kids think it's "fun" on the weekends to pull the fire alarms, so they are often evacuated out of the building in the cold weather for hours!

The buttons and zippers on your shorts will make it uncomfortable to sleep.

collegenewbie1

i am more comfortable wearing shorts to sleep. like i mentioned this will be about 5 shorts (cotton and soft)IN ADDITION to the 9 shorts I already have listed.ill be sure sure to bring 2 pairs of pj pants "just in case"

ECmotherx2

I agree with the slippers, school sweatshirt, hats, gloves, scarfs. Decrease shorts, you will live in your jeans and cargo shorts and maybe one pair of colored shorts. Nix the dressy shorts. Decrease the number of camis, oversized T's and sleeping shorts, (don't you plan on doing laundry)? Increase the number of leggings, the trend seems to be more skirts and dresses with a layered leggin and sweater top with a belt or scarf. Pair these with a dressier short boot or ballet flats. Dont' forget undergarments! Best of luck.

soccergurl7988

I second ECmom--as awful as it sounds, I lived in leggings as pants with hoodies or Uggs, or sweaters with jeans and Uggs. You will want some dressier clothes for going out, especially if you plan on entering Greek life. That said, you're going to get a ton of clothes. You'll want to buy hoodies and tees and sweatpants, and trust me, you will. You'll also wind up with a ton of free tshirts from events and local businesses