<p>Should I bring a blender, or is it likely that there will be a communal one in my floor’s kitchen? (I like to whip my milk before putting it in my coffee)</p>
<p>I’m bringing plates/cups/bowls/etc. with me. Good idea or bad idea?</p>
<p>I think plates/cups/bowls are an excellent idea! Even if you aren’t cooking for yourself every day, it can’t hurt to have a bowl for cereal (or ICE CREAM! 
), cups for tea, plates to put some cut cheese on (or BROWNIES! )… You won’t need an 8-person place setting, but sure, bring some for yourself.</p>
<p>Do most people get shoes for the shower? And what type of “cleaning items” would you suggest to have in your dorm?
Oh and I don’t plan on buying an ironing board…i figure i can either bum one off someone else or just make a “makeshift” board using my desk and some sheets - is this sufficient or should i really get a board when i go on campus</p>
<p>also do we need a portable vaccuum? i figured i could just bum one off…</p>
<p>I think the shower shoes thing depends on how many people use your shower – I never used them, because only five other people shared my shower, but I guess if a larger number of people use your bathroom, you might want them.</p>
<p>I never used cleaning stuff in my room. Maybe a rag for dusting. I had a vacuum, but most people didn’t; most of the dorms have vacuums available for residents.</p>
<p>What’s the storage situation like in the rooms? Are extra hangers a good thing or is there a fair amount of dresser drawer space?</p>
<p>Probably depends on your kid’s clotheshorse-ness. There is a good amount of drawer space… but I always needed lots and lots of hangers. My boyfriend only used hangers for coats, his nice shirt, and his nice pants.</p>
<p>(My new apartment has much less closet space than my dorm room, which was quite the rude awakening when I moved in!)</p>
<p>how many hangers would you say is good. around 6, 12, or 15?
i like hanging dresses, skirts, often used jackets, etc.
actually i hang everything at home but i guess i can’t do that here…</p>
<p>Well I have close to 30, but I have a lot of dress shirts… just roll with whatever; not like they don’t sell hangers in Boston ;-/</p>
<p>Since a lot of people go home for thanksgiving break, my parents figure that anything I forget to bring to MIT that isn’t too essential can be bought / brought back from home to campus after the break.<br>
Do people do this usually?</p>
<p>Well, I know I came back from Christmas break with a giant cardboard box that was almost over the plane’s weight limit…</p>
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<p>They also have rods that hang under the other and double your hanging space. Long dresses and coats won’t fit but most everything else will.</p>
<p>Oh, I fit all my stuff in. Adam just got less closet space. :D</p>
<p>I also used to have one of those mini-rods that hang below the main rod (like the second item from the second link), on which I used to store skirts. It was nice, I thought.</p>