<p>We bought last year’s version of this fan for our D:</p>
<p>[Vornado</a> Full-Size Fan Whole Room Air Circulator](<a href=“http://www.costco.com/Vornado-Full-Size-Fan-Whole-Room-Air-Circulator.product.11753015.html]Vornado”>http://www.costco.com/Vornado-Full-Size-Fan-Whole-Room-Air-Circulator.product.11753015.html)</p>
<p>It worked really well and it’s not very big. Massmom’s point about the box fan is well-taken. My D lived in a Tower complex dorm and the casement windows were too narrow to accommodate a box fan.</p>
<p>We drove up and brought four underbed storage drawers (stackable), a three-drawer small plastic chest, and a mini fridge. All of these fit under a lofted bed. We packed the storage drawers and chest, and brought clothes up on hangers in plastic bags to just put in the closets immediately. My D said she could have gotten by with 1/3 fewer clothes than she brought. And she is a clotheshorse. Outerwear will take up a lot of room (coats, boots).</p>
<p>One thing the girls used a lot was a folding rack (for wet towels, workout gear, wet jackets etc. )</p>
<p>One thing my D borrowed (and will bring next year): a sledding saucer. One of her roommates lives in MA and provided sleds for the huge snowstorm last year. Wellesley students used to go traying on Severance Green hill but the dining halls don’t have trays anymore, so students need their own sledding devices for the inevitable snowstorm.</p>
<p>Also, if your D is planning on participating in a club sport or musical group that goes to weekend events at other campuses in the Northeast, a sleeping bag is nice to have.</p>