<p>We purchased insurance for the laptop and registered it with the campus police. We also made labels for boxes that didn’t lock that were misleading- so d could have a place to put her ipod/camera away without labeling them as such. my d had a few things taken by one of her random frosh roomies- she tried to treat it as it was an accident during move-out and asked her if she could she meet with her and get her things, but the roomie stood her up and denied it later. The following september, she saw the same girl at her large public uni on campus and lo and behold, she was wearing one of my d’s tops. </p>
<p>Lesson: dont take things that are important to you to school. Things that go “missing” can’t be reported on insurance unless you file a police report. Don’t take anything to a dorm room that can’t be replaced. Don’t keep that much there either, switch out clothes for seasons and bring stuff home.</p>