<p>So…I’m looking into getting a dorm room checklist together and want to know this:</p>
<p>What is something completely useless that you spent money on for your dorm room that wish you hadn’t? And is there anything you wish you would have thought to buy? </p>
<p>Also…any advice on choosing a meal plan? I’m not much of a breakfast person…if that helps any.</p>
<p>The Blazer Plus + $125 Blazer Bucks = $1470 per semester
This provides UNLIMITED access to Palms Dining Center for meals and snacks at any time of day. It guarantees meals on a regular basis, from the first day of class to the last day of exams. Also included is $125 in Blazer Bucks to use at any of our retail locations.</p>
<p>14 Meal Plan + $225 Blazer Bucks = $1470 per semester
This plan includes any 14 meals a week at Palms Dining Center. It’s an excellent choice for students who like to eat a majority of their meals in the dining hall, but would occasionally like to grab a meal or snack from another dining location. Also included is $225 Blazer Bucks to use at any of our retail locations. </p>
<p>10 Meal Plan + $370 Blazer Bucks = $1470 per semester
This plan includes any 10 meals a week at Palms Dining Center and recommended for studnets not on campus on the weekends. Also included is $370 in Blazer Bucks to use at any of our retail locations.</p>
<p>Do you go to Valdosta State?</p>
<p>no…its where im applying to this summer for next, though</p>
<p>I’d definitely go with the 10 meal plan with more money to spend at the retail places. </p>
<p>I’m not much of a breakfast person, either (except on weekends), and eat lunch from the food court pretty much every week day…so I probably only eat 5 or 6 meals from the cafeteria (at the most) every week.</p>
<p>id go with the first option. unlimited food…</p>
<p>well since you can get food from either meals or $, i’d go with 10 or 14. personally i use 14. i never eat breakfast in the dorms, but i always eat lunch and dinner there. so it’s good for people who don’t go home on weekends. and anytime i have extra meal swipes, i use them on late-night snacks, second dinners, etc xD
does your school let you downgrade meal plans? for the first couple weeks of every quarter, we can go to a lower meal plan if we’ve started with too many meals. if that’s the case, it can’t hurt to try 14 and see if it’s too many or not.
all depends on your personal preferences, and how many times you’d like to eat in the dining halls, or buy food to eat elsewhere!</p>
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I didn’t bring much stuff so N/A.
Electronic tea kettle. :)</p>
<p>something i wish i hadn’t brought:
frankly i just brought a little too much of everything xD
too many personal thingies (pictures and whatnot), too many clothes, too many supplies (i really didn’t need a drawer full of toothpaste, sun lotion, advil/motrin/other pills i can buy at the student store)</p>
<p>something i wish i had:
A MICROWAVE!!!
we have a fridge. and no microwave. no place to put on either, come to think of it… <em>sigh</em></p>
<p>^ Your school doesn’t provide a microwave.</p>
<p>^actually, we’re allowed to buy a microfridge, but no free-standing microwave. I think it takes up too much energy or somethin.</p>
<p>Oh yeah - Korean instant noodles.</p>
<p>yah… idk… it’s stupid…
next year, screw it, i’m doing what i want.
and covering it with a cardboard box xD</p>
<p>Let’s back up a minute. You said you are applying this summer. So, when exactly will you be heading to campus? I’m going to assume you are asking about the meal plan because you’ll be a freshman this fall, you’ve picked a school, and you have to get the housing form in ASAP. </p>
<p>Go with 10 meals. You won’t use 14 and you DEFINATELY won’t need unlimited meals.
As far as dorm stuff goes, get a list from Bed, Bath, and Beyond. Don’t buy what you don’t need. If you find that you don’t have something you need when you move in, I’m sure there will be a BB&B, Target, Walmart, or some other place of the same nature that can supply you with what you need.</p>
<p>Why is it that high school seniors are already worrying about dorm stuff when it isn’t even May 1 yet? I know many know where they will go long before May 1(I knew by Christmas senior year), but there’s many more important things to worry about when you haven’t even graduated yet. I strongly suggest that all of you go back to enjoying the last weeks of senior year, because you get to obsess about preparing for college for 3 months after graduation. It’s longer and more stressful than it sounds and you won’t want to drag it out for no reason.</p>
<p>they dont allow microwaves because they can be a fire hazard</p>
<p>I’m actually a high school Junior and I can apply this summer for next fall (rolling admissions)</p>
<p>Well then come back and revive this thread in a year :)</p>
<p>no…I can have a thread like this now if I want…there is no harm in it</p>
<p>I know you can, that’s your right. I just don’t know why you’d want to when all of this stuff is over a year away for you.</p>
<p>Well when I enrolled at my university I chose their ‘middle’ meal plan. I got here and realized that I eat a lot more than I thought I would. So this semester I got the ‘biggest’ meal plan. You could probably try the same, go with the ‘middle’ and then adjust it based on how you use it.</p>
<p>As for useless stuff that I brought up… mostly little things, like boots (never use em, even when it snowed), an iron (I never iron clothes, mom made me bring it), paper plates, extra notebooks/binders.</p>
<p>See…I will have to have an iron lol I cannot stand wrinkled clothes…I hope to bring just the basics:</p>
<p>Laptop
Printer (is it better to have your own?)
Flashdrive
Storage containers
Clothes Hamper
Laundry Basket
Wastebasket
Iron/Ironing Board
Laundry Detergent, dryer sheets,bleach pen
Sheets
Quilt (instead of a comforter)
Cell phone
Clothes
Shower Caddy
Shower shoes and robe
Refrigerator
Microwave
Container of snacks
Umbrella
Tylenol, allergy medicine, dayquil…
Toiletries
School Supplies
Rug
Desk lamp
Backpack
Towels
A few pictures and posters</p>