<p>has anyone prepared for next year? like supplies, dorm stuff? i’m one of those people who wait until the day before school to get stuff then complain about the store running out of stock i plan to do this for next year u really wouldn’t want to be shiprecked with me.</p>
<p>there are a couple of lists floating around on cc… the following two seem to be the main ones:</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=82285[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=82285</a>
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=53990[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=53990</a></p>
<p>I think I’ll wait until July/Early Aug.</p>
<p>abike, have you ever thought about punctuation? lol, jk dude… I haven’t purchased much, the only thing I’ve gotten is an alarm clock, but I don’t like the one I got, so I’ll be getting a different one before college. I am waiting mostly because I want to see what new stuff will be available at the time, ya know? Especially for a computer (Apple is always upgrading, so I wanna wait a little while on that purchase). I dunno… I have to get a lotta clothes before then as I don’t wanna be doing laundry too much, lol. I also want to get a new Columbia jacket… They’re such nice jackets, especially for the wind that will be coming off the lake. </p>
<p>Sparty, Spanks, Gomestar, someone… What kinda stuff do you wear on campus to keep warm/protected from the wind? I know I live in the area, but I’ve never willingly gone up to campus on a brutally cold day, so I don’t know how bad the wind can get-I only know that it’s pretty strong in summer/spring/fall, so I’d assume it can be pretty bitterly cold. Any suggestions on winter, uhh, “stuff”?</p>
<p>wait until july. there will be awesome sales. for anything you can buy at cornell/get shipped to you, wait, too.</p>
<p>For example, i ordered my refrigerator, extra chair, and lamp from target.com instead of hauling them up. They were shipped to my dorm.</p>
<p>I bought school supplies at the cornell store when i got there; 1 less thing to carry. Remember you’re going to need one of all those things that weren’t YOUR school supplies but were in your house, like staplers and such. I’ll make a list of things when I get back to cornell. Also, the orientation website has a pretty good list when it opens up. I know you’re excited and looking for stuff to do, but this is not a good time to do your dorm room haha.</p>
<p>One thing you can buy are clothes… this is a great time to buy regular clothes because of the january sales. Wait until spring/early summer to by coats though. They go on major sale in all the ski shops so they can move them out for next years models around then.</p>
<p>i suggest a heavy Columbia or North Face jacket. Buy it in the spring on sale at like Dick’s sports or something. For extra value, get the ones with a removable fleece liner. Then, get a nice hat and some quality gloves.</p>
<p>north face and columbia are just brand names. good brands, but don’t limit yourself to those two.</p>
<p>the jackets they sell at dicks are usually the lower end ones. granted, you probably don’t need a high end jacket, but stichless and taped seams are pretty cool…</p>
<p>If you try it on in a store and buy it online you can get great deals, too. </p>
<p>If you get one with a removable fleece liner, you might as just buy a real shell and a real fleece. sorry to contradict everything you said gomestar haha.</p>
<p>blackferrari: cornell does not have special wind…any wind blocking outer layer will work, the higher quality, the better. Jeans block wind better than sweat pants, but sweat pants are so comfey in class that it’s so worth the tradeoff. An umbrella is a must, but why not wait until you get here and buy one of the awesome cornell umbrellas in the CU store…</p>
<p>hahaha, thanks guys. I was looking at the Columbia jackets and I really like them, we’ll see how much cheaper they get as Spring comes…</p>