<p>iluvpiano, if you weren’t bringing ridiculous amounts of everything then you would be able to fit a good amount of your music in a large duffel bag. I brought method books (about 10), etude books (8), real music (20+ concertos, 10+ quartet scores, 6 trios, and all high level band music from the past four years–around 50 pieces plus the 8 scores I bought on my own), alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, reeds (12 boxes plus the many I bought after arriving), (many) mouthpieces and other miscellaneous supplies; I brought my saxophones on the plane (yes, I brought all of these 3100 miles from home) and managed to fit nearly everything else in a large duffel bag. Spending around $4000 on dorm supplies is unjustifiable, even when it does include a laptop and new (apparently very cheap) instrument.</p>
<p>Hrm…this is including a bit of the stuff I still have to get. A tax free weekend is coming up!
3 sheet sets($40 total)
Laundry hamper($6)
Dry erase board + markers($15) I wanted the dry erase board for…many reasons. One being notes, another being it has a calender section.
Laptop($300)
Shower caddy($3)
Alarm clock($10)
Under bed storage($5)
Flash drive($12)
Toiletries/items that I use up
Extra clothes(My sister and I share a lot of things, so I have to leave some to her and get myself a bit more)
Razor, scissors, school supply type stuff(school stuff is around…$30 right now, I think)
Backpack($20 to $40)</p>
<p>I already have things like a lamp, small fan, pillow, comforter, and whatever else. Mainly, I’m trying to get some more sheets, that backpack, and a few more clothes. Then I also have to buy toiletries and food and tape and whatnot…not tons, but you know. With only 10 meals a week, riiiiiice will be so helpful. I actually started preparing for college stuff last year, so that’s why I have some things already. It’s good to buy ahead of time so the money spent is more spread out!</p>
<p>You don’t need three sheet sets, two at most nn;</p>
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It’s not a ‘cheap’ quality instrument. The brand & model is of professional quality. My dad compared it to his clarinet and he and another of his music friends both think it’s close to the sound of that, and his is worth $2800 or more. It was somehow just on a very, very good deal, and remember, it was used, so the price for a new one would be much, much higher, but it still has a great sound.</p>
<p>Did you check the tuning throughout its entire range? If not, the tone is irrelevant.</p>
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@zchryvns- again I’m going to address one of your posts as incorrect, see above post ^. </p>
<p>No, putting music books in a duffel bag isn’t a good idea. That’s not safe for them, since a duffel bag is soft and doesn’t protect them well. They’re going in something with a hard outside to it, so when it pushes against other things packed in the car, they won’t have all their pages bent up.</p>
<p>My books are going in a large box, and my dad is first packaging all them up with some shrink rap stuff in sets of 6 or so each, then all into the box.</p>
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<p>Awesome! The place I’m from is doing one this weekend too! My mom was planning on shopping with me this weekend for necessities, but she realized what weekend it was, and said, “I’ll pass.”</p>
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@zchryvens-
Yes, and my dad has played it too, and his friend has heard and evaluated it, plus my dad researched it online before buying it, and talked to someone else he knows that knows stuff about that brand. Plus his music friend I mention owns several instruments by that brand and knows that stuff. </p>
<p>Yes we’ve played it and compared it, as I said, to my dad’s very expensive, top-of-the-line clarinet. When we went shopping for it, my dad brought his clarinet along to compare it all. In some ways, my dad actually said it’s in better shape than his because he’s had his for years.</p>
<p>Not that it’s really your business what clarinet I buy.</p>
<p>@iluvpiano I meant to write that I put them in accordian folders, then into a duffel bag. They were perfectly fine.</p>
<p>^Ok for you, but still not what I’m doing. I don’t want any pages bent, and I have several books that are $40-60, and in piano music, you might think those would be super thick books, but some aren’t, and they’re still expensive for urtext editions, and I want to protect them.</p>
<p>Overall I’ll probably spend about 200-300 at most on school stuff. I bought a laptop last year because my old one finally died, so I’m not counting that (about $800).
So far the only college-directed purchases I’ve made are:
-bathroom caddy ($2)
-fuzzy/soft blanket ($13)
-foam mattress thing ($20)
-sheets <a href=“$30”>1 pillow, 1 fitted, 1 not fitted</a>
-trashcan ($2)
-2 sets of four bowls ($4 total)
-2 sets of four cups ($2 total)
-school supplies organizer <a href=“$1”>the one you put on a drawer</a></p>
<p>I already have so many things that I don’t need to buy, simply because it’ll be leftover when the time comes to move (ex: shampoo/conditioner), things I already have since I use it often (ex: makeup, hair dryer, towels, pillows), or thing I know we have somewhere in the house but not in immediate sight (ex: laundry stuff, power cords, school supplies [SO MUCH], small cooking pans/utensils, medicine and first aid, cleaning supplies). </p>
<p>A few things I’ll need to get is:
-a hamper (looking into getting a backpack style)
-space saving storage [or just storage items in general]
-… huh, totally blanked, but I’m sure there’s at least two or three more items!</p>
<p>Then there are yhe items that I need to talk with my dad:
-bring wall planner that I use at home to school?
-bring lamp, alarm, bike ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^?</p>
<p>or my roommate:
-mini fridge?
-printer/ink?
-etc.</p>
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<p>They have hard cased file boxes, would those work?</p>
<p>^^^And I have $100+ scores that were not bent at all. Also, I played piano for seven years before officially changing instruments so I am quite familiar with piano music. I love that you decided to pick out the one part of one sentence regarding a clarinet rather than the fact that you (your daddy) spent an absurd amount of money on unnecessary dorm supplies even after dozens of people on CC advised otherwise. The real world will be quite a shock for you, especially as a music major. ^_^</p>
<p>I’d say about 200-300 dollars. And that might be pushing it, but you shouldn’t need anymore than 300.</p>
<p>I dont think iluvpiano is that out of hand even without her music stuff! Some people are more high maintenance than others. I’m like that myself! When I graduated high school I had equally as much crap plus a microwave. I found out I was pregnant a month before college so I ended up going to community college and using all my stuff for an apartment but still. Also at our college we had small apartments (yes, even freshman) so I guess that’s a little different than a dorm but still.</p>
<p>I don’t think iluvpiano’s list is too bad either… Her list is just really detailed; a lot of her stuff are normal things you’d have around you in your daily life. I am a bit overwhelmed by how much stuff she bought for her bed though.</p>
<p>What is the difference between these two things?</p>
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I bought new things of those items because if you take them, then you don’t have them when you come home. You have to bring all that stuff with you, and my parents and I agreed I shouldn’t have to pack up a bunch of stuff like you’re going on a vacation just to come home and have things to wear and use.</p>
<p>@zchryevns- Several of the items I bought were things my mom said I had to get, even if I thought I didn’t need it.</p>
<p>@lacimichelle & redlotys- thanks, and yeah, some people just need more of their stuff around them.</p>
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@redlotys- Yes, I bought 3 things for my bed, which might seem like the same thing. Probably don’t need all 3, but for this, my parents said I did. Also, I have a really comfortable bed at home, so I really need to try and make that dorm bed as soft as I can make it. The mattress protector goes on first, then the foam thing, and then the mattress pad. The protector ‘protects’ against all sorts of things getting onto the mattress, or from things getting out of it onto your stuff. If someone else had the mattress infested with bed bugs and they were inside the mattress, which can happen and not show yet on the outside, they could get through into my stuff and onto me, so the protector is specifically made for that. BBB has several of these made, and they make the same thing for pillows too. The foam thing is a couple inches think of extra padding to make it more comfortable, and then the mattress pad just seals all that together (because the foam pad simply sits on top of the mattress) and it also adds a little more comfort. It all depends how much comfort you need!</p>
<p>Regardless of what other people bring (personally I feel that Iluvpiano’s list is crazy detailed/expensive) Why should it matter how much other people spend or how much stuff they bring? The only problem that they could have is not enough space for them, or a ****ed off roommate that has stuff overflowing into their half of the room.</p>
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Everything in NH is tax free, awwwwww yeahhh ;)</p>