<p>Starting fresh going away to college 6 hrs from home. DOes anyone have a list of clothing items I should take? I have the other essentials.</p>
<p>Lots of lists on this forum and College Life forum.</p>
<p>Climate of where you’re going might help with clothing list. If you don’t want to provide the name of the school…at least the state might help!</p>
<p>What to take:</p>
<ol>
<li><p>Anything that can be washed in a washing machine and dried in a dryer.</p></li>
<li><p>At least a 10-day supply of underwear and socks (more if you plan to work out a lot and will therefore sweat up more than one set of underwear and socks per day). Ideally, all the socks should be EXACTLY the same color and style. (If you don’t know why, obviously you haven’t done your own laundry yet.)</p></li>
</ol>
<p>What not to take:</p>
<ol>
<li><p>Anything that requires hand washing, hanging up to dry, or dry cleaning (except for rarely used special-occasion clothes like an interview suit or a party dress)</p></li>
<li><p>Clothing bearing the name of your high school (you won’t want to wear it at college)</p></li>
</ol>
<p>Chapel Hill, North Carolina is where I am headed. I will not be home until maybe thanksgiving. I assume the 100 degree weather will continue through August and then cool slightly…and fall will begin in October.
Thanks for the advice. As far as dressy stuff, do you think a dress, a nice pair of pants and blouse would suffice? or do I need more…from my visits seems like most people wear shorts and t’s (and flipflops)</p>
<p>Chapel Hill is pretty laid back. I think the dressy clothes you descibed will be fine if the need should arise. The hot weather will last most of Sept. but you will probably need a jacket before T’giving so be sure and bring a fleece jacket and some jeans along. Carolina is a big school so you’ll see people dressed in all sorts of outfits. Just go with whatever you are comfortable with.</p>
<p>Marian - I think our Ds are going to the same school.
She has been advised by some current students to bring a few dressy outfits (even for formals). I would suggest for you bring a nice black dress, a few light dresses, dressy shoes to go with those dresses. You should bring what you feel comfortable in. My D tends to get dressed normally. She will be bringing a clothes hanger to dry most of her blouses, underwears, etc. We also went out and got her some sensible shoes which she normally wouldn’t wear.</p>
<p>oldfort, I think your point about sensible shoes is a very important one – for kids on all campuses.</p>
<p>At college, people walk a lot more than they do in other settings. Wearing shoes that make your feet hurt at college is just nuts. When I was in college, some girls would even wear sneakers while walking to a dressy social event and then change into their dress shoes when they arrived – just like some businesswomen do in New York City. It just doesn’t make sense to try to walk across a large campus in four-inch heels.</p>
<p>i go to the university of maryland, which i’m sure has a similar “dress code” at UNC.</p>
<p>i have to respectfully disagree with “sensible shoes”. my mom bought me “sensible rain shoes” and i do not wear them. i’d recommend not spending a lot of money on them until you realize you need them and are willing to wear them. i wear sneakers in the rain and snow (and yes, the bottoms of my jeans get soaked–oh well). many students wear flip-flops in the rain. i do agree with marian that a change of shoes is completely necessary at times (though i’ve also trekked a mile across campus in heels before).</p>
<p>many people do wear their high school gear around, particularly if they played sports. i see lots of “[insert local HS] soccer” sweatshirts around.</p>
<p>the amount of dressier clothes you’ll need can depend on your major-- i’m a business major and there are a good amount of business casual events, like meet-and-greets with employers.</p>
<p>and if you’re planning on going through sorority recruitment, don’t forget nice tops, a sundress, etc. (i would assume the greek life website has info on recruitment clothes)</p>
<p>If you are going through sorority rush/recruitment, that’s a whole new ball game. I’d ask friends what to wear. That kind of stuff is first impressions- who fits in, who doesn’t…
Six hours away isn’t too far; chances are what you wear now is in “style” in CH. When I went there from Florida (back in the dark ages), I brought SO THE WRONG CLOTHES- flip flops, sunglasses, spaghetti strap tops and little shorts, sundresses…all that sounds fine now, but back in the late 70’s I stood out like a sore thumb. Everyone was wearing t-shirts, jeans, blousy “earth mama” stuff, and for greeks, pink and green and those add-a-bead necklaces. :eek: Find out from your friends or from Facebook, or wherever, what people like to wear.</p>
<p>newheel-
S goes to that Other School in Durham. But your weather is the same! The dressy outfit need will depend to some extent on whether you are interested in the Greek system. If you are, you will need more of that type of clothing.</p>
<p>Yes, it will stay pretty warm, but you will probably have cold, rainy days before you head home for T-giving. Make sure to have pieces you can layer for warmth and something to wear when it’s wet.</p>
<p>Best,
~mafool</p>