<p>Here is the compendium of collegeconfidential wisdom on the topic.
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parent-cafe/53990-last-years-shopping-checklists-bedding-threads.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parent-cafe/53990-last-years-shopping-checklists-bedding-threads.html</a></p>
<p>One often forgotten item? Clothes hangers. </p>
<p>One of my D’s friends forgot to bring his backpack - it wasn’t on his list of “dorm room supplies.”</p>
<p>My daughter got a lot of use out of her Leatherman multi tool and it was borrowed often.</p>
<p>Send in a small supply of whatever your kid likes to take for a cold or allergies When he gets sick, he will be glad not to have to go to the drugstore.</p>