<p>cleaning supplies: We just sent disinfecting wipes. Our son did use them, especially when his roommate got sick.</p>
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It should go without saying, but you should also check your college’s website for “what not to bring” lists of their own. Some of the items on the list at my son’s school are obvious (weapons) but some I would not have guessed (cinder blocks).</p>
<p>A three-week supply of underwear and socks.</p>
<p>A good laptop.</p>
<p>Headphones. </p>
<p>Power strips.</p>
<p>Multiple alarm clocks, including one that is battery-powered. </p>
<p>Batteries.</p>
<p>A cell phone with lots of free text messages.</p>
<p>Shower shoes, but not a bathrobe. College students generally sleep in the same kind of clothes they would exercise in (t-shirts or sweatshirts with running shorts or sweatpants, depending on the weather). You can walk to the bathroom in those clothes without embarrassment.</p>
<p>Cleaning supplies, but you only bring them at the end of the year, when they will be used extensively to avoid fines.</p>
<p>A picture of mom and dad.</p>
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<p>If either of my kids had brought that, it would have sat in the bottom of a dresser drawer all year – along with the unnecessary bathrobe.</p>
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<p>I’d rather go with a one-week supply to force them to do laundry once a week. Dirty underwear and socks in a room for three weeks? Bring some air freshener.</p>
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These days, they keep the pictures of us on their laptops. Which is fine, because they don’t take up any extra space that way.</p>
<p>Okay then…maybe a pix of the dogs for his desk and I’ll make sure there is one of us on his cell phone. :p</p>
<p>3 weeks of socks and underwear. And a BIG BOTTLE of FEBREEZE! :)</p>
<p>What do you do with the dorm room mattress if you opt to bring your own? Not trying to sound snarky - I’m honestly just curious! Two girls on my hall who lived in the extremely large handicapped room (no, they weren’t handicapped) brought a bed frame and additional mattress for their room (I guess in case friends slept over). Seemed crazy to me, but whatever floats your boat!</p>
<p>I suppose you could store that extra mattress under your bed? Or standing up in the closet? If it found a home under the bed, it would probably work really well for visiting friends who need a place to crash …</p>
<p>I agree it might be not OK to store it elsewhere in the dorm …</p>
<p>Apollo6, since your daughter is going to be going to a magnet high school on a college campus, you will probably be seeing her more than some of these posters saw their college students… in our state they push the kids to go home about once a month if not more often. So, start with the basics - she can add from there.
Do not buy the overpriced dorm linens,rugs, etc that they show you. If she needs extra-long bedding it’s available all over, and at Target or other online stores. Start small. She will let you know what else she needs.</p>
<p>Bringing your own mattress is not that unusual. My D plans to ask maintenance to take away the existing mattress, presumably to the place where the extra mattresses are stored, and make a notation that it belongs in room xyz. I’m aware of several students who did this last year without any difficulty.</p>
<p>If you have a son give him Febreeze.</p>
<p>I agree, re the med kit. Many students get sick late at night and it’s nice to have pepto or some other stomach medicine handy along with pain relievers, cold medicine, Allergy medicine if you suffer with them and parents, remember to get an extra inhaler if your S/D uses one.</p>