<p>I think case dorm laundry machines can take claremont cash but you can usually find quarters from people, or ask the treasurer (which would be me if you end up in case!)</p>
<p>other input on your questions:</p>
<p>For furniture, the standard stuff in rooms is OK but I got tired of it so I got a nice table and office chair from IKEA (there’s one nearby in Covina), and I think it’s been worth the investment</p>
<p>For bags, I use both a typical jansport one and a messenger bag, depending on what I’m carrying/wearing. My humanities class used a laptop for in class activities often, but in general i think it can be convenient to be able to carry around a laptop. Mine’s actually a netbook so it’s very portable.</p>
<p>For books, I’d recommend not worrying until you get here</p>
<p>For summer institute (which I did last year), you do sort of get a free day during the transition to orientation so you should be able to go home quickly to bring more stuff back. I just brought everything down when I first arrived at SI. Other than that you basically just move into your school year room as normal.</p>