<p>what kinds of school supplies should be taken to college?
what should be bought ahead of time?</p>
<p>look at the first thread on this board for shopping lists
your college bookstore will also have supplies</p>
<p>bring stuff only if you have a certain kind of paper/pencil/pen/notebook that you really need to have (for me, pentel drafting pencils and ampad engineering paper). otherwise, you’ll be better off buying what you need after you find out what the class will be like.</p>
<p>We went through the house before the kids left and found all the half-finished notebooks, old folders, graph paper in the back of notebooks, pencils, pens, erasers and so on. Those all went to school. You really don’t need to have all new stuff.</p>
<p>We’ll be doing the same as Dmd. There are plenty of barely used notebooks, tons of pencils, erasers, etc… around the house.</p>
<p>What you should have, whether you bring or buy:
stapler and staples
paper clips
erasers
pair of scissors
pens and pencils
highlighter
magic marker
CD pen.
white out.
screwdriver.
maybe a three–holes puncher, if you think you’ll actually punch holes in your notes and put them in three ring binders.
Three ring-binders.
Some envelopes, stamps.
ruler.
pencil sharpener.
Printing paper.
Scotch tape
masking tape or duct tape
post-its in various sizes.
extension cord, surge protector.
some folders and hanging folders.
notebooks.
measuring tape.
Thread and needles.</p>
<p>We’ll put this stuff in a box that can be used to store hanging folders.</p>