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<p>Of all the items listed, what items do incoming freshmen need?</p>
<p>Hmm, skipping the common sense items…</p>
<p>-mini fridge
-small trash cans (plastic bags to go with)
-those clorox wipes
-paper towels
-brita filter
-stapler
-sticky notes
-paperclips
-umbrella
-laundry basket (detergent, fabric softeners)
-snacks (cup noodles, microwavable food, bars (cereal or granola), chips (french onion sun chips), cookies (from albertsons), etc. etc.</p>
<p>there are more but this is just off the top of my head that aren’t too intuitive</p>
<p>I would suggest a tool kit consisting of a hammer, maybe a few different sized screwdrivers so you will be able to put furniture together.</p>
<p>Make sure the Ethernet cable is at least 20ft long or invest in a wifi router. You also might want to think about bringing a bike. Also remember your moving into a blank dorm room, you might think about bringing things to decorate up the room.</p>
<p>I totally second the router @oiwioo
Try something really small like a pocket router - zuni connect makes one specifically for the dorms</p>
<p>If you want wireless internet in the residence halls, get a wireless access point instead of a router. You’ll have to disable dhcp on the router since automatically assigning an address to every device is already handled in the uci network. In other words, a router will just be functioning like an access point anyway.</p>