Five Important Things People Forget to Bring to College

When you first get to school as a freshman, you start to realize the things that you could have brought that would have made life at college a little easier. Here are some common items that people forget to bring.

Toilet paper
Usually the school provides toilet paper, but the fact is, is that they use the cheap stuff which feels like your using cardboard to wipe your bottom. Bring up your own!


Vacuum
Lets be honest. Your room is going to get dirty, and pretty quickly too. Your not going to make all your friends take their shoes off every time they walk in your room are you? Probably not, so buy a cheap vacuum! Your RA will probably have one, but it will probably not work OR he/she will never be around to lend it to you.

Hand Soap
Washing your hands is a crucial thing at college because getting sick and missing out on things is terrible. What I noticed at school was the girls bathrooms were stock piled with soap and the guys were lucky to see a bar of soap a month. Bring your own! Keep it in your room when your not using it so it doesn't end up thrown against the door of the kid who plays his drums at 3AM.

Change Banks
Whether your going to school close to home or far away, a key thing to check on is if your bank is in area of your new school. Yes, you can just take money out of any bank with the "Magic" ATM card, but fees add up, and you want to be saving as much money as possible. Also, this can help you control your money flow. Putting a certain amount of money into your new bank account will help you spend less and set a budget for yourself.

Bottle Opener
This just might be me, but I've noticed not many people own a bottle opener. Having one of these can save you money by not using your school furniture to open bottles. Also, you can meet new people at that party, when that girl or guy is looking for access to their beverage.