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Dorm List: Dorm Essentials

Every college student needs good desk light. It’s a dorm essential and dorm accessory.

Dorm Essentials

College Life Tip: A cool dorm accessory which delivers dorm function is always a college essential.

College Essential: Talk to Your Department’s Secretary

College departmental secretaries are a wealth of information for the college student.

College Orientation – A First Year’s College Essential

College students, preparing to head off to College Orientation, should be thinking big picture. By getting to know the layout of your campus and the general vicinity of the city in which your college is located-prior to the start of college-you will be that much further ahead of the curve. Emergency plans are another good thing to have before heading off to college. Do you have your emergency plan ready? Follow these easy instructions and have an emergency plan.

College Essentials: Messenger Bags

Besides your books, messenger bags pack a wallop of whatever you are toting. In this college essential, you will want to look for adjustable straps, roomy interior [with removable padding-if possible], multiple pockets and secure closures. Extra exterior pockets for cellphones or MP3 players are also nice.

College Storage is a College Essential

In your dorm room it is essential you establish zones for the functions of your room and keep the storage in or near the zone. This will save you time, your sanity, and help you live the hassle-free college dorm life. Note: apartment dwellers can apply these same storage techniques.

College Life Tips: Money, Money, Money

From the moment you set foot on campus, you will need to know about money. In other words, you need a budget. This task might seem daunting, at first, but not as overwhelming as not having enough cash come the end of the month.

College Life Tips: Got Roommate?

Perhaps you have experienced sharing your bathroom with siblings, or maybe this is the first time you’ve shared a living space with someone. Roommates can be one of the biggest challenges of college experience and it can be one of the most rewarding.

Number 1 College Tip?

So, what’s my number 1 College Tip? Keep learning. Always! Always be curious. Always ask questions. Always wonder.

Heading to a New England College?

Heading to college in Massachusetts? College Life Tips is collaborating with New England Abundance to create a book called: College Life Tips: for Living in the Pioneer Valley. This guide soon off the presses covers tips you’ll need to make the most of life in Western Massachusetts, which will help make your college year’s easy, fun, memorable, and carefree.