| Going away to college for the first time can be | | | | that you are going to be living in a dorm room, then |
| stressful- both for the family of the person who is | | | | it is always best to under-pack rather than pack too |
| going away as well as for the student who may | | | | many items because then you will be faced with a |
| have never been away from their family before. | | | | situation where you'll either have an extremely |
| Therefore, only take with you the bare essentials | | | | crowded room and an unhappy roommate or you'll |
| that you will need while away for the first semester. | | | | be forced to spend money that you perhaps don't |
| Depending on your financial situation and | | | | have on putting your excessive things into storage. |
| circumstances, if you forget something or even if | | | | Most colleges will tell you exactly what the dorm |
| you want to bring a minimal amount of stuff because | | | | rooms will look like as well as the items that will come |
| you know that you will be going home on your first | | | | with the dorm room and/or pictures to give you a |
| break in a few weeks, then that is perfectly fine. | | | | better idea of what you will be dealing with. |
| As with most college kids who make the journey of | | | | Additionally, it is recommended to talk to your |
| a thousand miles (literally) to go to college, they | | | | roommate, whether via email or over the phone prior |
| often do so with a rented van that is packed to the | | | | to getting to college this way you can work out the |
| brim with their things. It is important for both parents | | | | details of who can use what and who is bringing |
| and kids who are going away to college to consider | | | | what. For instance, you don't want to show up to |
| the size of your living space that you are going to be | | | | college, meet your roommate and realize that both |
| residing in once you get to your final destination. | | | | of you have brought a microwave and a television |
| Have you spoken to your roommate yet? Do you | | | | when you could've just shared. Work it out so that it |
| have a roommate? What is your living situation going | | | | works out well for everyone involved. |
| to be like once you arrive? If anything, if you know | | | | |