Your First Dorm Room: What to Pack and What to Skip
Pack, wait or skip lists, a budget, a roommate agreement with scripts, and move-in and move-out checklists.
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By Whole Life HQ4 parts · about 4,700 words · printable · read online
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Who it's for
First-year college students moving into a residence hall, and the parents helping them pack, who want to buy less and talk to a roommate early.
What you receive
- Pack, wait or skip lists for every part of the room
- A room budget and a second-trip list
- A one-page roommate agreement, a cleaning chart and conversation scripts
- Move-in day, first-week and move-out checklists
4 printable pages, in reading order
- Part 1: Start here
- Part 2: Pack, wait or skip
- Part 3: Your roommate and the agreement
- Part 4: Move-in day, the first week and move-out
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Part 1: Start here
Every August, stores fill with dorm room "must-haves," and every May, students carry half of them back home. This product helps you pack less, spend less and start the year with a roommate you have actually talked to.
It is a set of printable pages and short written guides for students moving into a residence hall, and for the parents helping them pack. It works for a double, a triple, a suite or a single. It does not replace your school's housing rules, which are the final word on what is allowed.
Three rules that save money
- Ask before you buy. Your housing office sends a list of what the room has, what is banned and what is smart to bring. Read it first.
- Talk to your roommate before you shop. Two people do not need two microwaves, and some schools do not allow either.
- Wait for the second week. Most of the things you will "need" show up after you have lived in the room for seven days. A short list now and a second shopping trip later beats a car full of regrets.
What is in each part
- Start here
- Pack, wait or skip
- Your roommate and the agreement
- Move-in day, the first week and move-out
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4 printable pages: see the list
- Part 1: Start here
- Part 2: Pack, wait or skip
- Part 3: Your roommate and the agreement
- Part 4: Move-in day, the first week and move-out
They open in your library, and you can print them, once they are yours.
Who wrote it
Written by the Whole Life HQ team.
Not yet reviewed by an outside expert. It is general information, not professional advice.
General education, not financial, tax or legal advice. For decisions about your own money, talk to a qualified professional.
How you get it
- In your libraryAfter you pay, it is in your library straight away.
- Any devicePhone, tablet or computer. Print it if you like paper.
- Yours to keepIt stays in your account, and you can come back any time.
