<p>Acne/cleansing wash and acne cream
Address book
Alarm clock: very important! J
Alcoholic drinks if youre over 21
Allergy medicine: Claritin or Benadryl or other anti-histamine
Anti-Itch cream: for bug bites (also good if youre going to do road-trips off campus to mountains/lakes on weekends etc)
Atlas-- any cartographers out there? A world or nation atlas is informative</p>
<p>Backpack/messenger bag
Balls: Basketballs, footballs, soccer balls, volleyballs, baseballs, tennis balls
Bandages and band-aids: for sprains and cuts
Batteries, especially AA
Bicycle, helmet, LOCK
Binders
Bins or boxes for storing papers/folders
Blanket: fleece or thermal
Bleach
Blender
Board games (Monopoly, a chess or checkers set etc)
Body lotion
Bookcase: find a slim, tall bookcase if youre pressed for space. Its good for organizing text and literary books; of course you can store anything on it-- from food to board games to boxes of cleaning supplies. Great storage. If its a shorter bookcase, you can put decorations atop it-- pictures, a vase etc.
Bottle opener
Broom or short-handled brush with dustpan (if you dont care for vacuums or Swiffers)
Brush: get a good scrubbing one for cleaning grout/tough stains
Bucket: get a sturdy one for use in cleaning/mopping
Bug spray (to keep your skin from those awful mosquitoes etc)
Bulletin board with pins</p>
<p>Cable/wiring organizer: for your computer wires
Calendar: to keep track of the date and days; dry-erase calendars are awesome for scrawling in important events and then erasing for the next month
Calculator or graphing calculator
Camera-- at least a disposable one
Can opener
Cds
CD cases, or soft-cover CD folders which are more space efficient and easier to carry
Cereals, cereals, cereals
Chair: a comfortable one, not a desk chair, but more of a reading/relaxing seat. Try the:
a) butterfly chair <a href="http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?order_num=-1&SKU=106741&RN=665&BTSMode=true%5B/url%5D">http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?order_num=-1&SKU=106741&RN=665&BTSMode=true</a>
b) Egg chair <a href="http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?order_num=-1&SKU=106742&RN=665&BTSMode=true%5B/url%5D">http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?order_num=-1&SKU=106742&RN=665&BTSMode=true</a> or
c) the classic beanbag
Chair cushion: if you dont want to bring or buy a desk chair, buy an attractive seat cushion for the chair that the college provides
Chips
Clothes:
Clorox Disinfecting Wipes are amazing, easy to use and leave a good scent <a href="http://www.clorox.com/solutions_disinfecting_wipe.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.clorox.com/solutions_disinfecting_wipe.html</a>
Coffee
Coffee machine
Cold and cough medicine: Robitussin/Dimetap
College-rule line paper
Colored markers and colored pencils
Comb or hairbrush
Comforter
Computer-- Laptop or Desktop or Notebook.
Conditioner (hair)
Condoms/birth control pills/contraceptives etc.
Contacts
Contact lens case
Contact lens solution
Containers: small plastic or mesh containers for small accessories (paperclips/tape/white-out/jewelry/makeup)
Cooking pans and pots
Cordless Phone and/or Cell Phone: very important!
Correspondence: Various cards or letter paper, for birthdays or congratulations etc
Cough drops/lozegnes
Cotton balls: many uses, including for applying/wiping off make-up, applying antiseptics to cuts and wounds
Cotton facial pads: for applying or removing foundation and other make-up, also for applying facial lotions, toners and astringents
Curling iron (hair)
Curtains: if your dorm room doesnt provide curtains, an attractive set of curtains can help bring color and life to your room</p>