<p>"Sometimes we can forget something — minor or crucial — because we’re so excited, nervous, scared or in shock."</p>
<p>Summer is coming to an end and that means it's time to make the final preparations for life at college. Here are some more tips and reminders that you shouldn't let slip your mind before you leave.</p>
<p>This is one of the more useful articles from USA Today</p>
<p>When did CC get acquired by buzzfeed?</p>
<p>Do people really bring ethernet cables? Where would you connect it into in your dorm?</p>
<p>@d33d33 In the Ethernet port…</p>
<p>And I’ve been wondering the same thing, @notrichenough. 5 reasons this…Common mistakes that…Oye. </p>
<p>@Niquii77 But the other end of it needs to be connected to a modem doesn’t it? I have a wireless router so I know next to nothing about this lol</p>
<p>If your computer has an Ethernet port, you put one end into your computer and then the other end into the wall port. Instant internet. I have never used one because my computer doesn’t have an Ethernet port, although I do have an Ethernet cable. </p>
<p>At many colleges you are not allowed to have your own wireless router. You will need to check to see if it is permitted.</p>
<p>Most dorms have ethernet port(s) in the walls, and many if not most will have wireless as well. The hard-wired connection will most likely be faster.</p>
<p>If your laptop doesn’t have a built-in ethernet port, you can get a USB adapter like this one for cheap: <a href=“http://www.amazon.com/Cables-Unlimited-USB-2810-Ethernet-Network/dp/B0009T6QJG/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1407891199&sr=8-7”>http://www.amazon.com/Cables-Unlimited-USB-2810-Ethernet-Network/dp/B0009T6QJG/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1407891199&sr=8-7</a></p>