<p>You might check what courses have additional fees attached. DD just told me that one of her classes has an extra $60 fee next semester.</p>
<p>Congrats on the merit scholarship!</p>
<p>Here is a thread from CC which will help:</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-life/82285-z-what-bring-college.html?highlight=checklist+dorm[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-life/82285-z-what-bring-college.html?highlight=checklist+dorm</a></p>
<p>Or, maybe, it will just make it worse! 
Anyway, it is a place to start and you can cross off the stuff that you don’t need. I like to work from lists. It’s good that you are starting to think about it now. It doesn’t ever really stop… Good luck, and congratulations!</p>