<p>Any advice on what to bring to CAMPUS in August? I know space is short so........
- 1 set of sheets or 2?
- # of shorts, pants, shirts?
- toiletries? # of towels?
- extra storage - what kind?
- other helpful, but less obvious items?
Any advice is appreciated. We are a seven hour ride away and are going to the August orientation, so my S won't be coming home again before scool starts. I know S will be able to buy missing items once he is there, but I also want to make sure he doesn't have unnecessary items that won't fit in the rooms.
Thank you.</p>
<p>I don’t have recent experience at CWRU. However, as a CWRU alumni and current Clevelander with 2 in college now, I would suggest 2 weeks worth of clothing and personal supplies. The Rapid Transit will get him easily to Tower City where he can buy extra clothes if needed. Marcs on Coventry is close and cheap for any other daily living supplies. There are lots of good threads on what to bring but for a boy- I’d say minimally, 1 set of sheets, a good pillow & blanket, 2 bath towels, cough & cold supplies (because no one wants to go out for these when they are sick), basic bathroom & grooming supplies, basic office supplies, tops that he can layer (T shirts, hoodies, jacket that repells rain which he can swap for a polar fleece lined jacket when he’s home in the Fall/ Winter), lounge pants, 5-6 shorts with pockets & 2-3 jeans (have him swap the shorts for more jeans/long pants over fall/winter break), a business casual outfit, socks and underwear, belt(s) as needed, a robe and bath caddy if he has a hall bath, 2 pairs of sneaker type shoes, 1 pair of sandals that will work for shower, 1 pair of shoes that will work with business casual attire, send boots/gloves/hat at fall/winter break, a laptop, a smartphone, multi outlet surge protector extension cord thing, and other electric/electronic devices/accessories/cables as permitted/desired/split up among roommates, a great backpack with padded compartment for laptop, a lanyard for keys, flash drives, etc. I would not reccommend a bike.</p>
<p>Thank you!</p>
<p>I don’t have all that much to add to RMGsmom’s post.</p>
<p>A bike is fantastic for 1/2 to 3/4 of the school year (and for the other parts there’s a bike room in each dorm you should use to prevent rust). With a bike, the commute to the quad from the freshman dorms can be 5-10 minutes. Without it, it’s going to be 15 (if you really book it) and 25 if you’re walking and chatting with slow friends.</p>
<p>I didn’t read through all of RGSmom’s post, but in case she didn’t mention it, the type of clothing he’s going to wear probably depends on where you’re from (i.e. how cold it is Cleveland relative to how cold it is where he’s used to). But because it snows and rains A LOT, everyone should have good boots to trudge through snow, waterproof shoes or boots and jacket.</p>
<p>As far as dress clothes for guys go, I’d like to second having at least one nice outfit. You know for that scholarship dinner or formal or homecoming or something. At least one pair of nice pants, a button-down, and shoes (I literally just had this conversation with one of my guy-friends who kind of has to borrow a whole outfit). A tie’s nice too because it’s not taking up much room, but it can easily be borrowed. </p>
<p>And if he figures out what stuff he needs before you leave, Target’s a close drive and a doable bus-ride. I’m not a huge fan of the local Walmart unless you hit it right because half the time it seems to be out of stock of key stuff, and its in a sketchy area.</p>
<p>Depending on how he wants to put his bed (lofted, bunked, close to the ground or otherwise), under the bed bins are always nice to store random food, or out of season clothing. I think it might be best to wait until you get there to see exactly what kind of storage you want. Thinking back now to freshman year, I could have kept my room neater if I had thought more carefully about buying the right storage stuff. Desk storage is nice, to hold pens and random stacks of papers. I love 3-ring binders but other people swear by folders.</p>
<p>A mini fridge is nice, so is a Brita-pitcher, but you don’t really need two per room.</p>
<p>Oh, and one more thing about clothes. You probably don’t have to think about this now, but it sort of does depend on his major. Students in more business-type majors might need more dressy clothes than engineers do, but that’s probably not first semester. Or if he’s going to try to get an internship next summer, he might need a suit, again not something he probably needs this semester, but you might want to keep it at the back of your mind.</p>
<p>Just remembered. Some glasses, a bowl, plate and silverware setting are a must.</p>
<p>and thank you, too!</p>
<p>Someone mentioned this on another thread/forum- Don’t forget hangers. A set of those hanging shelves for sweaters might be nice too since they are inexpensive and collapsible. </p>
<p>If you take a bike, make sure you have a good lock. A long time ago, my science major friends lived up on the hill at the south end of campus and a bike would not have been useful since it was a steep climb with steps along the most direct route. I can see a bike if you live on the north side and have classes there but I would be careful crossing Euclid to get to the other end of campus because the traffic can be horrendous.</p>
<p>About locks, security has started handing out locks to those who are willing to register their bike with the Case police(which is a good idea if you bike is stolen anyhow), they’re really nice U-locks.</p>
<p>DS says he doesn’t want boots for the winter. Are they necessary for guys?</p>
<p>I sent some kind of a Nike hiking boot with my son. He wore the boots after stepped into a frozen puddle at the curb and soaked the sneakers he was wearing.</p>
<p>Do the dorm beds take regular X-long single sheets? We’ve gotten a flyer about ordering sheets that are guaranteed to fit the beds, but I would imagine the beds are standard X-long sizes.</p>
<p>Standard X-long twin sheets are fine–we ordered ours from JC Penney, and they fit fine.</p>
<p>Re the boots: my son didn’t want them either. After a winter of the slushy puddles on Euclid Ave., he asked for a pair for his soph. year. We ordered his at LL Bean–they have a wide selection.</p>
<p>Thanks for the answers!</p>
<p>I would definitely recommend bringing a fan! I came to Case with only a small personal fan but went out to Target the day I arrived to buy a larger standing fan because it gets so hot in the dorm rooms especially since there is no AC.</p>