Amount of clothes to bring to college

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<p>I'm trying to pack in as much of my clothes and shoes as I think I can fit in my dorm closet and dresser...but I'm wondering what the average number of most items that people bring? I want to bring a lot of my clothes, but don't want to be super overpacked and be the only one with too much stuff!</p>

<p>Is this too much, if I'm planning on bringing this much from home???</p>

<p>Jeans- 10 pairs (5 are skinny jeans, 5 regular)
casual pants/sweat pants- 6 I think
dress pants- 6 (2 black, 2 grey, 2 tan) (I'm a music major so I'll need some of this dressy stuff)
other pants- 2
dressy shirts- can't remember...maybe 8-10ish
shorts- ~20 (4 jean, 5 plaid, 5 gym/exercise, 5-6 other)
capris-5 (jean, plus others)
bermudas- about 7 (2 jean, 5 plaid)
short sleeve t-shirts- about 20ish
other shirts- about 10ish
long sleeve shirts- about 20-25
sweaters- 10 or so
camis and tank tops- about 25 maybe in various colors to go w/ everything, can't remember already packed them
sweatshirts- 10-12 I think
skirts- 4-5
dresses- about 10 (few casual, some dressy ones, but will be adding 2 to this I think because some go on sale tomorrow that mom said I could get)
and similar/enough #s of anything else here...don't need to go through it all- socks, underwear, bras, tights, leggings, etc.</p>

<p>Most of this is already packed up, but I was just thinking about it...</p>

<p>I have my closet/wardrobe and have figured out organizing stuff in it to make the most room possible, plus the small dresser they give you, and 2 of those plastic furniture things you get at Target to put on top of my dresser for more clothes (and shoes!). I have it all planned out of what goes where...(and yes I planned it out that I have enough clothes left at home to wear when I'm home for Christmas break and whatever)</p>

<p>I probably have the same issue with shoes...probably packed too many of them already too, but I couldn't decide which ones to leave home!!! I'm still ending up leaving several I'd like to take but can't. (4 tennis shoes- 1 gym & 3 other, 5-6 sandals, ~5 flip flops, ~12 ballet flats, 3 uggs, 6 other winter shoes similar to uggs w/ fur, shower flip flops, a few dressy shoes idk how many yet, a few others...)</p>

<p>Typical #s of things?</p>

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<p>Waaaaaay to many clothes and shoes.</p>

<p>Bring enough clothes for two weeks, that is 14 outfits. You can do laundry whilst you are there. Bring your favorite shoes ONLY, you do not need 26 (from what i’m counting) shoes. One pair of each if you must.</p>

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It’s actually around 45 (+/- a couple) pairs of shoes in my packing pile. And sadly that IS favorites…maybe narrow it down to the next smaller set of favorites.</p>

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<p>I’m actually bringing all my clothes and shoes, but I’m living in an apartment so that kind of changes things. </p>

<p>I would say bring what you think you absolutely need. Maybe your favorite pieces. </p>

<p>:)</p>

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<p>Also, I need to mention I’m bringing a lot with me to start with because I won’t be going home til Thanksgiving, so I need winter stuff and everything with me from the start.</p>

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<p>Just wondering about what percent of your closet are you packing? You have about 3x as many clothes as me alone with what ur packing and like 10x the shoes. It seems alot to bring. </p>

<p>I plan on bringing 10 shirts 5pants 5 shorts , stuff to sleep in , 2 pairs of sneakers , 3 sweaters , winter hat, rain jacket, snow jacket, socks and undies</p>

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<p>Whatever you end up having in your “packing pile” only bring half. ONLY.</p>

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<p>Whoah.</p>

<p>You own a LOT of clothes! Lol.</p>

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<p>^Yeah, haha. </p>

<p>No offense, but really, that list sounds crazy. TEN pairs of jeans and TWENTY pairs of shorts, (not to mention the number all your shirts add up to)? Do you plan to never wash your clothes at all?
ps: btw, doesn’t illinois get cold pretty quickly? You won’t get more than like, 1.5 months to wear shorts…
Your sweaters sound okay…
Really, you shan’t get space in your closet for that at all. Also, what about coats? they take up a lot of closet space.</p>

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<p>Holy $#!%… I don’t think I’ll be coming home until the end of the first semester and I’m not taking nearly as much. Let’s compare:</p>

<p>Jeans- 3 pairs
casual pants/sweat pants- 7 pairs (they double up as pajamas)
dress pants- 2 black
other pants- 1-2
dressy shirts- probably like 2
shorts- 4-5
capris- none
bermudas- 1
short sleeve t-shirts- 10-15 (double up as pajamas)
other shirts- 10-15
long sleeve shirts- 1-2
sweaters- 2-3
camis and tank tops- 5
sweatshirts/jackets- 3-4
skirts- 2-3
dresses- 7-10</p>

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<p>For the record, I’m a music major too, so I understand the need for some dressy clothes.</p>

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<p>Forgot to add shoes. In pairs: 1 gym sneakers, 3 converse/vans/keds type shoes, 2 sandals (1 flat, 1 wedge heel), 2 boots, 1-2 gig heels, 1 flip flops, 1 oxfords, 1 character shoes, 1-2 ballet flats.</p>

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<p>If you sold those all of clothes, you could feed Africa for a month.</p>

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<p>WAY too many clothes. Understand when you’re packing that you’re going to leave at the end of the year with more stuff than you brought because you’ll probably go shopping while you’re at college. And even ignoring that you don’t need to bring 25 of anything. Trim the list down a bit. Unless this place is in the north where its going to snow you don’t need 25 long sleeve shirts and you don’t need 20 shorts. At most you’ll need about 10. And thats pushing it depending on how often you’re going to do laundry.</p>

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<p>That really is a lot. This is what I’m bringing:
all my GLO clothing
underwear
19 t-shirts
2 pairs of jeans
7 pairs of shorts
12 dress shirts/sweaters
6 pairs of dress pants/skirts
7 dresses
Socks
9 pairs of shoes
2 coats
4 hoodies for cold days
4 tank tops for hot days and sleeping in
4 sets of pajamas</p>

<p>The only reason I have so many t-shirts is because I’m going to be working out and I don’t want to wear the same shirt I worked out in to class. One trick I’ve done for fitting everything in is hang as much up as you can. I never let anything that isn’t casual (besides my jeans) go in my dresser. It usually gets wrinkled and takes up too much room.</p>

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<p>A good plan of attack, would be to only bring what you’ll need for like two weeks. Then have your parents send you more stuff as needed/wanted.</p>

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<p>You have so many clothes, if you hired people to carry all of them, you’d solve America’s unemployment issue.</p>

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I will wash them, but I don’t want to only have so few clothes that I’m forced to wash them every 2 weeks and then re-wear the EXACT same outfits! Yeah Illinois will get cold enough by November I guess, but I live in MN, so I’m used to cold. Actually, we start classes August 22nd so I figure I have about 2 good months to wear shorts and summer stuff. Coats- I’m bringing 3.

I don’t want to have to have them send stuff all the time. Plus whatever I leave home, my sister will take and wear and I might not see it again.

ha ha very funny</p>

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<p>Ever heard of mixing and matching? If you have 14 shirts and 14 trousers/shorts, then you have 196 ways to combine them.</p>

<p>Once you have enough clothes to be a full wash load, longer intervals between washings just means that you will have to do more loads each washing.</p>

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<p>It’s quite ridiculous, to be perfectly honest.</p>