<p>I didn't see a thread about this, but....
How much clothing did y'all bring? I have A LOT of clothing (as in 2 closets and a huge dresser all full.) And I'm not really a pants and t-shirt kind of girl every single day. I'm only going 10 minutes away and will be coming home a lot but how much can I expect to fit in my dorm?</p>
<p>if your college is only 10 minutes away, why would you even live in a dorm?</p>
<p>these are reasons ill b in a dorm: the college experience, making tons of friends. and needing to get out of a rut, learn to make responsible choices, grow up.</p>
<p>I have tons of clothes, and I know it's going to be impossible for me to prioritize when I go very, very, very far away for school (if God really does exist). I can hardly pick out what to bring on a two week vacation. </p>
<p>But since you live only 10 mins away, that should give you plenty of oppurtunity to look at how much space you have in the room and go from there. No use guessing about what kind of storage there is when you can see for yourself. Not to mention you can always drive home whenever you need more stuff or if you feel like mixing it up. So I don't know what you're worried about.</p>
<p>What about suits/formal wear? As in, for business interviews and internships and work? Where are some places that are good to buy those sorts of things?</p>
<p>Also, what's the best hting to wear [say, to a law firm if you're interning there]?</p>
<p>I have a ridiculous amount of clothes and accessories, but I'm bringing almost them all. I don't really have much of a choice considering how far away from home I'll be. I figure I'll find a way to fit them all in the dorm room somehow- I'll cross that bridge when I get there.</p>
<p>you can buy a suit at dillards, nordstrom, kwg, mens wharehouse.</p>
<p>Um, tracemhunter, check the title of this thread. I don't think she'd be buying her suit at Men's Wearhouse :-)</p>
<p>To fitted: I'm going to live in the dorm for the experience, to become a better sharer (i'm one of those only children who suck at sharing space), gain responsibility, etc.
And I want to think about how much I can have because I change clothes all the time. And I need to think about getting rid of some stuff. I realized this after I couldnt' fit one more hanger in either of my closets last night. lol</p>
<p>Um, MacTech92, check how the discussion has progressed. tracemhunter was answering makemehappy's question. :-)</p>
<p>that is a lot of clothes. You can bring probably 1 or 2 drawerfull depending on how your dorm is set up (I brought 1.5). Since you live 10 mins away, if you want to get another outfit, you can do so easily just by going home.</p>
<p>honestly, just bring what you think you'll need. you can always go home if you need more. And as far as changing clothes all the time, if you're paying for your own laundry I think you'll drop that habit real quick. :)</p>
<p>I have a lot of clothes that am taking but I am going to get those space bags that just sucks all the air out of the plastic bag so it fits in smaller spaces. It will require more ironing but that way more clothes can fit in the closet.</p>
<p>The space bags are available at containerstore.com and bedbathandbeyond.com and walmart.com They are all over the place and I know people that have them and they work really well.</p>
<p>i have those space bags. really cool. i could fit like 3 sweaters in one of those.</p>
<p>do you guys actually use them? that seems like such a giant hassel. my grandmom bought me them for college and they just sat in my closet.</p>
<p>yeah yeah those space bag or whatever, I somehow managed to fit a blanket in it!! amazing. and its size are smaller than a pillow</p>
<p>if you live 10 minutes away you have no problem; just go back home when you need to and switch stuff when you want. my roomate lived on campus, but her family was only 15 minutes away. she was home every weekend for a few hours and had the chance to switch stuff/steal food from her parents fridge lol.</p>
<p>personally i think its a bad/overly expensive idea to live on campus when your home is so close, but since you are, at least utilize that fact.</p>
<p>I think that I'm going to get enough scholarships where that will be paid for too. If it's not, then I'll be living at home. i just want the whole experience.</p>
<p>Scarletleavy: You're going to Wake next year, right? Be careful what you bring, there's not much room. The closets are awfully wee for two people. If you want, you can make two piles: the have-tos and the gee-it'd-be-nice-ifs (this could probably go for everyone). Take the have-tos, and then when you get there and unpack, you can see if you have enough room for more stuff, and your parents can UPS it to you. That works for sending stuff home, too.</p>
<p>As a side note: Bring as much underwear as you can. It can really save you when the washers are full, since jeans can be worn lots of time, laundry is a pain (although free at Wake Forest, others can add in cost and lugging around quarters), and lots of people wear flipflops so they don't need nearly as many socks as my freshman roommate brought. However, a least a month's worth of underwear seemed to save a lot of people (I personally brought about five weeks' worth, and I never regretted it). Besides, underwear are small.</p>
<p>You are lucky...you guys are down south so you don't have to worry too much about winterwear. I'd suggest:
-one or two 'nice' outfits
-four or five pairs of jeans and a couple of other pants
-you really can never have enough underwear, but leave a good amount at home too when you stay there
-Sneakers, shower shoes, dress shoes, sandals
-socks, obvi.
-light jackets, etc. take what you need when you go back.</p>