Clothing in College

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<p>Yeah…I was saying “-40s”, as in 40 below zero. Local school districts and even other colleges cancelled classes for a day or two because of the extreme risk of frostbite, especially for young children waiting for the bus. Ever have frost on your eyelashes by the time you got to class from your apartment? I have :confused: The water in my backpack froze solid on that walk.</p>

<p>And then in the summers we have the extreme opposite, with a heat index regularly between 95-110. Yay.</p>

<p>Summers are blazing hot, winters are frigid cold. But I love having all four seasons. And a big wardrobe to accompany it.</p>

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<p>i was planning on a weeks worth of T-Shirts and a weeks worth of polos.</p>

<p>That’s it.</p>

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<p>Dont you acquire a ton of free tshirts anyway so you could probably go lighter than you think on the shirts</p>

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<p>Cards-Sorry misread. That makes so much more sense.</p>

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<p>No worries :slight_smile: Just thought I’d clarify.</p>

<p>and pramirez…I’ve gotten probably 5 or 6 tees a year from clubs, random campus events, etc.</p>

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<p>the more clothes you bring, the less laundry you have to do.</p>

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<p>Not necessarily. You just have a lot more to do at once.</p>

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<p>Girls who rush need more clothes than just tshirts, though.</p>

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<p>I wear a bikini every day. I have to keep it a little long in front since I’m a male, but it gets the professors hot. Mr. Johnson even blushed when I dropped my pencil.</p>

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<p>^^^^^^^^^^^^^ O_o</p>

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<p>Ahh, that’s a really helpful tip. I’m going to try that this summer.</p>

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<p>I’ve got a lot of tshirts from my sorority (in 1 semester I got at least 8), but let’s face it, not many people want to wear their letters (or something from a club you joined) most of the days. Don’t depend on free shirts. They don’t all come pouring in at once. Also, I think only taking a weeks worth of clothing is a bad idea because no matter how good you think you will be at doing laundry, you won’t be and you will end up running out of clothes.</p>

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<p>^Why would laundry be hard? It’s easier than using a computer! This isn’t the 1930’s, we don’t wash clothes ourselves, we divdide them into whites or colored, dump them in a machine, and press a button. After they’re done, you stick them in the dryer. I’ve been doing this 3 times a month since I was 12…I don’t get why people complain about laundry, it takes less than 5 mins for me to do. Then again, I do it regularly with small loads, maybe some people save it up for a long time?</p>

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<p>It’s not hard at home, but if you live in an eight floor building and you’re dragging it down to the basement and then you have to wait for your clothes to wash and dry so no one throws them on the ground, then it might be a bit of an inconvience.</p>

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<p>^ But if your used to doing that, it wouldn’t be much of a problem. :D</p>

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<p>I’m totally going to overpack.
I’m from northern california-bay area. We consider 50 degrees bordering on glacial.
I’m going to Hanover, New Hampshire. I believe it gets cold there. I am concerned.
Haha I’ve already started accumulating every piece of coldweather attire in my entire house. But at the same time I can’t get myself to leave behind pretty much any of my tank tops/t-shirts/flipflops/shortshorts.
I will be prepared.</p>

<p>Also, doing laundry is a pain in my house so I’m hoping it will actually get better in college. Our dryer is so old it is literally a fire hazard, so we air dry EVERYTHING. during the winter we put up clotheslines in the guest room, during the summer they go out by the pool shed. Hanging stuff is actually really a pain, especially when you’re doing a whole load of little stuff like socks and underwear.</p>

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<p>I laughed out loud at this - not because 8 isn’t a lot, but because last semester I ended up with roughly 30 shirts from my sorority. I just washed them all yesterday. Yikes. Most will be given away next year!</p>

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<p>I thought I would be good at laundry, but I’m not. I’d rather go buy more underwear than do laundry. I’m that bad. If you’re busy the time it takes to do laundry is just not feasible. You have to an hour and a half where you can be ready to run downstairs and grab your stuff before someone throws it on the floor so they can use your machine. </p>

<p>That said I keep way too many clothes at college. Like 20 dresses, 40 pairs of shoes, probably hundreds of t-shirts. If you join a sorority or a fraternity prepare to be inundated with t-shirts.</p>

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<p>my freshman roommate appreciated me because i only took up 1/8th of the closet - he had at least 4 pairs of jeans, 4 pairs of slacks, countless dress shirts, sweaters - he did have a neat contraption for hanging shoes, though that got used less and less as the year went on.</p>

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<p>to samurki</p>

<p>I have lived in NH my whole life and the key to getting through the winter is good footwear. You need a legitimate pair of warm boots. Whether they be Uggs or some other type of boots, they are a necessity. Sneakers tend to get wet and clearly sandals wont work. Also make sure you own lots of layers. Lots of sweatshirts and a good winter coat. Polar fleece is heaven in the winter.</p>