In an effort to get my mind off tonight/tomorrow, I was hoping for some dorm room intel specific to each school. For instance, which schools allow a mini fridge, which allow hanging lights, which (if any) allow holes in the wall for hanging things, etc.
Most, if not all, of this information can be found on the individual school websites.
Yup ^ , in their rule books…
I think its a no for most of the above things but there are certainly exceptions (fridge for prescribed meds, etc). DD is not allowed to have string lights but students have them. Also, Public Safety performs checks throughout the year. Command strips are your friend – bring them and don’t wait to buy them at the school store where they will be super expensive. I would imagine that no school would ever allow students to put holes in the walls. Also make certain that your power strip meets requirements.
I think they usually only allow battery operated string lights, not plug ins. Too much of a fire hazard.
^ yes
And many schools require that prescribed meds be kept in the health center and taken in the presence of that staff. In some cases, dorm prefects can have mini fridges, but generally, not in student rooms. BS is VERY different from being in a college dorm.
@cameo43 Is that you, Bad Kitty?!
The uneven plaster and shiny paint on my kid’s dorm room walls mean that Command Strips usually fall off after a hopeful period of time. Even tape holding up a card or piece of paper doesn’t stick very well. Has anyone had any success in similar situations?
@xystus LOTS of masking tape! an interesting idea I found on Pinterest was to hang a paper map using wide, colored masking tape framed around the entire map. if you search online for dorm decor ideas there’s a bunch out there, including some over-the-top rooms that are fun to see.
@stargirl3 - Yes, it’s me, Bad Kitty, back for M10 festivities. @cameo43 is looking after me while my rightful owner is away. 
Are kids allowed to have a snack stash in their rooms?
DS is allowed to have non-controlled rx meds in his dorm room (i.e. allergy meds) - this varies by school. His dorms have a common room with full size fridge and microwave. Small fridges are for proctors/prefects and medical reasons only. He has snacks in his room. He has a poster on the wall, but not allowed to make holes. Officially no command hooks, but he has been in rooms with them on the door/wall/closet - they have stayed for the next occupant. Much stricter rules than college dorms.
@sunnyschool I bought my kid one of those plastic units with drawers to stash all manner of snacks! Amazon Prime helps with the refilling 
absolutely, though its often required to be in a sealed plastic container of some kind. Apparently BS’s aren’t immune from vermin.
Edit: @AppleNotFar beat me to it.
My mom bought him a small cube/ottoman where the cover comes off - he stores his snacks in there. He does have some under bed storage too - first aid kit (Advil Sudafed, band aids), linens, etc.
Yes I should have added that there is a full size fridge and microwave right outside my daughter’s room.
Regarding the command strips. Maybe reinforce with painter’s blue tape?
And yes a snack stash is always good. In fact, I frequently send things via Amazon Prime.
I bought the wheeling storage containers that roll under the bed. We used that as “luggage” and DD kept them to store snacks. Yikes, they are told to put snacks up on the beds during breaks just in case there are vermin roaming the halls.
This thread is getting my so excited thinking about this somehow helps to control the anxiety…
It’s funny that food and how to store snacks is such a big focus; I know it would be for my son! At one school we visited each kid gets a LOCKED space to store food.
Sounds abt right. The loot must be kept safe from the plundering pirates that people occasionally refer to as dorm mates…