<p>I put on Facebook a caption saying that, thinking of my high school days when every year I would come to class with my school supplies for that class and not even use them the first day.</p>
<p>And one of friends replied "I highly disagree #beprepared"</p>
<p>Ofc you need the essentials, but do you need everything that first day?</p>
<p>All throughout last semester all I bought with me was a notebook and a pen. I didn’t even carry a backpack sometimes.</p>
<p>I’m not really sure what you would need. </p>
<p>Pencil/Pen
Notebook or binder+paper
The ability to not lose a syllabus</p>
<p>Bring a writing instrument and some paper- honestly, for the first day of class, you don’t even need your book.</p>
<p>I don’t bring a book to all of my classes period, let alone on the first day.
I’ll bring a notebook and a pen and maybe my laptop to download things for a larger class.
Is your fb friend even in college yet?</p>
<p>no shes not rofl</p>
<p>I bring a pen, or pencil, folder, and a notebook with me. The only time I bring the books with me, is if the professor specifically states that we will need it. I also will print out my syllabuses just in case because I know some professors will not hand them out. </p>
<p>If you have the basics for your first week you’ll be fine. Although if a professor specifically asks for something take it with you. I do keep a calendar with me everyday for work purposes and school. I forgot, for math I do take a calculator with me for the first day, and I always have a backpack.</p>
<p>I can count the number of times I absolutely needed to have a book during the lecture on one hand in the past 5 years, because that would be almost never. During a lab? Sure! During a test where it’s allowed? Why not! (although well written notes are INFINITELY more useful)</p>
<p>The only things you’ll need are paper and pen - I suggest something to carry the paper so that it doesn’t get all frumpy (this is the hard part really). My favorite is to just carry a pack of college ruled paper (the whitest I can find - usually CVS’ generic brand!) and a couple of folders, one for each subject - or one of those plastic folders that lets you have multiple subjects in one.</p>
<p>For me, notebooks suck to write on, because you’re writing on like 100 pages of paper, and binders are a noisy nuisance and the rings rip the holes in the pages often enough anyway. </p>
<p>Then again, folders can be seen as sloppy and you need to staples your daily notes together hehe.</p>
<p>Depending on your classes, it might help to have multiple color pens! I used to do that a lot, now I just make sure to have a blue pen and a pencil at the very least… make sure to find ones you REALLY feel comfortable using, because you’ll be using them a lot. (Pro tip: Sometimes cheaper pens write better than expensive ones)</p>
<p>Make sure you check the online site for your class if one exists (Blackboard, Moodle etc) just in case the prof is expecting you to have done any readings before class begins.</p>
<p>Otherwise, a notebook/writing tool and something to store any handouts is all you probably need. Lots of first days involve going over the syllabus (pay attention - this is really boring but actually important!) and awkward icebreakers.</p>
<p>^some profs do indeed have you do work before the first class. in general though most all you will need is something to write with, folder (put syllabus in) and maybe notebook. usually it will say in advanced if you will be needing your book on the first day of class. obviously if you are doing a lab, that is a different story</p>
<p>You rarely need your books in class ever, especially the first day. Bring a pen or pencil and paper, and the syllabus if it has already been emailed to you to print off. A folder or binder would be good too. If you’re like me and prefer typing your notes in classes where it does make sense, be sure to bring your laptop.</p>
<p>Eh, my experience has been that if I ever took a math or physics class I would definitely need to bring my book the first day. We just jumped straight into it and my hand was going a million miles an hour doing notes and examples the teacher put up.</p>
<p>Bring a mechanical pencil. Maybe type up your notes when you get home if it’s from a non-technical course. I hate writing in pen for notes because of the inability to erase. I know they make pens that do erase ink, but I’ve never had one that actually accomplished this to an acceptable degree. </p>
<p>One notebook should be sufficient for the first day. I’d bring a folder to keep the syllabuses in.</p>
<p>Note pad + pencil/pen is what I’ve been using for the past 3 years. I hate having to carry too much stuff around. I can’t stand laptops either cause you always have to sit next to a connection just in case your battery might die and the people who do bring them rarely ever type notes.</p>
<p>for the first day of school i bring a pencil. then write notes on my syllabus</p>
<p>Pen, paper, maybe a laptop, some coffee if it’s early.</p>
<p>Crayons, safety scissors, tape, and colored markers are all necessary for first day. And some paper, glue, and macaroni.</p>
<p>^^64 pack of crayons or bust! Gotta go for that sharpener. Those 24 packs are weak.</p>
<p>I have a folder and a one subject notebook for each class (and a random assortment of pens and pencils). Sometimes, I don’t even need that much (depends on the class). Generally, I ditch written notes for at least two or three classes in favor of using my laptop. -shrug-</p>
<p>Pen or Pencil, notebook, calculator (only if the class you’re going to has math involved like a science or math course), and the textbook for that class. Sometimes the first day you actually start out with lecture or learning from the book depending on the class.
Other than that, yeah, you really don’t need a lot for the first day of classes.</p>
<p>Pens, pencils (never know when you need to bum one to a classmate), a notebook (I’ve always been fine with a five-subject, some prefer a bunch of one-subjects), and some folders for handouts. Calculator if you’re doing math. </p>
<p>That’s pretty much all you need for the next four years.</p>