Dorm Room...Essentials?

<p>oh i see i see thank you irish</p>

<h2>There's a golf course on campus????????????????????????????</h2>

<p>not one...two, though only one that is truly on-campus. Lots of good golf! $6 for 9 holes if I remember right</p>

<p>omg.....could nd get any better?????</p>

<p>Yes, $6 for nine holes and that golf course borders the ND campus. My S played it with a couple of dorm mates the first week of school :)
Must have included clubs, because he did not have his with him.</p>

<p>But, the Warren Golf Course, the 18 hole course, is stunning!
We joke, that my H and S picked a college based on golf courses-
they played Colgate ( very, very nice), Bucknell, Penn State, Cornell, and ND!!! Guess which one is THE BEST!</p>

<p>Not sure it does get better chillin'</p>

<p>Notre Dame + Golf + my acception letter to ND = a fulfilled life</p>

<p>Remember most college towns have department stores and shops where you can get "essentials" that you forgot, because you will forget something you wish you had not. </p>

<p>Among the top of your checklist should be stuff that is yours, for instance not mass produced, no longer produced, easily shipped, or stuff you can go a long time without. For example, your loaded MP3 player, pictures, favorite book/s, your pillow(it probably needs replaced but not right away, you need something familiar until you get used to the new bed) </p>

<p>When taking stuff with you don't take cardboard boxes their impossible to keep and you won't have anything to pack with later. Instead, invest in some plastic totes, all you have to do is stack them inside each other and put in a corner on the top shelf of your closet. </p>

<p>OF the mass produced items you should take with or buy there, an umbrella is an essential need of college students. Clothes-lots of jeans and t-shirts, a couple pairs of athletic shoes, pair of boots, 2 nice dress outfits and shoes you will have presentations, hamper, minifridge, TV, game system and games, laptop. </p>

<p>REMEMBER YOU DON'T HAVE MUCH SPACE, MOST LIKELY YOUR FAMILY WILL BE TAKING STUFF BACK.</p>

<p>Theres a pretty nice golf course near Wabash College, I use to work the grounds there, people actually flew in just to play that course at the Crawfordsville Country Club, but I think it was more the idea that its a decent course in a secluded area.</p>

<p>Remember most college towns have department stores and shops where you can get "essentials" that you forgot, because you will forget something you wish you had not. </p>

<p>Among the top of your checklist should be stuff that is yours, for instance not mass produced, no longer produced, easily shipped, or stuff you can go a long time without. For example, your loaded MP3 player, pictures, favorite book/s, your pillow(it probably needs replaced but not right away, you need something familiar until you get used to the new bed) </p>

<p>When taking stuff with you don't take cardboard boxes their impossible to keep and you won't have anything to pack with later. Instead, invest in some plastic totes, all you have to do is stack them inside each other and put in a corner on the top shelf of your closet. </p>

<p>OF the mass produced items you should take with or buy there, an umbrella is an essential need of college students. Clothes-lots of jeans and t-shirts, a couple pairs of athletic shoes, pair of boots, 2 nice dress outfits and shoes you will have presentations, hamper, minifridge, TV, game system and games, laptop. </p>

<p>REMEMBER YOU DON'T HAVE MUCH SPACE, MOST LIKELY YOUR FAMILY WILL BE TAKING STUFF BACK.</p>

<p>The thread mentioned earlier on cc is extremely comprehensive. If you read it and bring what applies to your situation, you shouldn't forget much. If you are driving and in doubt about something, bring it. You can always send it home with the folks.</p>

<p>Some of the rooms are smaller than I imagined possible--especially for 2 people! It all works, somehow. Just takes a little finagling and finesse.</p>

<p>As for lock boxes, well, I bought one for S, and a computer cable lock too. He's probably lost the lock box key by now (or it's sitting in the lock itself) and the computer cable lock is probably tying something together. I'm positive neither has ever been used!</p>

<p>A kid across the hall from me had a computer lock. Which quickly broke (with the laptop connected) converting his laptop into a desktop. He cut it with a pretty serious wire cutter, and, understandably doesn't use one anymore.</p>