<p>So how many things [clothes/accessories] did you bring for your dorm (wait...is this the right board to post this on)</p>
<p>Because, I want to bring like ALL my clothes that I wear (not like random ones that i only wear once in a blue moon) but I don't want to overpack (Not enough room probably)</p>
<p>so eh, I'm just wondering.</p>
<p>I went through my clothes, picked out the stuff I never wore, and took it to Goodwill. Then I took with me everything that was left.</p>
<p>Same as kellie.</p>
<p>Though my roommate for the summer has a TON of stuff and she MADE it fit so I guess its up to you.</p>
<p>When I lived in a dorm, I actually didn’t bring that much with me. I did have far too much clothes though - but that was more due to my impromptu online-shopping habits that occurred after I got to the dorm than over packing.</p>
<p>But it’s not my fault. It’s Nordstrom’s fault. And Free People’s fault. They shouldn’t have websites.</p>
<p>My roommate brought a truly absurd amount of clothing, meaning she did laundry usually about every month because she literally could go that long without wearing most things twice, except jeans (she would wear those a few times before washing). Aside from that, she had to have brought somewhere between 15 and 20 pairs of shoes, 3 winter coats, 10+ hoodies, etc. She also continued buying clothes throughout the year. She basically had her two dressers and wardrobe stuffed to bursting, and that wasn’t even counting that usually half of what she owned was in a heap on the floor. It’s really only a problem if you really can’t fit it all in your furniture, and you don’t plan to switch out your summer clothes for winter over Thanksgiving break. The main thing that she really brought too much of was shoes. Those were what really wound up all over the place and were hazardous for me. Other than that there was a bit of annoying space encroachment.</p>
<p>Overall, if you can’t fit it all in the room and out of the way, you’ve brought too much. Any less than that is fine, other than the fact that you’ll have to haul it back and forth. As long as you don’t make your clothes your roommate’s problem, then it doesn’t really matter how much you bring outside of your own convenience.</p>
<p>I’m bringing 7 pairs of jeans, 7 pairs of diff kinds of shoes[1 pair of heels, flip flops, flats, tennis shoes, running shoes, etc] like 20 diff shirts[some blouses] and maybe 6 sweaters, along with pjs, and maybe a skirt and a couple of sundresses</p>
<p>I’m the same as PlattsburghLoser… I had hardly anything, now I have a ton of clothes… you make it fit though. theres always under the bed storage which was really helpful. I got a flat bin and put a lot of clothes in it. Freshman year I did leave some winter stuff home, then got it when I came back and dropped off the summer stuff.</p>
<p>I’ll be doing the same thing as Kellie. Now I also heard that once you get assimilated in college life, you’ll end wearing nothing but hoodies, sweatpants, and t shirts because you’ll be too lazy to actually dress up. Does anyone know if this is usually the case?</p>
<p>^ I’ve heard that too, but I guess it depends on the person. And probably the location. For example, my school is right in NYC, so I’m sure there will be a lot of fashion conscious people there. But I’d still bring a few sweatshirts for the lazy days.</p>
<p>I do love fashion and clothes, but I’m desperately trying not to overpack. I’m bringing about 7-10 pairs of shoes, 10-15 dresses (my clothing of choice), 3 jeans, and maybe around 10-15 shirts and blouses. I have those underbed storage things, but my main issue is that a lot of what I have needs to be hanged. I’ll work that out though… </p>
<p>Plattsburgh- I’m also really into online shopping. It’s actually becoming a bit of a problem. Since I know you go to Fordham, how does shipping work, like where would you pick up the packages?</p>
<p>I actually don’t know, I never lived in a dorm at Fordham (I lived in a dorm at my former college before transferring there) and I’ll be attending Columbia this fall, so I won’t be a Fordham student anymore. :(</p>
<p>At my old college (I don’t know if it works the same way at Fordham’s dorms) but they’d stick a note in your mailbox to let you know if you had a package, then you’d take your note and school ID to the mailroom and pick up your package there.</p>
<p>Depending on which campus you’re going to, I know not a lot of people (well people as in girls) where school sweatshirts at LC. I remember I’ve received some weird looks from wearing them a few times – which to me is foreign because everybody wore school sweatshirts all of the time at my old college.</p>
<p>It might be different at RH though.</p>
<p>I both dress up and go lazy with tshirts and sweatpants, but most of my ‘day wear’ for class is a pair of jeans and a nicer top. My closet was filled to the brim both years in the dorm, but it actually worked quite nicely because I didn’t have to worry about laundry as often.</p>
<p>We all know that girls dress up (and try to look pretty in general) to impress other GIRLS.
To become ‘the girl’ amongst the group. It’s so painfully obvious (and true). </p>
<p>Us guys could really care less what you’re wearing.</p>
<p>Just remember you can always switch out clothes during the break and whenever you go home. If you’ll be going home at Thanksgiving or Christmas, then only bring half or a third of the clothes you want to wear and bring the other half for spring.</p>
<p>My school is minutes from the biggest mall on the east coast, so I’m trying to pack only the basics. I know that I’m going to shop, so I want to make sure that clothes aren’t falling out of my closet by the end of the first semester. Also, I have a week off in October so I’m going to bring all of my lighter clothes home then and exchange them with heavy winter things.</p>
<p>I got this thing for my closet that is supposed to double my space: <a href=“http://www.containerstore%5B/url%5D”>http://www.containerstore</a> .com/browse/Product.jhtml?CATID=78119&PRODID=10015612 I guess it wouldn’t be for you if you plan on bringing a lot of dresses, but it looks like it should work out for hanging t shirts, blouses, sweaters, etc.</p>
<p>I also have a question about sweats. Is it sort of sacrilegious to wear sweats that have another college’s name them? Because out of the 5 or 6 pairs of sweatpants that I own, I think only one of them has my school’s name on it lol</p>
<p>I think it’d depend on the school. I’m pretty sure I saw a lot of people at my former school who wore college wear from a bunch of different places, presumably left over from high school college touring and maybe from siblings’ schools. I guess it would probably depend on how rah-rah school spirit the school you’re attending is. At my former school most people couldn’t even tell you if the football team was winning or losing, versus a school where football is EVERYTHING.</p>
<p>Get rid of the ones you hardly ever ever ever wear!! And take the rest. If you don’t have enough closet space, get some storage containers.</p>
<p>I brought almost all of my clothes…</p>
<p>1 skirt
4 pairs of shorts (one being sleep boxers)
4 pairs of jeans (more will be coming)
1 pair of dress pants (more will be coming though)
3 pairs of sweatpants
3 pairs of yoga pants
2 pairs of scrub pants
23 everyday shirts (long and short sleeved combined with a couple of tanks thrown in there)
10 sleep shirts/t-shirts that I wear when everything else is dirty or I’m lazy and don’t’ care what I look like
9 camis/tanks for layering
14 sweaters/hoodies/cardigans (total)
4 dresses
LOTS of socks and underwear</p>