Clothes: the most comfortable clothes in the world for long lectures are sweatpants and tee shirts/tank tops imo. You are sitting on your rear for hours so why not be comfortable? I attended a cc where girls wore high heels to school and that blew my mind because of the uneven ground, and just…why? If you need clothes, you could hit up your local H&M, Target or Ross. I do a run to H&M before every semester for new tops. I figure, hey I’m there to get my psych degree not to pose for Vogue magazine.
My university is more casual, as it’s more about function than fashion. Haven’t seen anyone in high heels yet, people seem to be about school sweatshirts, shorts, tanks, jeans etc.
Money saving tips: try to find places in town that give discounts to students, hit up your local dollar store or 99 cent store for snacks and things like shampoo and cleaning products for the dorm. Also some schools have food pantry’s so if you are running low on food that’s a good place to go as well.