How many "boxes" are you bringing to a college?

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<p>a suitcase can likely be stored under a bed or in a closet.</p>

<p>duh, can you not leave the imac where you are living now? I mean, the chances of you using 2 computers is pretty small. (Is it the pixar lamp like imac, or the newer flat one that has everything behind the screen? just curious, lol... i'm on a pixar light one at home... and I have an old 1st generation (before they came in different colors) blue one next to me =P... i think it's going away soon (going on 8 years old))</p>

<p>I know it would be hard to get rid of, but see if you can picture yourself using 2 different computers on your desk.</p>

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<p>i want to bring both laptop and desktop to the dorm. I wanna carry my laptop around school to library or something but laptops are not powerful enough to do stuff like games... (i'm a girl ...) plus i can't leave a laptop on 24/7</p>

<p>i love my desktop too much to leave it.</p>

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<p>1 bag and a Pillow</p>

<p>all I need is my gym stuff and a few shirts and a pair of shorts.</p>

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<p>1 suitcase (clothes)
1 box (books + sheets)
1 rubbermaid container (toiletries)
... and my T.V.</p>

<p>all fits in my van, heading out in a week.</p>

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<p>I'm leaving in 5 days, and I haven't packed anything yet. But, I went from home in FL to my dad's in KY for the entire summer, and then it's straight to college, so I did some packing at the beginning of the summer, in a sense.</p>

<p>I love stuff, so I'm quite good at fitting as much stuff as I can in a small space. I've got 10 of these (<a href="http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/sr=1-6/qid=/ref=sr_1_6/602-6834650-3893465?%5Fencoding=UTF8&asin=B0006PKW5C%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/sr=1-6/qid=/ref=sr_1_6/602-6834650-3893465?%5Fencoding=UTF8&asin=B0006PKW5C&lt;/a&gt;) which stack on top of each other, so I'm using those for skirts, purses, belts, hats, etc. Then I've got an over the door hanger for most of my shoes (the rest go on the closet floor), a jewelry organizing box thing, a couple of those wire mesh earring holders, a hanging shower caddy thing, and these really cute small stackable flower shaped box things, for head bands, barettes, other random little things.</p>

<p>Then I'll use the desk for my laptop and school supplies, closet for as many shirts, jackets, and dresses as I can possibly fit, probably about three boxes worth, and the chest for socks, underwear, pants, pajamas. And when I go to visit my dad, about 4 or 5 hours away, I'll change my clothes to more winter stuff. I've done a lot of thinking about this, lol. It takes planning.</p>

<p>And of course I'll have bedding, a few decorative things, a couple books, and like, laundry detergent.</p>

<p>Most important thing to remember, in my opinion, is don't bring anything irreplaceable. Like, a stuffed animal from your dead grandmother or something. It'll be there when you go home.</p>

<p>Oh, and another good tip, write down the serial numbers of all your valuable electronics (computers, stereos, whatever) so if they're stolen, the police can actually do something about it.</p>

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<p>lets just say I have a jeep cherokee, and I'm folding the seats all down and stacking all my crap floor to ceiling in the back</p>

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<p>I'm bringing:</p>

<p>3 flatish boxes that will go under the bed (filled at this point with towels, pens, notebooks, sheets, etc.</p>

<p>Probably 2 big boxes of clothes</p>

<p>A bike</p>

<p>My laptop</p>

<p>A printer</p>

<p>A fridge</p>

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<p>my list is different because i had an apartment, but last year i took:</p>

<p>sofa
chair
small pool table (2x4ft)
big box of pots and pans
box of glasses/cups
plastic storage containers
a box with a can opener, and two lamps
big box of dvds
two boxes of cd's
tv
tv stand
dvd/vcr combo player
laptop
bookshelf
laptop backpack
backpack
suitcase of clothing
box of clothing
tons of posters
notebooks/pens/papers
box of towels
box of sheets/curtains/blankets
two regular pillows and a body pillow
two butterfly chairs.</p>

<p>so.. however many boxes that is.. is how many i took.</p>

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<p>Do those space saver vacuum bags really work, and does your stuff puff right back to size once you take them out?</p>

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<p>I've used the ones that you just roll up, not the ones with the vacuum, and they definitely work, but not quite a miraculously as the adverticements suggest. And your stuff's just fine when you take it out.</p>

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<p>those bags definitely save a ton of space.</p>

<p>... and I leave my laptop on 24/7 o_O</p>

<p>and I don't think anyone is going to steal your stuffed animal.</p>

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<p>it was the only example I could think of at the time, lol</p>

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<p>I'm not taking boxes really. Since I have basically comforters, sheets, lamp, etc. it's all stuff that will be put to use. Clothes are on hangers. I am taking on big under the bed storage bin type deal for extra sheets and junk. That's about it.</p>

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<p>I'm taking... alot. I pretty much bought everything I will need. Lets just put it this way: I'm going up in my parents Safari van. We'll be removing the back seats. And all my stuff just barely fits. </p>

<p>But I need it all.</p>

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<p>Stuff my parents and I took on the plane (all my stuff):<br>
2 large suitcases - clothes
1 Xl duffel bag - clothes
2 large boxes - clothes
backpack with laptop and other computer stuff
smaller suitcase for makeup, hair stuff, toiletries, etc. </p>

<p>When I got there, I bought all my bedding, as well as room decorations. All in all, about 2 suburban loads of stuff. </p>

<p>I'm a stuff person.</p>

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<p>two storage tub things
one box
fridge
3 laundry baskets full of stuff
one med duffel
bedding
guitar
tv
dvd player
rug</p>

<p>Fits into Blazer and a car easily.</p>

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<p>My biggest box is my klipsch promedia ultra 5.1 speakers though I may be removing them from the box before bringing to my dorm (I am driving so they dont need as much protection).</p>

<p>I also will have my desktop computer and lcd monitor (with associated protection) that take up some amount of space but otherwise...duffle bags maybe?</p>

<p>I havnt decided how I am bringing most of my stuff.</p>

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<p>Yikes... I'm going to be that crazy girl who pulls up with TWO cars packed with crap. Here's whats packed so far...
Box1: pillow, down bed pad(same purpose as egg crate), comforter, sheets(2sets), throw pillow
Box2:office supplies and desk organization stuff, also paper supplies and DVDs/CDs
Box3: cleaning supplies and laundry stuff, incl iron and board
Box4-7: clothes but packed in smaller rubbermaid things that will go under my bed... also shoes
Then I have things that won't be in boxes: LCD monitor, desktop computer, flat panel TV, DVD player, laptop, 3in1 printer, and a carpet. </p>

<p>Wow... and that's why I'm COMPLETELY broke right now!</p>

<p>I don't live that far from school so some people go up and shop for little stuff... I've already bought most of that.</p>

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<p>My wife is both buying and packing for our son. He's not really involved too much but he's got enough stuff stacked up in the livingroom that you'd think he was invading Europe. </p>

<p>It's just plain silly.</p>

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<p>way too many..</p>

<p>to be thruthfull</p>