Welcome to my blog. I am new at this so bear with me if my first few posts aren’t so great. I have heard that college is a hard transition and in the past few weeks that has proven to be very true. I am a college freshman and I am living on campus. I moved onto campus on September 1st so I have been at school for about two weeks. I plan on using this blog to write about some of the experiences that I have had so far at college so that you can learn from my mistakes and I will try to give you some tips along the way.
Move in Day. It’s a pretty big deal for freshmen. You’re leaving your home, family, and everything you feel comfortable with to live in a dorm with a bunch of strangers. Tip number one: use plastic drawer storage bins. They fit great in most dorm closets and if your bed can be raised then they fit nicely under there too. You can keep clothes, snacks, and pretty much anything else you want in the drawers. One thing about the drawers that I would not advise is to fill them up before you move in. I saw someone trying to carry their plastic drawer up the stairs and it looked heavy. One of the drawers popped open and their stuff almost fell all over. That would have been embarrassing. It is much easier to carry the drawers to your room empty and fill them as you are setting up your dorm room.
Roommates. If your college gives you your roommate’s information before move in day I would strongly advise you to find them on Facebook or send them an email. It will make everything a lot easier on move in day of you know at least a little bit about him or her. Thankfully, my roommate, Angela, and I get along amazingly. We talked on Facebook before move in day and knowing that we had some things in common gave me one less thing to stress about before leaving for college.
I hope these tips can help reduce the stress for at least one person on move in day. As I think of some more useful tips and experiences I’ll post them here for you. J
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