jess555ja said:

Thanx

more printer ink than you think you'll ever need.

A little first-aid kit (ibuprofen, neosporin, hydrocortisone cream, band-aids, tape). . . I guess being an athlete he'll have some concept of that already.

HereToRockYourWorld said:

Good ideas too

Thank you everyone

HereToRockYourWorld said:

Absolutely and I learned it the hard way

evenstar3 said:

And paper!!!!

jess555ja said:

medicine, too, unless the health services at his school are open all week.

Hand Sanitizer
A mop and a broom
Garbage bags

~~ Keeps making her list ~~

do you have to share the toilet room? Can you not have a roommate. That's what I mainly want privacy....

Planet Earth
A good backpack
Pin drive
Alarm clock
Bedding
Dorm Fridge
Microwave
TV
Some sort of brainwashing to keep him out of a frat/Abercrombie and Fitch.
Condoms
Some sort of industrial strength bong glue.

Dorm Fridge Have that on my list already



Some sort of brainwashing to keep him out of a frat/Abercrombie and Fitch. this will not be an issue with JT I am pretty sure
Condoms He has those
Some sort of industrial strength bong glue. He wont need that either If I know him

Mach, good luck and congratulations! My son just graduated last month from CalPoly San Luis Obispo, with a bachelors in Philosophy. What a journey for student and parents! What they need is cash, hold hard cash! We had a joint account so we could help control the money, and we would deposit cash in to his account, and he in turn could use a debit card, but we would have access in seeing where the money went. Good Luck!!

PaisleyPark5083 said:

we set up his ( our ) account last week

checking / debit

he has had his own savings account since he started school - all our kids have and we have accounts set for our grands already too






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Posters and pictures of friends and family to make the dorm room feel more like home.

Some good curtains if he is living on the ground floor - I lived on the ground floor for one semester and there were a couple of times that I caught people looking through my window . . . .
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We just did this for my niece and basically it's everything they would need for school of course. For the room... linens, lamps, throw rug, laundry basket, TV everything they would need (or the basics) to keep them occupied in there own bedroom... and don't forget Lysol between my niece and her friends they had at least 10-15 cans of Lysol.

I loved my trunk,I had to keep my phone in mine. My roomates were always making calls on it

ThreadCula said:

I had on just like that it sort of sunk in the middle cause we would sit on it... god the memories

Mars23 said:

MsLegs said:

It can depend on the school.

Some schools insist on one one or the other regardless of course though.

Imago said:

Also, he's going to need some gay friends. College is a time for exploration.

ThreadCula said:

That's a good idea. Those trunks are useful for all kinds of things.

HereToRockYourWorld said:

I would love to make use of Threadcula's trunk.

Imago said:

DAN

It's a college prep thread not a college PORN thread

MLA & APA Handbooks ( He will use both)
Towels (I remember when I first moved into the dorm I had no towel and had to go to the college bookstore and buy one towel that was 30 dollars)

Microwave - (He will probably be on a meal plan at his dorms, but sometimes you crave a midnight snack)

Mini Fridge (will be perfect to stock water and gatorade and fruits and microwavable goods so that he can get his energy back after practice)

A Mini Vac - ( I hate dust and hate dirty carpets)

One of those shoe organizers you hang in the closet (I used to hate it when my dorm mate had his shoes and shit all over the place)

Finally on the journey there you must go to the bookstore and buy him his first ever pullover sweater from the college he is attending! He will live in it!

posters of half-naked chicks.
fake id.
protection.
an older friend who can buy booze.
posters that promote drug use.
cds by shitty jam bands.
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live4lust said:

Now he'll NEVER get to go to college.

JediTodd said:

It's an experience not to be missed.