list for university

lellie

Savvy_Sue wrote:

I am thinking that some of those big box shaped check bags with zips and handles you can get in Poundshops could prove useful for carting lightweight stuff around, they are c. £1.50 for big and £1 for small.

These are fantastic! Get one - they're ideal for laundry or going home with lots of things etc.. you can get so much in them and they fold flat so take little room up in your halls (i kept mine down the side of the wardrobe by the wall)

A small fridge is great if they're allowed in your halls - mind you they weren't in mine but I took it with me - no one knew. I got a proper little fridge from kwiksave for £30.. it probably saved me that in food that wasn't stolen! It's nice to have cold drinks and things in your room too.

barginboyrob

Does anyone know of any sites that show a checklist of things to take to university, because i know i'm gonna forget loads of important things!!

Thanks

wirm

I've merged your thread with this one!

Lots of info here!

nearlyrich

barginboyrob wrote:

Does anyone know of any sites that show a checklist of things to take to university, because i know i'm gonna forget loads of important things!!

Thanks

Don't know of any sites but my suggestion is to keep a pad and paper to hand and write down things you think off, if you use something for example an iron and you haven't got one provided (Check your inventory) write it down.( Don't pay a fortune you can get one for a fiver LOL)

There are some threads on here about where to get bargain stuff....

NellyLock

Savvy_Sue wrote:

I am thinking that some of those big box shaped check bags with zips and handles you can get in Poundshops could prove useful for carting lightweight stuff around, they are c. £1.50 for big and £1 for small. And I am trying to persuade DH that one of those fold up boxes on wheels would be useful but haven't convinced him yet, even though I saw one at a service station today for £10.

as with lellie i agree these bags are GREAT...lightweight stuff!? the bags i had were seriously strong...during term time great as laundry bags...i bought a couple to allow for a separate whites/darks bag and then when it came to packing stuff to take home filled these bags up with both clothes and other stuff and straight into boot.

i seriously recommend them i thought they were really usefull!

Savvy_Sue

barginboyrob wrote:

Does anyone know of any sites that show a checklist of things to take to university, because i know i'm gonna forget loads of important things!!

Thanks

The list on Studential is very comprehensive. There was a link to it earlier, but I've repeated it here.

Nearlyrich's suggestion of starting a list you can add to yourself is a good one. From the Studential site I have prepared a list in Word with "got" and "packed" columns, but I haven't yet finalised it for DS ... as I don't yet know what kind of acccommodation he's got!

jr666

I wouldnt take too much to begin with. There are usually things called shops in the city your going to.

You'll find that of all the things you bring 50% wont get used

Some of the things on these lists are rediculous as well...

1.Egg cup
2.Cling film AND Tin foil
3.Washing-up stuff (buy it when your there!)
4.Tray (where will you put it? In the less than ample space provided?)
5.Book chair
6.A pad of lined paper - for making notes/doing drafts etc
7.Ream of printing paper
8.A4 folders

(all of 6,7 and 8 can be picked up FREE in freshers week. There are soooo many freebies to be had grab them all)

9.Bike!! (dont bother it WILL get knicked)
10.A cold/hot pack (*sigh*)
11.Bath mat (they're having a laugh now surely)
12.Dustpan and brush
13.Alarm clock, maybe 2.. (2 alarm clocks? )
14.Mini fridge (most unis wont let you)
15.Answering machine (!!) (hooked up to the non-exisitant telephone line the uni wont provide)
16.Dressing gown & Slippers (dont even think about it, trust me)
17.Earplugs
18.Small toolkit (just in case you need to repair...what, a hole in the roof?)

Do they expect their child never to return home again? I think that list got mixed up in the same pile as the list for a 6 month hike up everest.

I think they should add another item to their list...

Cotton wool - To wrap your child up in before they go off to university with enough useless items to sink the titanic.

warning to parents - "leave your child to pack the things they want to bring, don't make the lists for them. Anything not brought can be bought when they get there [if indeed they need it, which in the case of an egg cup i suspect they wont]"

loftx

Savvy_Sue wrote:

The list on Studential is very comprehensive. There was a link to it earlier, but I've repeated it here.

From the Studential site I have prepared a list in Word with "got" and "packed" columns

Hi all - I run Studential.com - glad you found the list useful. Just to let you know I plan to update it for this years applications over the next couple of weeks and hopefully add some interactivity so you can select your own list and tick off what you've done.

To jr666 - you're not supposed to bring everything on the list - it's just to jog your memory about things you might not have though of. People are going to find different things useful - just becuase you would never take some of the stuff on the list doesn't mean other people shouldn't. Personally I found my bike very useful - a 10 minute cycle ride up to uni was far preferable to a 35 minute walk. Also many people have told me earplugs are very useful if you have thin walls, live next to the kitchen or a firedoor or want to sleep during the day.

I don't know why you assume parents will be doing the packing - plenty of people do thier own

jr666

It seems clear that parents are doing the packing for their kids. Just read the messages here. Its full of mothers planning to send food parcels once a month, and packing their kids off with tool kits. Do they think their little darlings will be completely lost without them? Some parents need to learn to cut the apron strings (*cough* Savvy_Sue *cough*). This so called preparation for the real world is anything but, if kids are surviving off food aid and provided condoms by their parents.

Bennifred