Diary of a college student!

Moving to college? Heres a blog to help you pack!

What are the simple basics you need to remember when moving to college?

Ive written all the tips and tricks to help you save money!

1. Clothes - do not over pack! There is only so many outfits you can wear in one week!

Parents love nothing more than to be faced with a HUGE pile of washing to wash and iron

in the space of three days! Theres nothing like it! Think wisely and only bring enough until the next              time you go to your own house and then it looks like you have new clothes!

2. Tooth brush, shower gel, shampoo, conditioner, shaving gel, razers, ear buds, tanning mit (ESSENTIAL), perfumes! All the toilet essentials, nothing spells a bad night out like forgetting your tan! If in dire needs use a sock to apply your tan!

3. Bag/Rucksack! Perfect for carrying your books or laptop to college, using a handbag may be more fashionable but back pain and breaking your laptop is not suitable for the college life!

4. shot glasses! Well because you never know what can happen on a night out!

5. Towels! These are essential if you plan on washing daily, result in not washing may lead to loss of friends and social life.

6. suitcase! Perfect for those long commutes home at the weekends no need for hauling huge bags when you have a huge suitcase!

7. Accomodation: finding accomodation should be high on the list to do, the earlier is the cheapest! Be smart and look everywhere for accomadation. Word of mouth, notice boards, college student unions, websites these are all really helpful when finding a house!

8. Respect, treat your housemates as you would want to be treated yourself, parties are great and all but you dont want to keep them up every night every day!

9. Room keys, make sure you lock your room you may trust who you live with but you dont know everyone walking in and out of the house!

10. Money, think wisely! Going drinking every day may be a great idea but it can result in a lack of money!

11. Enjoy, make the most of the year, be open to new friends, dont hold back and live every moment as if its the last!

   Happy College days :)

  Kate

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