If you’re a senior in highschool right now it’s likely that you’ll be off at college this coming fall. Congratulations! But now you need to ask yourself “What do I bring with me?”. Don’t worry, here at The Paw, we’ve created a list of things that you’ll want to take with you to college:

• A pillow, sheets, and a blanket
• Travel coffee mugs
• Poster putty and adhesive based wall hooks (because most colleges will not allow you to put nails in the wall to use as hooks)
• Headphones, music player, cell phone, chargers, tablets, e-readers, and chargers for those devices
• Power strip that has been approved by your housing office
• Desk lamp
• A TV that will comfortably fit in your dorm
• Small fan
• Small refrigerator that has been approved by your housing office
• Storage containers and organizers
• Towels, soap, shampoo, razors, shaving cream, shower tote, and tissues
• Laundry basket, laundry detergent, and dryer sheets
• Band-aids, cold medicine, aspirin, and a first aid kit
• Laptop/computer
• Binders/folders, paper, pens, pencils, a calculator, dictionary/thesaurus, a backpack, and a day planner
• Clothes that are seasonally appropriate (this depends on the location of the school that you’re attending)
• Debit card
• Flashlight
• Camera
• Batteries
• Sports and recreation equipment

All of these items are well and good, but here are some things that you definitely should not bring with you to college:

• Hot plates
• Pets
• Extension cords
• Any appliances that have not been approved by your housing office

We hope this list helps make the transition into college easier, congratulations and good luck Class of 2015!