Dorm Room Checklist

Your Dorm Room

• Check if there is space for mattresses, desk and workstation.
• Contact your roommate to see who is bringing what items.
• Organize your things to save your space.
• Push furniture against the walls and use the corners as much as possible.
• Style your dorm room to make it look funky, stylish as well as fashionable.
• Use fabric from discount stores and clearance sales to cover barren old walls in your dorm room.
• Hang pieces of artwork on the walls.
• Bring a few familiar, treasured items from home.
• Comply with the rules and regulations that are set by your dorm.

Cooking

• Check beforehand, if you are allowed to take cooking appliances
• Buy some crates to store dry goods.
• Be prepared by keeping your refrigerator stocked.
• Put only microwave-safe dishes in the microwave.
• Always cover your food with wax paper or a paper towel before you microwave it to avoid splattering.
• Use a pot holder when removing anything from the microwave.
• Keep the bugs away.
• Clean your dishes immediately after you finish eating.
• Try to eat at your desk to avoid getting crumbs on the floor or in your bed.