Dorm packing lists by room type
The right checklist depends on your room. A suite shares a bathroom; a single means you bring everything; an apartment-style needs a kitchen. Pick yours:
First-year residence hall — Your first dorm — a shared double in a traditional hall with…Shared double — Two students, one room. The packing game is space-sharing an…Single room — A room of your own — no roommate coordination, but you bring…Suite-style — Bedrooms sharing a private or semi-private bathroom (and som…Triple / forced triple — Three students in a room built for two. Space-saving is ever…Apartment-style / suite with kitchen — Upper-class or honors housing with a real kitchen. Now you'r…
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