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1. Keurig
If you are anything like me you like fru fru coffee. And fru
fru coffee is made best at the Starbucks on campus right next to the building
with all my classes in it. So I actually used my knock off Keurig to get hot
coffee to mix in my hot chocolate marshmallow mix on the snow days we had. Now I
have a coffee maker that is sitting idle in my garage. So learn from my
mistake, use your flex dollars at Starbucks, and save your actually money to
put towards a better mattress pad, rather than a coffee maker that is
overpriced and will be ignored.
2. Drying Rack
I thought I would use this all the time like of course I
needed a drying rack, what kind of question is that?! But I can count on one
hand how many times I actually used my drying rack. I learned it was easier to
just put it on hangers and find creative spots to hang them from for a couple
hours while my jeans and shirts dried!
3. Brita Water Pitcher
This is something that I actually didn’t purchase, but I had
friends that did. If you live in a regular dorm setting (not suite style), then
this item is not a necessity. It normally just sat on the counter taking up
space, and creating clutter. Most dormitories have drink filing stations in the
lobby, get up and take a break from your four hour long Netflix binge and
exercise. It won’t kill you to smile at a couple people to get some ice water.
4. T-Shirts
College is literally known for the amount of t-shirts you
will accumulate over the years, especially if you are planning on being in
Greek life, trust me when I say that bringing just five t-shirts to college at
max is almost too many. There is normally a new design up weekly and normally
they get printed the week after that.
****TIP: Put t-shirts into your budget when you start trying
to figure out what you can spend where. Normally a short sleeve comfort colors
tee is around $16 after tax, and this can add up over the semester, so plan
accordingly.
5. A Closed Mind
I know you are thinking well duh, but seriously. College is
one of the times in your life that you will see the most random and weird
creatures, I mean people, all in one place. God created each and every one of
them so try to learn be open minded and less judgmental. Also, people that
smile on campus more tend to be the people that have more friends, and the
people I like to spend my time with. Positive Mind=Positive Life Peeps. Make
this a motto as you walk around on campus!
Are you an incoming
freshman or parent of incoming freshman? Have questions about University of Arkansas
living? Want to know some secrets that housing.uark.edu doesn’t reveal? Shoot
me an email at agmclain@uark.edu or
leave a comment below! I would love to assist you in any way that I can, or
point you in the direction of someone that might be able to better answer your
question!
