Chundles said:
Well, you do actually mean "secondary" then. Your Alarm clock is your primary alarm, the computer is your secondary alarm, your phone is the tertiary alarm and your Palm Pilot is your quaternary alarm.
That's a lot of alarm clocks!!
Have you seen the one that is fitted inside a studded rubber ball? When the alarm goes off it starts bouncing around the room. You have to physically get up to turn it off.
Back to topic:
If your common room has a fridge then that's all well and good but I would still recommend a smallish bar fridge. Nothing like coming home after a big night on the turps to a fridge full of cold water and something to eat.
A good fan. It's going to get warm for you guys soon and it's definitely warm down here (although it'll start to cool down in about oh, 2 months....can't come soon enough) and a fan will help to not only keep you relatively cool but it will also aid in ridding the room of any smells that will arise during the year (spilt beer, spew, sex etc.)
It not the snooze button for me that is the problem. I already have to get up and go across the room to get to my alarm clock and then getting back in the top bunk is a pain in the rear. It more the fact that I can sleep though several alarm clocks. Heck today some one started banging on my door because I was sleeping though my main alarm clock. I am a pretty heavy sleeper. Plus I sometimes forget to set my main one. The computer is always set right since it is set by the day of the week. It all little tricks I have learned to get me up. And yes I am thinking about getting a 4th alarm clock. Partly because I want another clock in my room and I want another alarm clock.
Speaking of which where can I get one of those alarm clocks that go bouncing around the room. That one might work since it will move it location every day and require me think to figure out where it is.
Back on topic
Hmm more good items to add to the list. I will try to update after my class I have in a little while. The little mini fridge is nice. The school supplies me with one but I know if they didnt I would of bought one or took one from him. I like my morning milk. Yes fans are a must.
Oh another item. Broom and dust pan.
A push pin board. Good place for keeping notes and imporant things from class
Like some else said about having a car is really nice. Not really required. I enjoy having mine up here. I think I drive about 250 miles/month (1 tank). But it pretty easy to get by with out one. I gone some times over a week with out ever driving my car.
Hmm I need to rememeber to take some pictures of my room later to help out some and it will show give you a good idea on what some one who been in the dorms a few years is like. (yes I break some of my own rules but I been at school longer. Namely in the DVD department but a lot of them are up here on request from friends and bettween all of us we dont have very many over lapping DVDs. Books my look bad for me but almost all of them are old text books I use as referances.
I do wish I had pictures of my room my first year. I had a lot of extra stuff.
Adding to the list to bring later
Broom and dust pan.
Fan or fans
Things to think about
Computer desk chair (check on the size and lay out of the dorm first some time the extra chair will make it really tight, mind you I love my computer chair so I do have one)
Things not to bring
A couch or recliner. both eat up way to much room,
Also rememeber this is a basic list for freshman. Some things will be different for your own dorms. But you will not go wrong by following this list. After you get to school see what people who are returns do. They know the ins and out of the local dorms. Some things are good extra but space is going to be the largest issue.
I try to take pictures of my room later after I pick it up some more. It show you how some one who been in the dorms on his third and final year in the dorms lives.
