The Ultimate College Survival Kit: 7 Tools Your Freshman Needs

ONCE, the essentials students needed for their first year of college were limited to extra-long jersey bed sheets, shower shoes, spiral notebooks and a few packs of pens. A laptop sleeve is must-have protection for the most expensive item a student likely has. While few students arrive without bathrobes and shower shoes, many overlook how they’ll cart their soap, shampoo and toothbrushes to the perpetually damp shared facilities.