Question about dorm rooms and moving in

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, they do communicate ahead around items like fridges. TV is not common or a good idea in my experience (there is one in the lounge typically).

Does your child have a roommate yet? Normally there is a matching survey (which tends to work well) or kids find a roommate through the Facebook page for the incoming class. Then conversations follow.

I have not heard of "portable drawers. My kid kept two large storage bins under her bed, with the help of risers (what elevate the bed, to create more storage underneath). Congratulations.

Are kids really not putting tvs in their rooms?

I have a current college senior and current college sophmore. Neither had tvs in their dorm room, the senior's freshman year roommate did but the sophmore's freshman year roommate did not. Both are now living off campus in a private bedroom and have never had a tv in their bedroom.
My third kid will be a college freshman next fall. He does not have a tv in his bedroom at home (none of my kids did) and will not have a tv in his dorm room, unless he arranges/pays for it up there (but I doubt he will.)