can someone just tell me the dorm stuff to buy

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Anonymous wrote:I had to buy when we got to college (a plane ride away) and then washed at the college during move in day - which DS thought was humiliating, but nobody noticed and the laundry room was me and 2 other moms doing the same thing. Anyway - that turned out to be a good idea because I could show DS how to use the laundry they had there. That, despite what other kids insisted, throwing a weeks worth of everything in the biggest machine and then into the biggest dryer was fine! And then use that same big machine for comforter if it dirty

do not recommend mom hanging around on move in day (and we're also a plane ride away for 2 kids). mom should definitely not be in the laundry room.

Not sure what you mean by hanging around. We were in at around 10am and then at the parents event at 1 and then left with everyone else. Laundry takes 45 minutes. Some of us had to buy sheets when we go there.

drop off stuff. picture if he's willing. leave.

NP you know colleges handle this different, right? Yale was a two-day affair!

you hang out in the kid's room for 2 days?! wow, Yale, you've changed

nope, nobody is hanging out in their kids rooms for 2 days. there's programming on campus. even my kid's college - not yale - had some great parenting presentations. We were there for two days - not in and out in 30 minutes. I know some are. Lehigh is notorious for not wanting parents out of the car. I dont think that's *better* to be honest.

but hanging out in the dorm laundry room doing the kid's laundry? 👌

oh geez stop perseverating on this.
I've moved four kids into dorms. No one would have blinked at a mom in the laundry room in any of them.

"perseverating"

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Anonymous wrote:I put it all in my shopping cart and it was $600. and that's on sale.

I dont need to save money, but do I need to go "nice" on everything? do I need it all?

mattress topper - can I go cheaper? like a $50 one or do I get the $150 one. or even the 250 one
mattress pad - this can be basic, right. and do you do a topper and a pad?
comforter vs duvet and cover (which is a lot more, but nicer)
sheets and towels - i can manage this part.

My son doesnt care about bedding.

Does anyone know how often they change the mattresses in dorms? Any requirement or regulations ??

the mattresses are NEVER changed. They are just coils and foam encased with a vinyl-type waterproof, fire-resistant encasement. And rather thin (6-8 inches maybe). You could sray it down with Lysol or whatever when you see them.

Oh THAT sounds healthy. Good lord.

Just wait. Dorms are a cesspool of germs. Preschool level sickness.

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Anonymous wrote:The most important thing that my 3 kids all actually thanked me for a few weeks in to school was the cold medicine i sent with them

Get a plastic shoe box from Dollar Tree. Fill with the big bottles of Day and Nyquil. Plus band aids, Ibuprofen and Tylenol, Vicks vapor rub, chapstick.

I would update and include some liquid IV powders.

They rolled their eyes when i put it together. Yes, there are stores but once you need this stuff you don't want to go to a store.

The crud comes on fast.

Who uses Vick's Vapo Rub after the age of 2?

lol, right! I have raised 3 teens (second off to college this fall), am a nurse married to a physician and have honestly never given any of them ANY of these meds except for Tylenol and bandaids.

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Anonymous wrote:I had to buy when we got to college (a plane ride away) and then washed at the college during move in day - which DS thought was humiliating, but nobody noticed and the laundry room was me and 2 other moms doing the same thing. Anyway - that turned out to be a good idea because I could show DS how to use the laundry they had there. That, despite what other kids insisted, throwing a weeks worth of everything in the biggest machine and then into the biggest dryer was fine! And then use that same big machine for comforter if it dirty

do not recommend mom hanging around on move in day (and we're also a plane ride away for 2 kids). mom should definitely not be in the laundry room.

Not sure what you mean by hanging around. We were in at around 10am and then at the parents event at 1 and then left with everyone else. Laundry takes 45 minutes. Some of us had to buy sheets when we go there.

drop off stuff. picture if he's willing. leave.

NP you know colleges handle this different, right? Yale was a two-day affair!

you hang out in the kid's room for 2 days?! wow, Yale, you've changed

nope, nobody is hanging out in their kids rooms for 2 days. there's programming on campus. even my kid's college - not yale - had some great parenting presentations. We were there for two days - not in and out in 30 minutes. I know some are. Lehigh is notorious for not wanting parents out of the car. I dont think that's *better* to be honest.

but hanging out in the dorm laundry room doing the kid's laundry? 👌

nobody is *hanging out* in the laundry room or in the kids dorm room for two days. They're taking their target-bought sheets and towels and mattress pads and tossing them into the machine. Then unpacking clothes, chatting with suite mates parents, moving to dryer, unboxing desk lamp and plugging in surge protectors. Then making up the bed and off to find coffee and going to the parent presentation.

I get it, though. In your case, you said you were lucky if your kid would even take a picture w you. That's a different method, I guess.

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Anonymous wrote:don't send a boy to college with a duvet and cover. but a sleepyhead topper is great.

I get this position, but also it's kind of crazy to me. A comforter seems so hard to wash and a duvet cover so easy. (I get that putting a duvet cover on is hard!). maybe college laundry has big giant machines?

I hate to tell you this, but no one is washing either type of blanket. Ever.

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Anonymous wrote:I had to buy when we got to college (a plane ride away) and then washed at the college during move in day - which DS thought was humiliating, but nobody noticed and the laundry room was me and 2 other moms doing the same thing. Anyway - that turned out to be a good idea because I could show DS how to use the laundry they had there. That, despite what other kids insisted, throwing a weeks worth of everything in the biggest machine and then into the biggest dryer was fine! And then use that same big machine for comforter if it dirty

do not recommend mom hanging around on move in day (and we're also a plane ride away for 2 kids). mom should definitely not be in the laundry room.

Not sure what you mean by hanging around. We were in at around 10am and then at the parents event at 1 and then left with everyone else. Laundry takes 45 minutes. Some of us had to buy sheets when we go there.

drop off stuff. picture if he's willing. leave.

NP you know colleges handle this different, right? Yale was a two-day affair!

you hang out in the kid's room for 2 days?! wow, Yale, you've changed

nope, nobody is hanging out in their kids rooms for 2 days. there's programming on campus. even my kid's college - not yale - had some great parenting presentations. We were there for two days - not in and out in 30 minutes. I know some are. Lehigh is notorious for not wanting parents out of the car. I dont think that's *better* to be honest.

If you don't know how to parent by the time your kid's in college you have major issues.

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if you're buying your stuff local (which we did too! order online and then pick up there) then PLEASE wash the sheets first at least.

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Anonymous wrote:I had to buy when we got to college (a plane ride away) and then washed at the college during move in day - which DS thought was humiliating, but nobody noticed and the laundry room was me and 2 other moms doing the same thing. Anyway - that turned out to be a good idea because I could show DS how to use the laundry they had there. That, despite what other kids insisted, throwing a weeks worth of everything in the biggest machine and then into the biggest dryer was fine! And then use that same big machine for comforter if it dirty

do not recommend mom hanging around on move in day (and we're also a plane ride away for 2 kids). mom should definitely not be in the laundry room.

Not sure what you mean by hanging around. We were in at around 10am and then at the parents event at 1 and then left with everyone else. Laundry takes 45 minutes. Some of us had to buy sheets when we go there.

drop off stuff. picture if he's willing. leave.

NP you know colleges handle this different, right? Yale was a two-day affair!

you hang out in the kid's room for 2 days?! wow, Yale, you've changed

yep. two days. I guess you would be gone by 10:30AM on the 17th and judge others - you do you!

AUG 17
Move-in day
Events for families
AUG 18
Morning events for families
Suggested departure time for families (2:00 p.m.)
Afternoon and evening orientation events

you're conflating posts. of course you stick around for programs designed for parents. but parents don't hang around in the doors long after move in.

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Anonymous wrote:I had to buy when we got to college (a plane ride away) and then washed at the college during move in day - which DS thought was humiliating, but nobody noticed and the laundry room was me and 2 other moms doing the same thing. Anyway - that turned out to be a good idea because I could show DS how to use the laundry they had there. That, despite what other kids insisted, throwing a weeks worth of everything in the biggest machine and then into the biggest dryer was fine! And then use that same big machine for comforter if it dirty

do not recommend mom hanging around on move in day (and we're also a plane ride away for 2 kids). mom should definitely not be in the laundry room.

Not sure what you mean by hanging around. We were in at around 10am and then at the parents event at 1 and then left with everyone else. Laundry takes 45 minutes. Some of us had to buy sheets when we go there.

drop off stuff. picture if he's willing. leave.

NP you know colleges handle this different, right? Yale was a two-day affair!

you hang out in the kid's room for 2 days?! wow, Yale, you've changed

nope, nobody is hanging out in their kids rooms for 2 days. there's programming on campus. even my kid's college - not yale - had some great parenting presentations. We were there for two days - not in and out in 30 minutes. I know some are. Lehigh is notorious for not wanting parents out of the car. I dont think that's *better* to be honest.

but hanging out in the dorm laundry room doing the kid's laundry? 👌

nobody is *hanging out* in the laundry room or in the kids dorm room for two days. They're taking their target-bought sheets and towels and mattress pads and tossing them into the machine. Then unpacking clothes, chatting with suite mates parents, moving to dryer, unboxing desk lamp and plugging in surge protectors. Then making up the bed and off to find coffee and going to the parent presentation.

I get it, though. In your case, you said you were lucky if your kid would even take a picture w you. That's a different method, I guess.

You are that parent. Cut the apron strings. How long after you left campus did you call?

My oldest had a roommate with a parent like you. They withdrew in October. Couldn't make it without mommy.

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Anonymous wrote:I had to buy when we got to college (a plane ride away) and then washed at the college during move in day - which DS thought was humiliating, but nobody noticed and the laundry room was me and 2 other moms doing the same thing. Anyway - that turned out to be a good idea because I could show DS how to use the laundry they had there. That, despite what other kids insisted, throwing a weeks worth of everything in the biggest machine and then into the biggest dryer was fine! And then use that same big machine for comforter if it dirty

do not recommend mom hanging around on move in day (and we're also a plane ride away for 2 kids). mom should definitely not be in the laundry room.

Not sure what you mean by hanging around. We were in at around 10am and then at the parents event at 1 and then left with everyone else. Laundry takes 45 minutes. Some of us had to buy sheets when we go there.

drop off stuff. picture if he's willing. leave.

NP you know colleges handle this different, right? Yale was a two-day affair!

you hang out in the kid's room for 2 days?! wow, Yale, you've changed

nope, nobody is hanging out in their kids rooms for 2 days. there's programming on campus. even my kid's college - not yale - had some great parenting presentations. We were there for two days - not in and out in 30 minutes. I know some are. Lehigh is notorious for not wanting parents out of the car. I dont think that's *better* to be honest.

If you don't know how to parent by the time your kid's in college you have major issues.

bye, mom!

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Anonymous wrote:if you're buying your stuff local (which we did too! order online and then pick up there) then PLEASE wash the sheets first at least.

Why do you care what other people do?

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My kid's college had a 2 night orientation where kids stayed in dorms (but nice air conditioned dorms!) and parents stayed locally. A nice mix of mostly separate programing and coming together for a dinner or cook out. Come move in day and the college was all business. Drop off, picture, bye!

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Anonymous wrote:I had to buy when we got to college (a plane ride away) and then washed at the college during move in day - which DS thought was humiliating, but nobody noticed and the laundry room was me and 2 other moms doing the same thing. Anyway - that turned out to be a good idea because I could show DS how to use the laundry they had there. That, despite what other kids insisted, throwing a weeks worth of everything in the biggest machine and then into the biggest dryer was fine! And then use that same big machine for comforter if it dirty

do not recommend mom hanging around on move in day (and we're also a plane ride away for 2 kids). mom should definitely not be in the laundry room.

Not sure what you mean by hanging around. We were in at around 10am and then at the parents event at 1 and then left with everyone else. Laundry takes 45 minutes. Some of us had to buy sheets when we go there.

drop off stuff. picture if he's willing. leave.

NP you know colleges handle this different, right? Yale was a two-day affair!

you hang out in the kid's room for 2 days?! wow, Yale, you've changed

yep. two days. I guess you would be gone by 10:30AM on the 17th and judge others - you do you!

AUG 17
Move-in day
Events for families
AUG 18
Morning events for families
Suggested departure time for families (2:00 p.m.)
Afternoon and evening orientation events

you're conflating posts. of course you stick around for programs designed for parents. but parents don't hang around in the doors long after move in.

nobody here said they did. one parent said they did laundry at move in and one mom jumped all over her for *hanging* around for two days. ridiculous.

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Anonymous wrote:My kid's college had a 2 night orientation where kids stayed in dorms (but nice air conditioned dorms!) and parents stayed locally. A nice mix of mostly separate programing and coming together for a dinner or cook out. Come move in day and the college was all business. Drop off, picture, bye!

How did that work for out of town families. There was a two night orientation and a separate move in day?

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Anonymous wrote:I had to buy when we got to college (a plane ride away) and then washed at the college during move in day - which DS thought was humiliating, but nobody noticed and the laundry room was me and 2 other moms doing the same thing. Anyway - that turned out to be a good idea because I could show DS how to use the laundry they had there. That, despite what other kids insisted, throwing a weeks worth of everything in the biggest machine and then into the biggest dryer was fine! And then use that same big machine for comforter if it dirty

do not recommend mom hanging around on move in day (and we're also a plane ride away for 2 kids). mom should definitely not be in the laundry room.

Not sure what you mean by hanging around. We were in at around 10am and then at the parents event at 1 and then left with everyone else. Laundry takes 45 minutes. Some of us had to buy sheets when we go there.

drop off stuff. picture if he's willing. leave.

NP you know colleges handle this different, right? Yale was a two-day affair!

you hang out in the kid's room for 2 days?! wow, Yale, you've changed

nope, nobody is hanging out in their kids rooms for 2 days. there's programming on campus. even my kid's college - not yale - had some great parenting presentations. We were there for two days - not in and out in 30 minutes. I know some are. Lehigh is notorious for not wanting parents out of the car. I dont think that's *better* to be honest.

but hanging out in the dorm laundry room doing the kid's laundry? 👌

nobody is *hanging out* in the laundry room or in the kids dorm room for two days. They're taking their target-bought sheets and towels and mattress pads and tossing them into the machine. Then unpacking clothes, chatting with suite mates parents, moving to dryer, unboxing desk lamp and plugging in surge protectors. Then making up the bed and off to find coffee and going to the parent presentation.

I get it, though. In your case, you said you were lucky if your kid would even take a picture w you. That's a different method, I guess.

You are that parent. Cut the apron strings. How long after you left campus did you call?

My oldest had a roommate with a parent like you. They withdrew in October. Couldn't make it without mommy.

a two day move-in/drop off situation isn't unusual and it doesn't mean all the kids drop out in October. colleges would probably change their programming if that was the case.