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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thanks for the tips so far.  As I understand it the bag can be pretty big.  He is thinking a large army duffle that was going to be a suitcase anyway.   Clothes will be packed in - nothing that is a favorite item so stuff will actually stay in.  A small general first aid kit with basic meds (no scrips for him).  A small personal shaving kit and soap/shampoo.  Towel.  Sheets.  Blanket.

Now, I am adding, extra charger cords for his phone and laptop.  And, it is a decent place to keep ID and keys that he does not carry around with him.   I guess he will have to keep his desk and books fairly well organized.  As I understand the details - such as they exist - someone Suited up will come in and grab stuff (pictures taken on phone to help in the process)  But they won’t be coming back if you forgot to have them pick up something.  
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That's you, right, OP?

I'm sorry you're getting this combination of smug replies ("glad my kid is staying home") and[b] ignorant ones ("just overnight what they need"). (Hey, "just overnight" poster/"just drive there" poster: If a kid is in quarantine the college does not want a parent turning up with stuff for them. Great way to spread more virus around.) [/b]

OP, DC's small college also wants kids to have "go bags" for quarantine. Your plan above sounds good but be sure to include, in the general first aid kit, a laxative like Dulcolax pills that work overnight; my DC has only been on campus a few days but is already finding that the "grab and go" food service food, while wholesome and good, is currently leaning toward sandwiches etc., and the result is constipation. Pack some very high-fiber snacks your kid chooses so he'll eat them -- maybe dried fruit, nuts, shelf-stable fruit cups (Dole makes good ones), instant oatmeal packets, Fiber One brand chocolate oat bars (so good you don't care that they're "healthy"!) and so on. Today I'm really glad we put Dulcolax into DC's go bag first aid kit, because she had to dig it out to use even though she's not in quarantine.

Ask the school about towels and sheets for quarantine. DC's college will provide sealed packages of bedsheets to quarantine rooms because they don't want kids going to quarantine rooms to carry their own sheets or blankets with them for obvious reasons. Not sure about towels! I'll have to inquire about that myself....

Loads of extra masks and sanitizer since even in quarantine a kid would have to open a room door to pick up food left outside the door. Or a kid will have to interact with someone from health services who comes to check on him in person.

And yes, extra charging blocks and cords for phones and laptops. Even "extra extras" as we called them -- DC went with not just the usual chargers but at least two extras of everything, since cords can break and blocks (what you plug in) can get lost.

OP, I wish your kid the very best at college. It is an inestimably stressful time for students, parents, and college staffers as well.

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[b]Good lord you’re slow[/b]. You’re not going to transmit the virus by mailing your kid supplies if they can’t access their room and are stuck with only what’s on their body. Take off your tin hat and walk outside. It’s a beautiful day, your brain needs the oxygen. [/quote]

NP: Huh? Campus mail usually takes awhile--and if they are in quarantine probably they can't go and access it. Much better to be prepared.  PP is describing what actually helped in her DDs situation. Nothing tin hat about it.[/quote]

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