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10 Things All College Freshman NEED To Have

These are brutal, thank me later.

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10 Things All College Freshman NEED To Have
Victoria Hockemeyer

It's the start of another school year y'all and here comes the frightening thing that is, your first year of college. Being just out of my freshman year of college here are the ten things I learned you absolutely need to have for college.

1. A Daily/Weekly Planner

Whether it's Erin Condren's Life Planner or if its a $5 planner from Wal-Mart, invest in at least one, you'll use it every single day.

2. A life proof book bag.

I don't mean literally life proof but I do mean that your book bag is going to carry your entire life for the entire school year. Spend good money to get a good one.

3. A pillow and blanket.

Keep it in your car, you never know when a spontaneous nap will come about.

4. A Keurig or coffee maker.

Getting coffee on your way to class everyday may sound nice but you don't want to blow through all of your graduation money the first month of college (life I did).

5. A budget.

If you do not budget your spending you WILL blow through all of it, very quickly. It is a lot easier in college just to go grab food between classes than it is to pack a lunch, but please pack a lunch, you'll be way better off in the long run.

6. A personal journal or somewhere to put your thoughts.

I personally carry 3 personal notebooks on me at all times just in case I need them but I think having somewhere to put your random thoughts you don't want to forget or little study habits you want to remember. Having a separate journal is a fantastic way to do that.

7. A Netflix account.

Even in the chaos that is college, you need to take some time to yourself and binge watch sometimes.

8. An entire pocket of sharpies, multi-colored pens, pencils, etc.

You will lose all of them by the end of the school year but this is another thing you really can't go without.

9. A mini stapler, paper clips, and binder clips.

You'll thank me later.

10. A positive outlook.

I am still working on this one because if you're like me, you may be unsure of what you're going to school for but let me tell you, no matter how you look at college "it is just four years of your life and it is going to fly by so fast". College goes faster than high school. Don't waste it by being in a bad mood.

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