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" As I slowly unpack the millions of bags I brought home from my first year of college, I am beginning to realize how many things that I really wish I had brought to school, as well as the things I never used all year long. The packing and unpacking process is an eye opening experience. When I finally started packing up all the stuff I had shoved under my bed throughout the year, I realized that I had never touched the 20 pairs of shoes I had stored in a box or my collection of winter hats! My advice when it comes to packing clothes is this: If you actually wear it, bring it. If you don&amp;#039;t wear it at home chances are that you won&amp;#039;t at school either. It is extremely difficult, but do your best to cut out the excess. This is particularly important when it comes to tees. College is t-shirt central! Every event, club, team, etc. on your campus will try to sell you one, and they are all generally super-cute so you will be tempted to buy them all\u2014plus sometimes they&amp;#039;re free! This becomes problematic when your drawers start overflowing, and you will really regret having all the extra bulk that was untouched when you&amp;#039;re struggling to zip up a suitcase when packing to go home. Take into account that you will undoubtedly accumulate all kinds of random things throughout the year so you don&amp;#039;t need to bring everything from home. The one thing I really wish I did bring however is my costume collection. Before college I would have never thought that costumes were so useful! Costume use is no longer limited to Halloween. Almost every weekend there was some sort of themed party or event to attend and every time I would find myself scrambling for an outfit last minute! The themes are always very creative and diverse so even the most random costume pieces will be used. That way you will be ready for whatever event presents itself. Packing for college was definitely a learning experience, but at least I&amp;#039;ll be prepared for next year! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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