Top Ten Essentials for College Students—What to Bring and What to Leave at Home.
DAN BOONE
Ministry Matters
Summer’s winding down as retail store aisles fill up with pencils, markers, and glue. Ask any parent what’s top of their mind these days and I guarantee you’ll get an answer that sounds a lot like this: “back to school!”
Now’s probably not the time to leisurely shop for office supplies because you’re bound to bump into at least a few moms and dads studying that ubiquitous supply list. It’s such an important part of the back to school ritual: shopping for supplies with list in hand, checking off items as you go.
Those of us in higher education give our students back to school lists, too. Sure, incoming freshmen know to bring to campus a desk lamp, mini fridge, and laundry detergent.
But what about those items that every college student needs that never make the list?
Last Updated on August 23, 2016