When packing for your first year at university, it's important to remember the essentials that might easily be forgotten. Here is a list of things you need for university that are absolute must-haves for your student room.
Essentials for Uni Student Room
Bedroom:
- Extension Cable: There may not be enough sockets in uni accommodation, and they are often in inconvenient places.
- Sliders: Essential for walking comfortably on the floors.
- Comfy clothes: You won't be wearing nice clothes every day, so make sure to pack plenty of comfortable attire.
- Decorations: Personalize your new room with photos and other decor items.
- Chargers for all your appliances: Pair them up when packing to ensure you have them all.
- Fan: Necessary for the hot summer months in uni accommodation.
- Hot water bottle: Keep warm during the cold winter with this essential item.
- Extra socks: You'll need more than you think, as they tend to go missing.
- Boxes/storage for under the bed: Create extra space for your belongings with these.
Kitchen:
- Washing-up liquid: You'll go through this quickly, so make sure to pack a ton of it.
- Tupperware: Great for meal prepping and saving time.
- Draining rack: Create extra space by the sink for drying dishes.
- Dishomatic washing stick: An easy way to wash up without leaving cloths in the sink.
- Additional baking trays: Pack more than you think you'll need, as they tend to go missing or get dirty quickly.
Bathroom:
- Shower mat: Especially important for shared bathrooms.
Going Out:
- Bottle opener: An essential tool for socializing.
- Speaker: Essential for pre-drinks.
- Colourful lights: Set the tone for pre-drinks with these fun decorations.
Other:
- Football: A great way to bond with flatmates and make new friends.
- Paracetamol: A lifesaver for those unexpected headaches or pains.
- Lemsip: Essential for dealing with fresher's flu.
- Spare pens and paper: Useful for both uni work and fun activities with flatmates.
- Hard drive/USB stick: Super important for backing up all of your work.
- Sellotape: More necessary than you might think.
- Blu tack: Great for decorations and more useful than you might expect.
