How to furnish dorm room

Moving into a dorm? Here's what experts advise you to leavebehind: Furniture. Your hardwood entertainment center might look great inyour dorm room, but you'll be less excited about carrying it up threeflights of stairs. Most dorms are furnished with a bed, desk, chairand dresser. If you're uncertain what is provided, call yourcollege's housing office.

CD jewel boxes. Sure, they seem small enough, but if you've got alot of CDs, they become heavy, bulky and easily broken in transit.Buy some of those vinyl CD booklets instead. Ironing board. Let's be realistic. You're not going to ironanyway.

Here are things to take: Laundry bags. The more laundry bags you have, the less often youhave to wash! Collapsible metal or plastic bookshelves. Much lighter and moreportable than their wooden relatives. Wrinkle-free dress shirts. Hot pot. Perfect for making coffee, hot chocolate and noodles.

If you're buying a computer for school, get a laptop becauseportability is important.