What You DON'T Need In a DORM

[@kristingreenfield9012]

disagree about 2 sets of sheets, at least if you’re a girl (we all have those days where you wake up and there’s a blood stain in your bed)

[@theghostofkinglear]

my thoughts!!

[@estherlawson862]

Yh true

[@daniellepaglucca2590]

I brought 4 😂😂

[@sophieboertjes8012]

Danielle Paglucca haha that might be overkill but at least you would always have a clean pair lol!

[@daniellepaglucca2590]

@@sophieboertjes8012two of them are thin fabrics for the warmer months to keep me cool and the thicker ones are for the winter.

[@alexakendell8846]

You should do a reaction to ur old dorm haul to show what u used and what u didn’t

[@jimcartop]

This is genius! 😧

[@misroilova]

I think having a spare set of sheets is useful because a lot of the time the laundry machines are all being used since there arent many in a dorm building (at least at uconn). I also used my printer a lot. Some classes require you to print certain assignments. If you didnt have a printer you'd have to pay to print in the library. My roommates and I would just split the cost of the ink.

[@lexi6249]

lol when I was in college I used my Netflix and Hulu all the time, I would watch an episode when I ate or when I was doing homework, what I think she means is you don't have time to like binge like you would during the summer ya know?

[@elizabethhouse3495]

The only time I had to watch/listen to KZbin or Netflix was while I was taking a shower or working on an art project

[@UnravelingDaily]

I disagree about appliances, I’m bringing an electric kettle, you can make so much food with boiled water

[@shakeelavaly5818]

Go with you

[@elisecatherine8511]

True true and I personally love waffles so like I want the waffle maker lmao

[@ComfeyQueen]

omg im 11 and im going to be the first girl in my family to go to college

[@cowboyrye]

YES QUEEN ❤❤❤

[@knifuette]

I’m 11 too, and the first one to go to college as well! ❤️

[@mitzi_beltran]

Me but I’m 13

[@orionliketheconstellation3003]

Congrats!

[@alterego8643]

same girl! I'm gonna be the first one to actually go and finish college too! Congradulations!

[@flikchicxxx]

I brought a toaster to school! it was the best decision and I used it every day. They're not allowed in dorm rooms so if we had room checks or knew our RA was coming we would just hide it in a drawer or closet. I would bring a toaster! really convenient if you want to make sandwiches if you don't have time to go to the dining hall or for having toast or a bagel in the morning before class!!

[@squareheadbaggins5043]

This is so helpful! I just feel like adding in this: I recommend doing research on what type of school you're going to (does it have a large campus? are classes far apart?) before you decide to bring a bike or not. For example, at UC Davis, it is really helpful to have a bike.

[@rachelwahlers621]

Honestly I disagree with many things like cooking supplies, extra sheets, tupperware, printer (I’m an early childhood/childhood ed major we need to print), the electric kettle (especially when you are sick for tea), I also used my office supplies all the time and were extremely handy for so many projects

[@mollywarren8249]

Also think about if your campus is super hilly! I’m going to a school that is pretty hilly and some people ride bikes, but I am weak lol so I’m gonna leave the bike at home first semester and see if I want it second semester :)

[@rachelwahlers621]

@@molk7447 A clothing rack isn’t a bad idea, even with the dryers since they tend to take about double the time of most washers. Some items also will not dry fully in one load through the dryer. Some schools also charge for both the washer and dryer so if yours does, it could be a great way to save money (mine did not charge us for laundry)

[@musicalchasm7997]

As an alternative to a tv/Netflix account, I'd recommend seeing if any library's in your area rent movies. Where I live it's only 10$ for a year long membership and you can rent as many movies as you want, when you have time

[@auroraflores3880]

I don't know about you but I use my TV and especially my Netflix so often in college.

[@avacooklin3998]

First item : sharp knife lmao so your not tempted to stab someone

[@imahuman42]

I brought a crockpot and it changed my life on days when it was raining really bad, if you’re sick, etc. If your dorm doesn’t have a dining hall, I totally recommend bringing one.

[@MariaHernandez-lf9zg]

I completely disagree on Netflix 😂

[@shakeelavaly5818]

Bring Netflix when you have free time with friends

[@devinwoods8798]

I ended up using a lot of things I didn't think I'd use, I bought more last semester (started spring 2019) and I'm actually really happy. Being an Illustration major with a Psych and Complexity Science minor, dear god I wish I had a printer, too many 1 am runs across campus to the library when it closes at 1:15, total nightmare. My roommate/best friend died too many times. All my friends who were at different colleges for Fall 2018 told me I also needed so much storage, but my dorms are a bit bigger than average even for freshman because my campus spans across 3 towns, so we had the space. I took so much back it wasn't even funny

[@WhitneyAustins]

I love how everyone is filming videos related to college

[@ShesOnYoutube336]

I definitely don’t relate to this tv/ Netflix concept. I watch tv all the time- a lot of which was with my roommate.

[@katieriordan360]

I ate apples with peanut butter a lot for my lunch and used my sharp knife for that

[@jessicathompson236]

@Katie Riordan, a good knife and a bamboo cutting board were definitely on the top of my meal prep list.

[@roo6799]

When I go to a college dorm I’m getting a cotton candy machine and nobody telling be anything

[@daniellepaglucca2590]

Hide it in a bin when you are not using it because they do room checks during vacations and breaks (at least at my school) and they cannot go through your stuff.

[@Zoe-fi9hk]

Those are gonna take up soo much space

[@roo6799]

@@Zoe-fi9hk its gonna be mini machines not the professional ones but I'm mainly gonna take the cotton candy machine only

[@gigistewart4507]

She’s posting SO MUCH..... I love it😀🙃

[@jazlynhardee]

I love your videos! I watch you all the way from Anchorage, Alaska and your back to school videos give me inspiration to redo my room even though I live at home and go to college 5 minutes away from my house lol!

[@joyfuljaj]

i did the same,- going to school at home, and then ended up moving into a dorm my junior year. It was covered by scholarship, so I decided to get a different experience and move in. By that time i was getting into the newest dorm on campus. Plus, I could eat at home any time I wanted to and always take my laundry home! I ate on campus a good bit because there were always places for me to be.

[@kaiiindalameart5504]

Ive been to dining hall im planning to go to soon and i loved the food!

[@katebrock2513]

I personally do use my toaster oven a lot at my house so it depends on how much you use your toaster oven before you go to college and what appliances use the most personally I actually use the toaster oven more than the microwave that’s just my preference though so I guess you kind of should choose between like which appliances you use more than others.

[@thelovelydianne9678]

I’m watching this instead of doing my essay for college

[@animalover21218]

I wound up ordering those reusable ziplock bags. They take up less space than tupperware, and I would keep one in my backpack so that I could take baked goods from the dining hall. I did that pretty frequently as desserts were what the dining hall did best and it was nice to have a snack later when studying.

[@katebrock2513]

The sheet thing I think by reading some of the comments varies for a lot of people depending on how strong your period is and how particular you are about materials and how warm you wanna be in the winter versus the summer and how much time you spend on your bed.

[@ashleyparker9612]

I move in in 25 days I'm so flipping excited and also never planned on bringing any of this stuff lol

[@Joeleden]

Our dorm allowed FDA approved appliances, my roommate and I used my double induction cook top & toaster oven every single day. Would highly recommend!! I did cook all of my meals because I didn’t have a meal plan, so I also had a sharp knife that I used quite often lol

[@sjsjsskwjk]

Who else is like 12-13 but is still excited for college?😂

[@nola2223]

exactly oml haha

[@katemanley9398]

Ssssaaaammmmmeeeee🥰🥰

[@maureen849]

yup

[@mraes.44]

Fourteen haha 😆

[@ruespeth2308]

Me

[@jessicawise7486]

Something that would be a really good idea is to get a drying mat. Whats nice about this is you can fold it up and put it away. I use a drying mat all the time.

[@admirbarucija2018]

Keegan’s videos are always on point!!

[@steviebana8827]

I'm really thankful you said extra sheets weren't needed, I don't have the money to buy all my stuff and was stressing over it this video came at the right moment, I think I'll just find a nice comforter set and get 1 extra sheet

[@minygirl444]

It’s funny cause a lot of these things are necessities for me. Cause my friends cook all the time together, and we had movie nights all the time. My recommendation is just play by ear for most stuff. Bring only a small amount of stuff and get or bring more stuff as the year goes on and as you need it

[@MeganMarieT]

lol your college videos are making me so excited for college, even though I’m going into sophomore year of high school this year 😂

[@ashtynora245]

Hey keegan!! Thank you sm for making my everyday just so much brighter! ❤❤❤❤

[@gabrielaprewitt3985]

Hey love you Keegan your amazing and beautiful and generous!❤️❤️❤️ Please do a day in my life do we can see what your do preparing for college!😆❤️love you

[@lexierc]

these are so helpful!! recommending to my friends since they left me behind in high school and are now going to asu!

[@anamomerkhan901]

hi you are a life saver thank you now many people know what they should bring..... ❤️💙❤️

[@flowerondiscord4254]

I’m still in highschool but i’m stressing about college 😰 Thank you for this video

[@chinchinz]

im planning on going somewhere far from home so these videos are so helpful!!

[@muelemcfadden]

Am I the only person who knows a lot of people, including myself, that cook in college?👀

[@inhle1688]

do you live in a apartment or the dorms?

[@WhitneyAustins]

Do you think it's better to have a roommate or not? Will you still be able to make friends even if you end up living in a dorm with no roommates?

[@mxxpower]

Whitney Austins My school had single rooms and suite rooms. So no one was in the same physical room. I was in a single room and there were 45 people on my floor, you make friends with lots of people on the floor and from other floors. You gotta leave your room to go to the washroom/class/get food and go to the lounge that was on the floor. I made lots of friends in a single room, didn’t have a problem without a roommate!

[@WhitneyAustins]

@@mxxpower thanks for the info!

[@rebeccaelizabeth8362]

Whitney Austins I ended up changing rooms first semester, but I wasn’t friends at all with my first roommates, and all of my friends were outside of my room, no worries about that!

[@WhitneyAustins]

@@rebeccaelizabeth8362 thanks for letting me know!

[@caribaebabii97]

In college it really is up to you to make your own friends because even if you have a roommate doesn’t make that person an automatic friend. I had a friend where here and her roommate was just cordial but they had complete separate lives from each other and the only thing they did together was share a room. So especially if you’re going random, be prepared to not be the best of friends with your roommate. And honestly, the best part of college is going out and meeting new people so take advantage of it

[@tracy_cakkes]

This was really helpful these were even things I thought I was gonna need Thank you 🙏💕

[@avereeanastasia2030]

LOVE your college videos girl!!

[@Username-tz9ud]

Did you just say the printer needed an hdmi cord?

[@simplyvince1744]

I cook a fair bit on campus but I'm in a campus apartment so it's easier because we get an oven, microwave and a full fridge in our kitchen (plus a little pantry) provided. My school doesn't have buffet style dining halls. They're more like the dining area at a hospital where you get the food from the various stations and go through a checkout line where each item gets added to the bill individually. There are actually named businesses that have stations (like pizza hut, Denny's, Tim Horton's, etc.) so you're paying their prices. The school does have their own stations but they charge pretty high too (think $6 salad, $3 thing of fruit and not of the size where that's reasonable). We do have swipes on our meal plan but each swipe is only worth $7, you can pay the difference with another swipe (but it's still $7 so unless your total is close to $14 you don't want to do that) or with cash, credit, or "dining dollars". I personally average about $9 for a meal in the dining halls (unless you get meal deal items where they lower the price to be just a swipe, but that isn't the good food). And the food is still not that great. Like it wouldn't be worth that in real life. I cook for as many meals as I can. I also use my Netflix a fair bit, but then again I have the family plan and my parents have profiles on it (I'm the one paying, my mom wanted me to do that and I was young and said yes...) And I set up a profile for my friends so we can watch stuff together which is probably the profile that gets used the most.

[@drycreekequine13477]

Where did you get that pillow???

[@jazminesullivan7143]

My recommendation when it comes to a printer is that if you have an average smaller sized dorm the only place to put it is one your desk which takes up most of the space. If you have a larger dorm with more space feel free!!

[@natashaanna7244]

Keegan helping everyone out. Thx Keegs !

[@stacydallas3939]

Can u do a grocery store haul

[@maryspacesun]

Advice from an italian:if you have to cook pasta you have to put hot water in the pot and put the lid on the pot, the water will boil in 10 minutes, as soon as it boils put the pasta in the pot and as soon as it starts to boil again wait 10 minutes and the pasta will be ready

[@jaymoodk146]

Love love this video!!! It’s so informative! Idk if it’s just the college you went to or you’re personal experience but I used all of these things consistently 😂😂 maybe it’s because my major but I had so much time to relax and watch Hulu (sorry no Netflix). Also our dorms are apartments so that may play a big role question mark lol! But still love this video and i still agree with these things for other new incoming freshman!

[@aiyanalewis5809]

Yes! This Video is so informative! Great job Keegan!

[@jasmineyedra6211]

6 ads for a 10 min video? 😢

[@bunnyzeeboo]

Jasmine Yedra college is expensive

[@itsantoinettee]

these videos have been so helpful!! i’m going to be a freshman at st. john’s this year❤️

[@liyahsunshine]

I can’t wait to go to college next year!!

[@arcatia66]

this is funny because the first thing I asked for for graduation presents was cooking supplies because I planned on using it in college and then wherever I moved after

[@rebeccaelizabeth8362]

The bike thing depends on the campus really. There were a TON of bikes on my campus, including mine, and I saw people riding their bikes all the time. It’s great if you don’t have a car on campus, plus if you’re running late for class you can cut the walk to class in half by biking there

[@savtea6697]

Love the energy and I know this is from her personal experience but from my personal experience most of this advice is so wrong. Just remember every campus/dorm is different. The best advice is to buy essentials for living (one set of dish wear, toiletries, sheets, etc.) then buy once you see the need for something. Plus, people are really good about sharing in time of need.

[@zoradz5825]

I’m leaving in 3 days dorm suit so I got my own room bathroom kitchen living room

[@charlenewilliams9472]

Can you do a video talking about community bathrooms

[@sanakazami]

Love your hair! 😍

[@Bri-ro9qw]

my campus is 5200 acres 😂😂 ya girl needs a bike

[@roo6799]

Which college is that oml

[@Bri-ro9qw]

Sunny subliminals Texas A&M University, Main Campus

[@charlieprice4384]

I love you so much keegon! Your vids are amazing!

[@aditirai3108]

I'm going to ASU in the fall and these videos are SOOO helpful ty luv also I'm rushing too so ur videos are super helpful :)) !

[@lbtihelammi2098]

heyyyyyy i love 💕 you sooo much and i love you sooooooo freking much and you're a creative person wish you happiness and health love you ❤❤❤❤

[@aubreyp3489]

loving the college videos! girl what classes are you taken this semester?

[@lillygardner6421]

I'm not going into collage yet but this will help in the future!!!! Ilysm💛💛

[@McKenzieRyan]

So thankful for your bts videos!! This was such a helpful video 💗

[@hunterl4380]

McKenzie Ryan omg I just came from your dorm shopping video!!

[@rjtk8tonik497]

Hey I really love ur videos and I just started watching u and liked u and I noticed that my bd is in 8 March 😅😅💜💜

[@gurumendragiri9329]

Keegan...my birthday comes on 8th March and urs on 7th...man..that's cool😏

[@fa2ma2]

Hi Keagan! I love your channel sm😊

[@charlieprice4384]

Ilysm keegan! Your vids are amazing!

[@daniellepaglucca2590]

Depends on what you are studying for time consumption I am a history major with a minor in Education and I always watch Netflix before bed.

[@celestemakara4207]

im broke and mostly ate dinning hall food that i stole... never once got caught either and things like fruit and cereal are great to take! things that need to be reheated can be gross but you learn from trying

[@josephinepnimely]

I disagree on the blanket sheets. If you are a girl you could wake up one morning with blood on it. Also I disagree with the mini fridge. I think you should get mini fridge if it has a top and a bottom.

[@joyfuljaj]

So weird that ya'll have to bring your own microwave and fridge. My brother had to do that 30 years ago, but the school provided us a microfridge in our dorms in the 90s. I thought more dorms were moving to the kitchenette/suite format. I know every school is different though. I have started watching these college videos because my niece is about to start college and started her own channel. Following her led to my finding all the other college vlogs. So many things I see people packing for college I think they need to wait on because once they get to a room, they will find out what specifics will work. As well, there are things you can share between roommates, suitemates, or hallmates - like the vacuum. If you are not too far from home, you can get things from home during fall break or over Christmas break if you realize there are things you wish you had.

[@mraes.44]

Bro I’m so excited for college and I’m only going into hs this year lol

[@alexandriapoteat7029]

Where is your cactus pillow from!

[@sua6887]

i'm 17.. is it too early to be excited?

[@autumnlaynecraig5452]

Depending on the length of classes, could you just clean your sheets while you're at class and then dry them after class or during a break? Or is that not normally possible in college?

[@winterbaumann2286]

It depends on the person’s class schedule. I have a class and then I have five minutes after that class to get to my other class. So it really depends on the schedule.

[@taylerchertos5770]

It definitely is possible! I did it a lot because I took a ton of 50 minute classes with and hour+ break in between. You could always ask your roommate to switch it for you too if they aren’t busy, and if you’re comfortable with that. My roommate did that a lot for me :)

[@rachelwahlers621]

It wasn’t really an option at my college to throw them in a wash and go to class since our wash cycles are only like 26 minutes long and we have a campus wide rule where 10 minutes after the cycle ends if you don’t change it over, someone is allowed to throw your stuff on the floor

[@elliedrake4141]

my brothers going to college and i’m so scared for him 😂 he also hates shopping i need help any suggestions?

[@haleymagnani7466]

Me: watching this a week before I move-in to my dorm.

[@DaisyDash]

I love these videos...I’m going to a senior so college is on my mind rn 🥴

[@EA-tb3hz]

This list does not apply to College in Europe, I guess

[@nikitasajja3981]

love u keegan !!!!

[@ShesOnYoutube336]

I used a sharp knife all the time. But I used it to open things

[@landynjones8640]

what about if you have a food allergy and you will have to cook/ can’t eat in the dinning hall a ton?

[@rachelwahlers621]

It depends on your food allergy. One of my friends is allergic to gluten so she was fairly limited but still had options like the salad bar, sandwich bar (gluten free bread with a cutting board to avoid contamination) fruits and veggies, and frequently meals like chicken with a veggie and potatoes were options

[@haileybea]

a good in between for the vacuum situation is a stick vacuum! really thin but also regular height so no back pains lol

[@jennyd1425]

Your videos are very informative!

[@carla5525]

Desgarre on the toaster oven. For me it was a life saver 🤣

[@abjklmrsakagamiali1651]

High school junior and taking 9 ap exams this year lmaoo I can't wait for college

[@alabamajacelynn5156]

Love u so much I’m never early❤️❤️

[@jenjen9509]

💕💕💕💕 This is very helpful thanks

[@evelynbedolla8980]

Love you so much🤗🤗🤗

[@hollierose1145]

loving ur vids so much!!!

[@caitlincoleman391]

The cooking stuff is a shock to me as a UK student because the normal thing is self catering so it's necessary

[@laniemcghee9320]

Hey

[@emilyolin7816]

I second the not bringing a tv! I used it once when my friends tv broke and he wanted to watch an nfl game 😂

[@mmyya]

Love you but where do u live because where I live its 2:06 ha

[@e.tisreal2568]

Thanks i really needed this vid! Had no idea