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How To Plan For A Long Distance College Move
Many students are traveling long distances to attend college these days, Not only can this be a bigger emotional toll when a trip home is most likely by airplane, but coordinating dorm shopping and getting all of your essentials to school can be a...
College Dorm Move Out Plan For A Positively Easy Day
Where did this school year go? And especially the second semester. They were just on Spring Break and like 10 minutes later, its time for the dorm move out already. The good news is that the dorm move-out is much easier than the dorm move-in and...
Proven Dorm Essentials | Freshman Year Parent + Student Feedback
For the entire month of February, the Dorm Shopping Recommendations and Deal Alerts Facebook Group featured a daily topic and invited feedback from current college freshmen and their parents on their chosen dorm essentials within that topic. After...
Preparing To Launch: 56 Essential Life Skills for High Schoolers
As our teens prepare to leave the nest for college, it really is up to us, their wonderful life experienced parents, to ensure they have the essential life skills that are just not taught in traditional academic curriculum. So let's rally around...
Gift Ideas For High School Seniors: The College Essentials To Buy (And Avoid) This Holiday Season | 2023
As the holiday season approaches, finding the perfect gift for high school seniors gearing up for college can be both exciting and challenging. At this time of year, most students haven't made their college decision let alone know their dorm room...
65 Thoughtful Stocking Stuffers For College Students And Older Teens | 2023
Need some help coming up with stocking stuffer ideas for teens and college students? They've moved beyond the little bottles of bubbles, the Matchbox cars and the Play Dough, so now what? We've got a great list of 65 stocking stuffers that your...
The Dorm Essentials You Can Buy Now For College
Getting ready for college is an exciting time, but the growing realization of the cost of college including setting up a dorm room can be daunting. Whether you’re a high-school senior working through college applications or the parent of one of...
The Complete Dorm Room Essentials Guide: A Shoppable List
Welcome to the most complete list of college dorm room essentials, must-haves and a whole bunch of nice to haves. You will find a very long list of things to consider below, but you only need a fraction of them. Because when it comes to setting up...
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