The Best Dorm Room Essentials List: 11 Things Every Freshman Needs (2024)

The good news is your teen is GOING to college. The bad news is your teen is LEAVING for college. There may be a long list of things they WANT to buy, but here is the short list of what every college student needs to bring with them — the absolute dorm essentials.

To help you only buy what you need, we have cut straight to the basics and listed only the 11 must-haves they’ll need on day one.

In a few instances, we added extras for you to consider while shopping but have deliberatel...