{"id":761,"date":"2012-08-22T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-08-22T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/?p=761"},"modified":"2012-08-20T12:09:21","modified_gmt":"2012-08-20T16:09:21","slug":"dany-what-to-leave-behind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/2012\/08\/22\/dany-what-to-leave-behind\/","title":{"rendered":"Dany: What to Leave Behind"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Hey everyone! I hope you are all enjoying your last few weeks of summer before the semester finally starts! These last days can be pretty\u00a0bittersweet: saying goodbye to all your friends, enjoying the last of your mom\u2019s home-cooked meals, trying to decide what to bring with you\u00a0and what will stay behind. Anyone remember that scene in Toy Story 3 when Andy can\u2019t decide whether to bring Woody or Buzz Lightyear\u00a0with him to college? A more accurate dilemma has never been portrayed.<\/p>\n

That said, I\u2019m sure many of you are now beginning the most daunting of tasks: packing your life away. I am here to bring you some advice. While\u00a0mostly everything you read will be frantic reminders of things you absolutely must have in college, here are five things you definitely won\u2019t\u00a0need:<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0Your high school t-shirts<\/strong><\/p>\n

All those senior shirts, club t-shirts, spirit day shirts that have been accumulating in your drawer for the past four years – take it from me and\u00a0leave them all behind. BU loves to give out free stuff, especially t-shirts. Within a few weeks, you\u2019ll have a whole new set from all the clubs you\u00a0joined and all the giveaways you took advantage of.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0Old school notebooks<\/strong><\/p>\n

You thought you were clever saving your tenth grade world history notebook didn\u2019t cha? Let\u2019s be real: your upcoming courses will render\u00a0your old notes useless. Chances are you\u2019ll forget you even brought them and they\u2019ll just sit in some dark corner of your desk collecting dust for\u00a0a year. Your professors, classmates, and the Internet is all you need.<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0Candles<\/strong><\/p>\n

They\u2019re not allowed. They\u2019re dangerous in a dormitory setting. I know it sucks. I love candles and how they make a room smell so good and\u00a0how relaxing they can be. But really, just don\u2019t bring them. They\u2019re banned, it\u2019s a fire hazard, trust me, it\u2019s not worth it. Those wall plug-ins and\u00a0air fresheners will work perfectly in their place.<\/p>\n

4.\u00a0Surplus storage units<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here is the irony with storage units – they take up space. I\u2019ve found that the most useful and necessary storage units are the ones that go under\u00a0the bed. Anything else, I would suggest waiting until you get to your room and seeing how much space you have left and how much stuff you\u00a0still actually need to store away. That way you can make sure you get one or two that will fit your needs, and not four or five that will take up\u00a0the entire room.<\/p>\n

5.\u00a0School supplies<\/strong><\/p>\n

You need something to write on and you need something write with. Anything else (rulers, glue, markers, etc.) is totally unnecessary. And I\u00a0would just wait and pick up a few notebooks once you\u2019re here instead of bringing stuff from home. Each class is different. For some, you\u2019ll get by\u00a0with taking notes on your laptop. Others you might need a binder for all the handouts and papers. Wait until the first day and your syllabus will\u00a0tell you everything you need to know. Same goes for textbooks!
\nI hope this helps as you begin the packing process and saves you at least a little space in your suitcases and boxes! I know it\u2019s hard to leave but\u00a0it\u2019s important to remember the amazing journey you\u2019re about to start and how many incredible moments you have ahead. You all have so much\u00a0to be proud of and it only gets better from here! See you all in a few weeks!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hey everyone! I hope you are all enjoying your last few weeks of summer before the semester finally starts! These last days can be pretty\u00a0bittersweet: saying goodbye to all your friends, enjoying the last of your mom\u2019s home-cooked meals, trying to decide what to bring with you\u00a0and what will stay behind. Anyone remember that scene … Continue reading Dany: What to Leave Behind<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2018,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7280],"tags":[7914],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/761"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2018"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=761"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/761\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":762,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/761\/revisions\/762"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=761"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=761"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=761"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}