Hello Hokies!
I will be starting college this year and I was wondering what are some essential things to take to make the dorms feel like home. For example should I bring a refrigerator and a microwave or are they included. Also what would be a good laptop for a college student? right now I'm undecided but I'm interested in the STEM majors. Thank you for your help and go Hokies!
Hey hokies! This coming fall I'm gonna be living of campus for the first time. I'm real excited, but at the same time also very confused. There are some things that I am kinda worried about, so I'll just list my questions below. I don't know if it'll be possible for everyone to answer them, as I know different housing places have different rules, but it's worth a shot.
-When I move in, I want to first take care of getting a bed so I can sleep that night. Would you recommend bringing something like an air mattress? I don't think my parent's car will fit a real mattress, let along an entire bed frame as well. What should I do with the whole bed thing for my first night? I'm open to suggestions.
-How do people get big things like bed frames, desks/chairs, refrigerators, etc. into their places? I more than likely will not have room in my car to transport any of those things from a place someone is selling them to my house.
-What's the usual policy with people sleeping over? Say my parents wanted to spend the night in my house, would that be fine? I read in the handbook that people should not be staying in the house for so long that it's like they're living there, but it doesn't specify how long is too long. Is it usually ok for people to sleep over for just 1 night?
These are my main questions. If you can think of anything else, tips or otherwise, that would make moving in much easier for me, please let me know. Keep in mind that it's my first time ever living off campus, so really anything you have to say about that will be helpful for me. In case you were wondering, yes I'm living with people that I know, but I felt like I was bugging them too much with all the questions I was asking them.
Thanks so much everyone!
My roommate has recently moved out and he/I are looking for someone to sub-lease until mid-July when the lease ends. If you like the place a lot and want to renew the lease, you're more than welcome though I'll still be leaving come mid-July. The apartment is one of four in what used to be a two story family home, and this apartment is one of the two street-level apartments. Mostly hard wood floors, minus linoleum in the kitchen and bathroom, brand new heat/AC system as of October, and the oven and refrigerator are only about two years old. We just replaced the shower head, too, if that sweetens the pot for anyone. The apartment has two bedrooms and one bath, a really big kitchen for the area, a shared laundry room with the next unit over (no coins!), and a pretty big living room that basically just has a TV and a couch in it right now (roomie took his furniture, so the place is a little bare, but we can work on that!). Rent is $415, and that includes all utilities except for internet/cable and renter's insurance. The house is in a nice neighborhood, typically pretty quiet, and it's only about a ten minute walk from the Lane Stadium area of campus. Maybe five minutes to a bus stop.
I am female, 24, non-smoker, light to moderate drinker, and I have a one-year-old cat (he's friendly, not especially cuddly though). I would prefer a female roommate, but I'm receptive to a male one so long as we meet and hit it off first. I'm typically pretty quiet and I mostly keep to myself here, so I'm not really looking for anyone who's going to be throwing huge parties here or anything. If that works for you and/or you want more information, please PM me.
