Residence Hall Linens - College Related Another Question $$$

You will definitely be able to find linens for the dorm beds cheaper (and with more selection) elsewhere. Just look for XL (extra long) twin sheets, they'll be everywhere at "back-to-school" shopping time.

We bought a set just because we really liked them and then got another tshirt material somewhere else. But I was also outfitting two dorm rooms at the same time, so it was convenient. We wanted the eggshell carton pad, mattress pad etc. And after 3 years they have held up well.

You will totally be able to find them elsewhere - we got ours at Target, but saw them other places - Twin XL is what you'll be looking for.

When my boys went off to college we bought all their bedding at Target.

You can get xl sheets anywhere.

You will want to find distinctive bedding and towels, so his stuff doesn't get mixed up with roommates stuff.

We bought our twin XL sheets, mattress topper and mattress pad from Kohls. Also purchased quick dry towels from there. We purchased the comforter set (Tommy Hilfiger) from Ross. A twin comforter will work fine on a twin XL mattress.

I liked that I could preorder everything from the BBB near me in Massachusetts with one of those little scanners. It was all ready in boxes to pick up at the BBB in Atlanta. They had tables set up in there to spread it out and decide which things I actually wanted to buy. We went back to the dorm with exactly what we wanted and needed. It was helpful that once we saw the dorm room, she realized she didn't need some of the things she'd picked out.

DO NOT wait for orientation!!! Call the financial aid office on Monday.  My guess is he did not qualify for a grant. Far fewer people do than expect to. Or he has failed to register for the selective service (military name for the not-draft but still have to register)  If you think your income is low enough.  But, colleges only receive so much in funds based on needs of their previous demographic.  Once they have awarded it there is nothing more to give even if more students show up that are eligible.  Financial aid needs to be taken care of early in the process or you miss out.

This is exactly what we did too! Best was that we didn't have to schlep everything with us and it minimized returns.  We did go back to bbb and target for a couple things we hadn't thought of, one being a rubber mallet to assemble some of the stuff.

Boys need very little. Everything DS took to school fit in the back of our van, including his easy chair and a fridge with a freezer on top. I bought the same sheets that DS has on his bed at home from Kohl's, along with the egg crate mattress pad, pillows, blankets, etc.  I just shipped it all to my brother's, who lives 20 minutes from DS's school.  (We are 1,300 miles away.)

DS brought his clothes, school supplies, and his lap top, along with his winter gear. I added a box of medical supplies (cold medicine, cough medicine, band aids, etc.)

One thing that really came in handy was his tool kit. It was just small bag of tools that he had had for years when helping DH out around the house. The screw drivers and pliers were just from the Dollar Store, so when he loaned them out it wasn't a crisis if they didn't come back. That tool kit got used a lot that first week of school.

We added a box fan after he got to school and a humidifier once winter started. That's all I can remember sending from Amazon, other than ink cartridges (there is a printer, but it's 3 floors down. And we had an old printer.)

We will need a caravan when DD goes off to school...

We also did sheets and towels from Target. For DS, we splurged on a quilted comforter from PB Teen. It's classic and will last him a long time. DD wanted a duvet, so I sewed the flat sheets from 2 sheet sets into a 2-sided duvet cover that matched her sheets. She picked out the inside comforter from Target.