by Adeaga Adegbite

Created on: August 29, 2009   Last Updated: August 30, 2009

THE MOST COMMON THINGS STUDENTS FORGET TO PACK FOR COLLEGE

Students are always anxious, especially if it is there first time being admitted to the college or university. Due to this situation, they do a lot of vital things student get to college and remember that they forgot common things that can b e useful for them.

Don't get me wrong, it is not all things that students forget because I know for sure that students cannot forget writing materials ( note books, calculator, pen, project works, text books, etc) though writing materials are very important. Even without writing materials students cannot get along with their studies.

Still, there are still plenty common things student forget to pack when going to college due to hastiness. I will list this things bellow:

1) Cooking utensils: though I know students tends to eat in restaurants or caf and I also know that is not costly. Nevertheless most students love cooking for themselves. It is even said and confirmed medically that the food you cook by yourself is nutritious than the one cooked outside. Students forget common cooking utensils like pot, oven, frying spoon, big knives and forks ,blender electric cooker etc. the most common things students forget to pack is the pot. At least without the pot student cannot cook so that means the pot is very necessary. Due to 'student rush' they forget this things.

2) Cutleries: this is another common commodity which students forget to pack along. Common cutleries like spoons forks and knives. Students easily forget these things when they are packing their loads. It is when they get to college then they remember something is missing. They will have to use another person's own or spend extra cash to buy another set of cutleries. Spending money on buying things you have got just because of forgetfulness is a very big mistake.

3) Students commonly forget preventive drugs or blood medicine. Drug that are use in case of change of environments. Drugs that can be used to ease stress during the day. Students forget these drugs and fall sick at the end of the day tending to spend more money on health.

4) Another common commodity students forget is tooth brushes, tooth paste, bath soaps, bathing sponge. Due to student's curiosity in getting to school on time to meet with their peer groups, then they forget these things. These are one of the common things students forget to pack along. I was vexed when a student said, 'can I lend your towel'. In fact I was really antagonized. 'How could you forget something like that', I said. 'Knock it off men, I was rushing and never knew I forgot something like that', the guy snapped back. It is not student's fault because they say things that are common are the things that are easily forgotten.

5) The last common thing students to pack that I will like to mention are underwear's like pants, singlet, boxer/shorts etc. students that are always in a haste in getting to school always forget this common things. I've seen a student that forgot his pant at home and had to travel 1000kms. When the guy unpacked his things he remembered he came without pant and had to go back because his parents just bought him set of new pants. He couldn't afford to buy another one.

To my own best of knowledge, I feel I have mentioned the common things that students forget to pack for college.

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