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This was in desperate need of an update. So, here we go! Hey there, readers! I'm Meagan Savage, a 2006 Chaparral High School graduate. I'm currently a freshman at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa (Go Bulldogs!!!). I'm double majoring in magazine journalism in English and I'm having a lot of fun doing it. I started using YourHub.com at the beginning of the summer and I've pretty much been hooked ever since. I also have a photography blog that (oops) I haven't updated in a while, but if you'd like to see those photos it's called the Shutterbug blog. I love to take pictures and I'm a photographer for the campus paper the Times Delphic (check out my work at www.timesdelphic.com) and for DrakeMag Associated Collegiate Press' number one student publication in the country. I'm not on as often as I'd like to be since college is pretty much a whole new world compared to high school, but every now and then I'll have some down time and my blogs will come in spurts before some less hub-active time. So, check it out, tell me what to think and thanks for stopping by :) :) By the way, you can Check me out on Brendan's List

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Contributed by: Meagan Savage on 7/24/2007

If you've graduated from high school recently, chances are you're probably starting to think about shopping for things to bring to school.

I decided to put together this little list of the top ten things I found most useful my first year at school that you probably won't find on any list of reccommended items to bring.

Here we go...

3M! These removable adhesive little guys are probably the most amazing thing I've come across in a long, long time. Use them on your posters, your photos, whatever you have hanging on your wall.

They sell all sorts of varieties of hooks too for hanging hats or belts or coats. They'll never fall off the wall, plus they don't leave any residue behind when you take them off. And, they won't damage any of your pictures or posters.

They're a little pricey, but would you rather spend the money on the 3M adhesives, or on dorm damage charges?

A FAN! Coming to Drake from Colorado was a wee bit of a shock. It's not like it's not hot in Colorado, but it's certainly less humid, which makes move-in day, and the subsequent month quite miserable when it comes to the weather.

I probably would have died without my fan. I had a floor fan and a little clip-on fan that I attached to my loft. Not only was the smaller fan nice when it was hot, but it was good to keep the air circulating even in the cooler months.

It can get pretty stuffy up in those lofts.

CLOROX WIPES! Maybe you're not exactly a germaphobe but, believe me, once you see how quickly germs spread around school, you'll be taking extra care to make sure you don't get sick.

Clorox wipes were fantastic. I wiped down the doorknob every so often and pretty much every other surface I could find. I usually ate at my desk, so I used a Clorox wipe to make sure I didn't have old food germs sitting around waiting to attack.

SUPERGLUE! It's a sad truth, but things do break. Although, most things are not impossible to repair. That's where the superglue comes in.

And I'm not talking about JUST superglue, I'm talking about the mother of all superglue. I'm talking about Gorilla Glue. It's probably the strongest, most versatile glue out there. It will glue cement, metal, stone, ceramics, glass... you name it, it will fix it!

STORAGE BINS! Ok, this one will be on your lists of reccommended items to bring. But, cut me some slack because this is really one of those things that you can't really live without.

You can use them for really anything. I was a big fan of the cube ones. I put them in my closet and kept food and extra books in them. And they fit pretty much anywhere.

FABREEZE! C'mon... you won't be able to afford to do laundry as often as you like!

A SAFE! It's not that I didn't trust my roommate or my neighbors, but safe is better than sorry. I had a small safe that I kept in a trunk with a combination lock for my valuables.

It's a good idea to keep things like iPods, spare cash, and banking information there. Plus, you might trust the people around you, but there's nothing stopping a complete stranger from wandering down your hall.

A FILING SYSTEM! If it fits in your desk, go for it. It's a great way of keeping track of old exams and papers.

BASKETS FOR YOUR DESK DRAWERS! I had a billion little while baskets in the drawers of my desk and they were ideal for keeping organized. They're cheap and super useful. It was a great way of keeping track of all my paperclips, pencils, quarters for laundry and about nine hundred other things.

MP3 PLAYER/CD PLAYER! It's nice to put a little music on to get from point a to b. Granted, some campuses are so small that you might just arrive at your destination before having time to pick a song.

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Submitted By: Karin Malchow

posted on 8/3/2007 @ 8:41:37 AM

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I have been polling my friends with college-age kids about what obvious things my oldest is forgetting as he heads to CU. He didn't think of some of these. Thanks.

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Submitted By: Tabitha Dial

posted on 7/26/2007 @ 11:02:14 AM

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Meagan, this is very thoughtful of you. I'm glad to have this list and will start hanging on to some of my recylables -- they'd make for the cheapest desk drawer baskets of them all. And I might pass on the MP3 player idea -- I'm a sucker for moments of quiet, unless, of course, I'm in a car for more than half an hour. And I like to eavesdrop on the rest of the world ...

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