The Best Items To Help Your College Kids Make It to the End of the Semester

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Going from home sweet home to a bland dorm room or wallet-friendly off-campus apartment can be a shock to many college students—especially when they’re used to the comfort of living at home with the family. They may have grown up in spacious, colorful, and personalized environments where most, if not all, of the items were thoughtfully chosen—and not to mention where the fridge was always full, and toilet paper was never scarce!

Now, they’re moving into a generic space that may be marginally bigger and nicer than a basic storage pod. And so begins the delicate balance between learning the differences between wants and needs when trying to make sure they’re living in an appealing space that contains everything they need to succeed in school—let alone survive without the comforts and conveniences that come along with living at home. We’ve rounded up a few essentials that are the creature comforts to make your college student’s time at college more pleasant—and hopefully, more productive.

Read more at The Daily Beast.