College Student's Guide to a Fun Dorm Room

College Student's Guide to having a fun Dorm Room

In all of the College Student Articles I will tell you what you want to have, why and I will give some extra tips. I am trying to supply the college students of today with a little bit of help for their first "college experience".
Check out some of the other ones; College Student's Guide to the Macbook Pro, College Student's guide to Ipad, College Student's Guide to Move In Day, and College Student's Guide to a Successful First Month

What you will need:
Laptop
Music
Open Door Policy
Camera
Video Camera

Laptop

If at all possible, have someone in your dorm room in possession of a laptop. There are so many things that can be done with a laptop to kill hours of time. For example, Youtube and Facebook are things that every person has something special on, whether it is a new hilarious video, or a new game on Facebook. You do not realize how much a laptop can allow you to connect with people who you would otherwise have little, or nothing to say to. BE SURE to have a plug close by though, cause you can drain your battery fairly quickly.

Music

I have found that if you have music constantly playing at a background level, it is very enjoyable. In my dorm room there is never true silence, which I personally like. I have a set of speakers for my iPod that I got for pretty cheap, and they work amazingly. Another added bonus is that my roommate has a set of computer speakers. They plug directly into any computer, with two speakers and a subwoofer. We also have a USB speaker, so that if we want to be on the laptop on the bed, we can still blast our music if we want to.

Open door policy

In my room about 90% of the time our door is propped open; the only times when its not are when we are sleeping or not in the room. I have found that a lot of people, who are passing by that know us, will occasionally just stop in our room to talk. They also, sometimes, hear the music and it reminds them that we are in there so they come in and say hi. This is a great way to meet people also. If you have music playing and an open door people are more likely to say hello, even if they don't know you yet.

Camera

Though this may not seem like a big deal to have, but when people are constantly coming in and out of your room, you never know when there is going to be a moment that you feel you must capture. For example, I was sitting in my room yesterday and my friend walked in with a sheet of paper, attempting to look like a ghost, and stood in the corner of my room waiting for my roommate. Had I not had a camera, no one would believe that story. Keep your camera close at all times, because you will want to remember the moments that you have while sitting in your room.

Video Camera

I know that a lot of cameras can shoot video, but it is always good to have someone in your room in possession of a video camera. You never know what people will do when they realize they are being recorded. It is a great way to capture the essence of your room, and find out hidden talents that your friends have. On top of that, if you are all just hanging out you never know what conversations might arise that you will be glad you recorded. This was a realization we made after the first month of school. We found ourselves saying "Wow I wish we had a recording of this" way too often to not get a video camera.

P.S. Have an idea for a new Guide? Have Questions for me? Email me at jacksondkaplan@gmail.com