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The List
What you decide to bring is essentially up to you. A good way of
This falls into 4 sections:
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The important stuff
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Stuff you should probably bring
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Stuff you may want to bring
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Stuff you shouldn't bring
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The important stuff
The stuff that falls into this section is generally quite important and
you don't really want to leave it behind.
The Stuff you should probably bring
The stuff that falls into this section will prove
invaluable as your uni life gets underway. It is strongly recommended
you bring all of this stuff.
Basics
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Alarm clock
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Toiletries (including towel, soap/gel, deodorant,
toothpaste, tooth brush, aftershave/perfume, hair driers and other
hair stuff (not my forte!), bath robe (even if only to look like
Hugh Hefner)
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Watch
Clothing
Notts can get pretty cold. It is a myth that it is
milder than London although is probably milder than more northern areas.
A winter jacket is probably a good idea. Also if your Hall has formals
(and they almost all do) you should probably bring a shirt and tie (many
people wear a jacket too).
All of the Halls provide bedding and it is clean and
fresh. However you may want to bring your own duvet and pillows (many
people do) to bring a little bit of home with you and brighten up your
room nicely.
Medicine & Health
These things are essential if you don't want to be
shunned by the rest of your Hall mates! Toothbrush, Deo, Hairstyling
product, Toiletries, aftershave/perfume, condoms, pills, soaps/shampoos,
air freshener, nail-clippers etc. You might want to bring washing powder
but you may decide to wait and buy some when you get here. If you bring
a good supply of Paracetamol/ibuprofen etc you will be friend of
everyone during weekone when the hangovers are killer. Could be a good
idea to bring some plasters as well. Pro-plus is also good. Many people
bring flip-flops - this is a very good idea when using shared showers,
even though showers are cleaned every day if you use the shower at the
end of the day you dont want to stand in a clump of someone else's hair
or catch some fungal infection on your feet. Nuff said.
Random stuff of use
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A bottle of wine is always a good thing...but it's a
lot better when you bring a corkscrew. You will be absolutely
astounded by the number of students who go and buy bottles of wine
and then realise they do not have a corkscrew - you do though and
that means you have power!
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Passport photos. You will get through these things
very quickly with the ridiculous amount of registrations/signing up
for things that you have to do. It is much easier to bring some
rather than queue up on uni campus,
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Clothes horse. The driers take a long time and these
can be very useful (you might want to consider not bringing one but
buying one when you get here
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Washing powder. Powder/tablets/lotions/3 in ones/2
in ones/ fabric softener/fabric conditioner. Very confusing. If you
haven't heard of this it's something your parents will probably be
quite familiar, with ask them about it, it's amazing stuff.
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Extension leads. These will prove invaluable as some
rooms only have two plugs, some have four (but usefully on the other
side of the room to your desk!). For the benefit of International
students the voltage is 230/240 and 50Hz.
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Hangers. There are hangers in all of the wardrobes
but only about five - you'll probably need more so these are a good
investment.
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Blue-tack/White-tack. You can't use tape or nails on
your walls so if you want to put poster on your walls this is a must
have.
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Cutlery, cups and plates. Whether you're in catered
or self-catered this is an essential. There will be many occasions
when you feel like cooking yourself something up i.e. toast, noodles
or the like and it very difficult without the right paraphernalia.
There may be points in time where you miss catered meals i.e
.hung-over, sleeping or just can't face Hall food anymore.
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Light bulbs are useful. Although you can get these
from the porter for the price of a pack of crisps you can save
yourself the effort of looking for the porter at 3am in the freezing
cold.
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Camera. It is nice to have memories of your times in
uni, especially the first few weeks. Share your images in the
Image Gallery
page.
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A rug. A rug will make your room a little more
homely and cover up any marks on the carpet.
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Fruit squash and munchies
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A soap dish
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A calculator
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Various stationary stuff
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Plastic wallets
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A4 folders (Or buy nice Nottingham Uni ones with the
logo from the union shop)
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Scissors
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Cellotape
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Gloves
Stuff you may want to bring
Entertainment
Stuff Not to Bring
Try not to bring anything that you are not going to need
in your first week that you can buy when you get here. This means less
transporting stuff around and less hassle.
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