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Buying college bedding is a bit more involved than purchasing a bed set for your room at home. In addition to specific size requirements, there are a few other tips to consider before purchasing the bedding that will become a huge part of your new home-away-from-home.

As a college student living away for the first time, you may have never given a second thought to the different sizes available for twin size beds. Most universities provide extra long twin size beds and you’ll need to bring extra long sheets to fit it; your regular size sheets won’t fit.

You will not find a lot of extra space in your dorm room. There are a handful of college supplies that you and your roommate should divvy up so that you don’t end up with two in your room; going unused and taking up valuable space. Determining who should bring what can get tricky so here are a few hints to make the process easier.

While packing for college, your list will grow quickly. Once you get it all to school, you may be at a loss as to where to store it all. Take a look at this list of essential dorm room supplies and learn how useful a portable storage cart, pop-up hamper, shower tote, and small bookshelf can be.

Colleges and universities do quite well in providing a safe dorm living environment for their students. However, there remains a handful of safety measures for which students must claim personal responsibility, including: fire hazard prevention, personal safety, identity theft protection, and emergency preparedness.

Catastrophic dorm fires at colleges and universities are all too common; yet in most cases they could have easily been prevented. The hustle and bustle of dorm life doesn’t allow for a lot of time to think about fire safety but these simple precautions must be taken seriously.