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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.

Learn how extracurricular activities are crucial to winning that college scholarship award. View sample activities that will make your scholarship application stand out.

The internet is without a doubt, one of the most useful tools you will use during your scholarship search. However, it shouldn’t be your only resource.

An entertaining, yet insightful look at some of what we will call “random” scholarships that are out there. Scholarships go beyond the conventional academic and athletic realm. Come take a look.