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College Dorm Bound

Twins Mom — Wed, 09 Aug 2017 13:32:51 GMT

A piece of advice: Don't assume floors and things have been cleaned before semester begins. We were surprised when we moved into dorm before summer semester how dirty tile floors were when we swiffered. We were told had to wait to move in so that dorm rooms could be cleaned. I shutter to think of carpeted rooms. Happy move in!

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AngusandBuddhasMom — Wed, 09 Aug 2017 13:37:10 GMT

@twins mom wrote:
A piece of advice: Don't assume floors and things have been cleaned before semester begins. We were surprised when we moved into dorm before summer semester how dirty tile floors were when we swiffered. We were told had to wait to move in so that dorm rooms could be cleaned. I shutter to think of carpeted rooms. Happy move in!

Memories. My DD always moved back to school 3 weeks prior along with her field hockey team. For pre-season. They shared a Team suite and since the college had other functions over the summer the suites were used and so yep they needed cleaning. Then when she moved to her dorm room that needed to be cleaned as well. Including their shower stalls.

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Twins Mom — Wed, 09 Aug 2017 13:40:45 GMT

After returning home everything getting sanitizing wipe before entering house. Just the thought of what could be brought in makes me shutter. Better be safe than sorry but oh so much work!

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chrystaltree — Wed, 09 Aug 2017 13:51:39 GMT

My niece had an experience like that. We were all surprised to find out that her college did not clean the rooms before the summer semester. I had a cleaning lady who drove up the next day and cleaned the room, my niece turned around and drove home for the night. Fortunately, her school was only an hour from home.

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JaneMarple — Wed, 09 Aug 2017 13:58:36 GMT

It was understood that as we moved in each one of the kids to their dorms to wipe down, sweep and anything else before placing the kid's belongings in their dorms.

Most of the time is was just dusting and cleaning the floors, the bathrooms were all good because the cleaning staff had that taken care of.

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RhondaRena — Wed, 09 Aug 2017 14:02:54 GMT

Tomorrow my husband and I are taking our two boys to college. One is in a newer dorm and the other about 50 years old. I am going with cleaning supplies in hand. The rest is up to them

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Lipstickdiva — Wed, 09 Aug 2017 14:08:53 GMT

I remember those days with a relative who went to Ohio State. His first year his dorm was move in ready. The second year he moved into a different dorm and OMG. We went to move him in, took one look at the place and got back in our cars and headed to the nearest store to buy buckets, bleach, rags and various other cleaning supplies. We spent several hours sanitizing everything with bleach and scrubbing and cleaning. When his roommates showed up they couldn't believe how clean the place was and just kept commenting about how clean it smelled too. They wanted to know how often we were coming back.

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ChillyTulip — Wed, 09 Aug 2017 14:11:00 GMT

@chrystaltree wrote:
My niece had an experience like that. We were all surprised to find out that her college did not clean the rooms before the summer semester. I had a cleaning lady who drove up the next day and cleaned the room, my niece turned around and drove home for the night. Fortunately, her school was only an hour from home.

A cleaning lady????? Hahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!! You must be from Jersey.

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beach-mom — Wed, 09 Aug 2017 14:28:11 GMT

So much fun! When DD started we knew the freshman dorm was the oldest on campus. We went down for summer orientation and saw the room. We also met her roommate's parents, who although they don't live anywhere near us, are still good friends! The "furniture" in the room was horrible. DH and her father scrounged around and found some in decent condition (hey - it gave them something to do!). Of course by the time school started and move-in day was here, the furniture was all different. But we made the best of it. The floors WERE filthy, just like you @Twins Mom experienced. We cleaned them and bought a rug.

We were staying at the same hotel. Roommates mom and I were heading out early the next morning to pick up a few things at Walmart and Target. The guys headed to Home Depot. We got a phone call in the car - the girls had both started their hairdryers at the same time and blew the power for the whole dorm. They were both so upset!

Congratulations to all of you who are experiencing this for the first time! DS is still in college, but he goes to a large university on the other side of the country. We don't really know a lot of what goes on, which might be better for us!

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CANDLEQUEEN — Wed, 09 Aug 2017 14:51:22 GMT

Reading these posts bought back sunch good memories of my daughters and their college years.... Fun Times!!!!!!

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Bri36 — Wed, 09 Aug 2017 14:55:38 GMT

I always wipe down everything with Clorox wipes - even inside of the drawers

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Sooner — Wed, 09 Aug 2017 14:55:39 GMT

@twins mom wrote:
After returning home everything getting sanitizing wipe before entering house. Just the thought of what could be brought in makes me shutter. Better be safe than sorry but oh so much work!

Oh dear. If you are shuddering at the first of the semester, wait until Thanksgiving break then you can REALLY shudder! LOL!!!

Good luck for happy college days ahead!

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proudlyfromNJ — Wed, 09 Aug 2017 16:40:31 GMT

@ChillyTulip wrote:
@chrystaltree wrote:
My niece had an experience like that. We were all surprised to find out that her college did not clean the rooms before the summer semester. I had a cleaning lady who drove up the next day and cleaned the room, my niece turned around and drove home for the night. Fortunately, her school was only an hour from home.

A cleaning lady????? Hahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!! You must be from Jersey.

@ChillyTulip. I believe she has said many times she lives in Massachusetts. I guess they are princesses up there too.

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Cakers3 — Wed, 09 Aug 2017 17:01:16 GMT

Good luck to all students entering college for their first year!! What a new and exciting time for you!

All the best to all students-be safe and make good choices.

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Drythe — Wed, 09 Aug 2017 19:24:19 GMT

Brings back memories of my own freshman year.

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ROMARY — Wed, 09 Aug 2017 21:49:33 GMT

I'd probably have to bring my own mattress, lol. Maybe the kind that are meant for fold-up hide-away beds/cots. Don't recall what they are called. ........ Oh, wait! 'Rollaway bed' mattress.

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on the bay — Wed, 09 Aug 2017 20:48:40 GMT

I don't remember cleaning much when I went or for my kids but I know I would be aware of it now.

I don't know why that is unless we were all so tired from the drive and the thousand trips to BB&B we weren't thinking of anything needing to be cleaned.

I do remember I was just very glad my roommate had a huge fan for the room-it was so hot you could loose 5 lbs just sitting there.

It was a really small room-just large enough for the 2 of us-her large fan and her very large boa constrictor that she sometimes took out of its cage and had draped over her in bed-her pet!:tongue:

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Bri36 — Thu, 10 Aug 2017 00:33:00 GMT

@on the bay, a boa? How was that allowed 😳

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on the bay — Thu, 10 Aug 2017 01:05:44 GMT

@Bri36 wrote:
@on the bay, a boa? How was that allowed 😳-

I know right? I've thought of that many times and also back then. I guess apparently boas weren't banned back then. The good ol days.
Or and I don't remember, none of us reported it. She said "he" was perfectly safe.
She asked me if I wanted to see him eat just once and that it was incredible to watch.
She was also strange in other ways.She had a boyfriend who she kept breaking up with. Would be on the phone and then after she talked to him, cry a lot.
I felt sorry for her and kind of helpless what to do.Would just try to comfort her.
I imagine that others would have reported her "pet". I guess I just didn't think to. I was pretty naiive.

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Drythe — Thu, 10 Aug 2017 20:23:04 GMT

@on the bay wrote:
I don't remember cleaning much when I went or for my kids but I know I would be aware of it now.
I don't know why that is unless we were all so tired from the drive and the thousand trips to BB&B we weren't thinking of anything needing to be cleaned.
I do remember I was just very glad my roommate had a huge fan for the room-it was so hot you could loose 5 lbs just sitting there.
It was a really small room-just large enough for the 2 of us-her large fan and her very large boa constrictor that she sometimes took out of its cage and had draped over her in bed-her pet!:tongue:

@on the bay

A boa? I would have been out of that room on a permanent basis so fast all anyone would have seen was a streak!