My roommate and I found that the plain white cinderblock walls at our school ended up feeling alot like a prison cell, so we ordered full wall murals online to bring in more color during the long winter months along with covering up the monotony of the walls... plus they get a lot of really cool reactions from people passing by in the halls.

Okay, so I was one of those freshmen who brought way too much to college, but there's something to be said for being over-prepared. My reputation for "having it all" got around the dorm quickly, and I met quite a few people thanks to my over-preparedness. After all, you'd be surprised how many people tried to open their first can of spaghetti-o's, only to find that -- uh oh -- they didn't have a can opener. And who knew the lemon juice I'd brought to highlight my hair with would so appeal to the drinking crowd?