Just got back from DD's 2 day orientation at Va Tech. We are both thrilled and exhausted! Her Fall class schedule has been finalized, and she has her student ID.
We dorm shopped at Bed Bath & Beyond (using that awesome 20% off total purchase) and Walmart on Monday before we left for orientation. DD was able to spend the night in a dorm on campus, so now she has a better idea about a few of the dorm items that were on our "maybe?" list. She also asked for a light terry cloth robe to wear to and from the hall shower. She didn't like undressing and dressing in the shower enclosure (too wet); nor did she feel comfortable walking the halls in just a towel - thus the robe.
We also were able to get recommendations from the business school and the university IT department for computers. We bought one of their recommendations along the school's 4 year protection plan. They did not recommend getting a regular consumer computer at a store like Best Buy. The components used to make those computers are cheaper and wear out/break must faster (built to last 18-24 months on average). They recommended a business class computer that was built to withstand 12 hour a day usage. I am NOT tech savvy, so I wrote everything down, relayed it to DH, and he gave the specs to his friend who works in IT. We got what his friend picked out for us from the recommended choices (a MacBook Pro with Retina). I am so glad that is done!
