[StacFace]

You're moving away, not going on a weeks holiday! That's far too little. The only things I'm not taking to uni with me are things I share with my sisters so can't take and things I'm getting rid of. There's all sorts of storage items out there you can buy if it's lack of space you're worried about, such as an over the door hanger I have which holds 30 pairs of shoes.

[ajmulholland]

(Original post by tdkr)
hopefully i'll be going uni this sept (grades provided ofc!) and was just wondering how much clothes should/did you pack; so i'm thinking 3 pairs of shoes, 3 pairs jeans, 3 hoodies, 2 jackets, couple of shirts etc something like this. is this too much/little ?

Its entirely up to you, tbh.. The less you pack, the more often you need to do washing.

I took all my clothes, but then, Im dull and boring and only have like 5 pairs of jeans, numerous t-shirts/shirts, various hoodys.

One thing i forgot; Bedding! Don't forget it.. Always take spare! Especially in Uni Accommodation, Friends come in and spill drinks all over your bed. -sigh-

Also, any new bedding you get thats in packaging; be sure to wash before you use it.

[Espresso]

I managed to lose weight this year and now very few of my clothes actually fit; meaning I'm going to have to buy most of what i can take.
Except I have no money - so just now I'm deciding between taking barely any clothes, or a lot of poorly fitting clothes. Crap.

[Lovebite]

I'm taking my whole life with me haha
Seriously, i'm not going to leave anything behind. Except the stuff that was actually bought by my mum.
So like my entire wardrobe and shoes/bags [its only going to get bigger ]
my hair stuff, bath stuff, CDs, DVDs, perfumes, Duvet and pillows, Photographs.

I realise the rooms are small but if it comes to it i'll just leave it boxed under my bed lol. It makes it easier when i move into private accommodation in year 2

[ajmulholland]

(Original post by Lovebite)
I'm taking my whole life with me haha
Seriously, i'm not going to leave anything behind. Except the stuff that was actually bought by my mum.
So like my entire wardrobe and shoes/bags [its only going to get bigger ]
my hair stuff, bath stuff, CDs, DVDs, perfumes, Duvet and pillows, Photographs.

I realise the rooms are small but if it comes to it i'll just leave it boxed under my bed lol. It makes it easier when i move into private accommodation in year 2

You need to bare in mind holidays... Most Uni accommodations (like mine) don't let you stay over the holidays, unless you've paid for that.. (Like at mine, We had a 40 and a 46 week contract.. I was on a 46 week contract, being the one where you can stay over the holiday period of Christmas and Easter (They're mainly for international students). Any weekends you decide to visit home too, or need to go home due to family emergencies.. You don't want to have to rush home, and realise you've no clothes at Home coz you've left them at Uni.

And in regards to your last statement; Most private Accommodation contracts Dont start till August at the earliest, so you'll have to cart your stuff back home in may/June, then back again in August/Sept anyway.

Just some things to bare in mind

[xoxAngel_Kxox]

When I packed to go to uni, I packed a full suitcase of clothes and that's all because I knew I had to go home the first weekend to a family event. I soon realised that actually, all I'd packed was underwear and fancy dress clothes, so had nothing to wear during the day time. Nightmare.

In the end, I took back 6 hoodies, lots of t shirts, 2 pairs of jeans, leggings, lounge pants, couple of pairs of PJs, plenty of underwear.. because washing was a trek so I wanted to make sure I could get away with washing once a week/every ten days.

[LyrasEye]

I didn't bring a huge amount either (mainly because I had to take it all up on the train!) but bear in mind that if you're living in halls you'll most likely have to pay for the laundry facilities, which can get REALLY annoying if you hardly bring anything and have to do laundry all the time...

[Dmon1Unlimited]

1.5 weeks of clothes...

You only need a weeks worth, more for emergencies etc

All my clothes fit in one suitcase

[DemHoes]

Ok, as I'm currently selecting the clothes I'll be packing, a dilemma aroused.
The majority of them are winter season clothing, few are lighter for autumn but...

What about T-shirts?

I'll definitely need them for gym purposes but how about clubbing?
Coming from a EU country, I'd guess it's the same situation in UK, aka there is a lot of heating and one would wear only T-shirts inside. Is that the case?
If yes, then I'll need to pack some more and fancier ones.

[throughthemonsoon]

(Original post by tdkr)
hopefully i'll be going uni this sept (grades provided ofc!) and was just wondering how much clothes should/did you pack; so i'm thinking 3 pairs of shoes, 3 pairs jeans, 3 hoodies, 2 jackets, couple of shirts etc something like this. is this too much/little ?

lol, way too little! I basically took my entire wardrobe, except stuff I have that I haven't worn in years.

EDIT: Just realised you're probably a guy so the same won't apply haha. Take LOADS of shirts, and remember you'll probably only do laundry once a week, or less, so take that into consideration.

[gm15]

(Original post by DemHoes)
Ok, as I'm currently selecting the clothes I'll be packing, a dilemma aroused.
The majority of them are winter season clothing, few are lighter for autumn but...

What about T-shirts?

I'll definitely need them for gym purposes but how about clubbing?
Coming from a EU country, I'd guess it's the same situation in UK, aka there is a lot of heating and one would wear only T-shirts inside. Is that the case?
If yes, then I'll need to pack some more and fancier ones.

Well yes most buildings will be kept reasonably warm.
But you do have to go outside so you will still need winter stuff. Also we might not be finland but we do get snow and britain is known for its rain.

This was posted from The Student Room's Android App on my U20i

[Lovebite]

(Original post by ajmulholland)
You need to bare in mind holidays... Most Uni accommodations (like mine) don't let you stay over the holidays, unless you've paid for that.. (Like at mine, We had a 40 and a 46 week contract.. I was on a 46 week contract, being the one where you can stay over the holiday period of Christmas and Easter (They're mainly for international students). Any weekends you decide to visit home too, or need to go home due to family emergencies.. You don't want to have to rush home, and realise you've no clothes at Home coz you've left them at Uni.

And in regards to your last statement; Most private Accommodation contracts Dont start till August at the earliest, so you'll have to cart your stuff back home in may/June, then back again in August/Sept anyway.

Just some things to bare in mind

Ohh yeahh i didn't think of any of that.
Thankyou

My mums moving away as soon as i go uni so i wont be able to come back home anyways so i guess i'll just have to find more information and plan things out more.

[thelawstudent]

(Original post by DemHoes)
Ok, as I'm currently selecting the clothes I'll be packing, a dilemma aroused.
The majority of them are winter season clothing, few are lighter for autumn but...

What about T-shirts?

I'll definitely need them for gym purposes but how about clubbing?
Coming from a EU country, I'd guess it's the same situation in UK, aka there is a lot of heating and one would wear only T-shirts inside. Is that the case?
If yes, then I'll need to pack some more and fancier ones.

bring rubbish t-shirts for the gym and 'lazy days', but when clubbing you can definitely wear nice/smart t-shirts (or polos) such as Lacoste, Fred Perry ones

[WizzleKidd]

(Original post by BekahDe)
-25 tops
-3 hoodies
-4 jeans
-couple of dresses
-4 skirts
-two jackets
-3 trackies
-running/gym gear
-cardis and jumpers
-2 heels , 3 flats , emu boot
-underwear
-3pairs of pjs
-dressing gown
-scarfs hat and stuff like that

you coulda just said everything

[Quirynn]

(Original post by Espresso)
I managed to lose weight this year and now very few of my clothes actually fit; meaning I'm going to have to buy most of what i can take.
Except I have no money - so just now I'm deciding between taking barely any clothes, or a lot of poorly fitting clothes. Crap.

I'm in this exact same position. I don't know what to do, I can't afford a whole new wardrobe's worth of clothes...

[DontBeJelBeReem]

All i really live off are vest tops and shorts, so thats what i'll mainly be packing. A few pairs of jeans, t shirts, shirts and lots of underwear/socks and i'll be sorted.

[DemHoes]

(Original post by gm15)
Well yes most buildings will be kept reasonably warm.
But you do have to go outside so you will still need winter stuff. Also we might not be finland but we do get snow and britain is known for its rain.

This was posted from The Student Room's Android App on my U20i

Lol yeah, I was talking about the clothes underneath that I'll be left wearing while inside clubs. I was not planning to go commando

(Original post by thelawstudent)
bring rubbish t-shirts for the gym and 'lazy days', but when clubbing you can definitely wear nice/smart t-shirts (or polos) such as Lacoste, Fred Perry ones

Sounds like a good plan

[.Scout.]

I think you guys are seriously over estimating the amount of storage you get in halls. In my first year my wardrobe was TINY!

When I first went to uni I took loads of clothes and I really regretted it. You'll have no space and you will undoubtably accumillate more stuff over the year which will be a struggle to all bring back.

[heyimbored]

(Original post by ajmulholland)
You need to bare in mind holidays... Most Uni accommodations (like mine) don't let you stay over the holidays, unless you've paid for that.. (Like at mine, We had a 40 and a 46 week contract.. I was on a 46 week contract, being the one where you can stay over the holiday period of Christmas and Easter (They're mainly for international students). Any weekends you decide to visit home too, or need to go home due to family emergencies.. You don't want to have to rush home, and realise you've no clothes at Home coz you've left them at Uni.

And in regards to your last statement; Most private Accommodation contracts Dont start till August at the earliest, so you'll have to cart your stuff back home in may/June, then back again in August/Sept anyway.

Just some things to bare in mind

I wouldn't necessarily agree with this personally; You'll know how long your contract is, if you have one where you don't get the holidays then you can plan accordingly, but these aren't aimed at international students (51 week lets are), and several unis either don't offer these contracts, or only offer a few. The rooms that do have shorter lets are also the fanciest rooms that companies would hire out for employees at conferences, the standard rooms generally have longer lets. Some unis offer more of these than others though, and all the unis I applied to that offered them offered storage space for the holidays, so you don't need to lug it all back in the holidays. The point is that you can plan for this if you have a shorter let though, in which case you may need less.

And in the two uni cities I've lived in, and all the ones that my friends from school are in, private accommodation lets start in early July at the latest, so you can just transfer it over.

(Original post by Lovebite)
Ohh yeahh i didn't think of any of that.
Thankyou

My mums moving away as soon as i go uni so i wont be able to come back home anyways so i guess i'll just have to find more information and plan things out more.

[ajmulholland]

(Original post by heyimbored)
I wouldn't necessarily agree with this personally; You'll know how long your contract is, if you have one where you don't get the holidays then you can plan accordingly, but these aren't aimed at international students (51 week lets are), and several unis either don't offer these contracts, or only offer a few. The rooms that do have shorter lets are also the fanciest rooms that companies would hire out for employees at conferences, the standard rooms generally have longer lets. Some unis offer more of these than others though, and all the unis I applied to that offered them offered storage space for the holidays, so you don't need to lug it all back in the holidays. The point is that you can plan for this if you have a shorter let though, in which case you may need less.

And in the two uni cities I've lived in, and all the ones that my friends from school are in, private accommodation lets start in early July at the latest, so you can just transfer it over.

I was basing my opinion and advise on the experience I had, and the way my Uni contract works. Its different at every University, and every Private Landlord works differently too, so really, We're both right in a sense.

Im generalising, its about planning ahead and working it out.