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27 Life Hack Products For College Freshmen
A plastic bedside shelf that turns the edge of your bed into prime real estate for your phone, glasses, late-night snacks, or an emergency bowl of soup when you're under the weather.
Promising review: "This is a must-have for a dorm room. I thought the price was a little expensive for such a simple bedside shelf, but my daughter said it was one of the best things we bought her for her dorm room." —AmberGet it from Amazon for $44.99+ (available in three styles and two colors).
A roll of double-sided heavy-duty mounting tape so ridiculously strong, you'll start looking around your dorm, wondering what else you could stick to the wall — no nails, no drama.
Promising review: "Whatever amount of this tape you're about to use, it's too much — unless it's something you never want to come off for the rest of eternity. If you've got a mummy's tomb to seal, this is the tape you want for the job. This stuff is so strong, it transcends the physical realm." —SeanGet it from Amazon for $9.99+ (available in two sizes).
A colorful wireless keyboard and mouse set to add a little clickety-clack joy to long nights of paper-writing. Bonus: It makes your desk look like it belongs to someone who has their life together.
A Rocketbook smart reusable notebook for the analog note-taker who still loves a good cloud backup. Scribble by hand, scan it into the ether, wipe the page, and start again.
An electric mug warmer to keep your coffee at peak drinkability — perfect for the chronic 'takes one sip and then forgets about it until it's cold' crowd.
A lightweight canvas backpack that manages to pull off stylish and functional *without* the Fjällräven price tag — and yes, it holds a laptop with room to spare.
A keyboard cover to shield your laptop from coffee splashes, snack crumbs, and the occasional mid-essay existential crisis tears.
A portable, microwaveable Rapid Ramen Cooker that gets you from 'I'm starving' to 'mmm, ramen' in record time, no stove top required.
And a microwave pasta cooker with its own strainer, because cooking in a dorm shouldn't require juggling boiling water and awkward sink angles.
A wearable blanket, because there's no better way to study than cocooned up by yourself, pretending the outside world doesn't exist.
A no-frills daily planner to help you map out your classes, assignments, and laundry schedule in one tidy place.
A popular set of waterproof under-$30 wireless Bluetooth earbuds that can survive showers, block out your roommate's Netflix habit, and still have battery left for the walk to class.
A slim laptop stand to lift your screen to a spine-approved height and sneakily add storage space underneath for textbooks and notebooks.
A set of popular fine-tip pens to make even the driest lecture notes feel like a craft project. Color-coded midterms? Absolutely.
A simple-to-use cold brew coffee maker so you can skip the Starbucks line, save money, and still have icy caffeine ready to go before your 8 a.m.
A sunrise alarm clock that wakes you with gradually brightening light and nature sounds instead of the aggressive iPhone bleep bleep.
Or a heavy-duty alarm clock for anyone who treats the snooze button like a competitive sport. It comes complete with mattress-shaking power and can't-ignore volume.
A pair of blue light-blocking glasses to give your eyeballs a break after hours of screens, study sessions, and that 'just one more episode' spiral.
A pair of quick-drying shower sandals so you can walk into the communal bathroom without also walking away with a mystery fungus.
A wall charger with room for six plugs and two USB ports, so you can keep every gadget charged without a tangle of extension cords.
A two-pack of Downy Wrinkle Releaser fabric spray for when you pull a shirt out of your laundry bag and it looks like it's been through a spin cycle in another dimension.
A Maybelline concealer that erases the evidence of your 'I stayed up until 3 a.m. watching TikToks instead of sleeping' choices.
A Simple Modern tumbler that keeps drinks at the perfect temp alllllll day. (A more affordable alternative to a Stanley!)
A pair of wireless sleep headphones so you can drift off to white noise or podcasts without hard plastic earbuds stabbing your ears at 2 a.m.
A productivity timer to split your day into bite-size work-and-break chunks, making giant tasks feel a lot less terrifying.
A memory foam seat cushion and lumbar pillow that transforms even the worst dorm desk chair into something your back will actually thank you for.
And finally, a hanging laundry bag to get your dirty clothes off the floor and out of the way, especially in a dorm room where 'floor space' is a generous term.
