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    Packing For Carolina

Packing For Carolina

Calling Carolina Home takes planning and preparation.  This list will help you navigate what you will need to help make your residence hall room feel like Home. 

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HOW TO PACK

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Try to pack items in reusable storage containers that are durable, easy to carry or large storage bags to make the move-in process easy for you and help us save cut back on trash and recycling during move in.

Label each item with your first and last name, building and room number. If you leave a bin behind our team can help make sure it makes it to your room as quickly as possible.

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TIPS FOR PACKING

Pack light and pick up additional items when you arrive. Wait to shop for groceries and supplies when you get here. To save space, leave winter clothes at home and exchange with summer clothes during trips home.

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SHIPPING ITEMS FOR MOVE IN

Only ship the essentials to campus!  Campus mail will begin accepting packages for the new year beginning in August.  Packages should be shipped to your postal information located on your my.sc.edu account. 

If you live in 650 Lincoln or Park Place packages are shipped directly to those buildings.  

  • Bedding
  • Bicycle with lock
  • Broom
  • Bathroom supplies
  • Carpet/rug
  • Cleaning supplies (green cleaning products encouraged)
  • Clothes hangers
  • Curtains
  • Desk lamp
  • Dishes, cups and utensils
  • First-aid kit
  • Flashlight
  • Keurig
  • Laundry bag or basket
  • Laundry detergent (HE Detergent)
  • Lofts (in buildings allowed)
  • Microfridge
  • Mirror
  • Shower shoes
  • Surge protectors
  • Television
  • Toiletries
  • Towels
  • Trash Cans
  • Push Pins
  • Plants
  • Posters

* Please note that whatever mechanism used for hanging items in rooms should not cause damage to walls.  Damage to walls is billed back to residents at the conclusion of the school year.  Students should note any damage to walls when they arrive via the online room condition report.

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  • Alcohol or alcohol containers
  • Any cooking device with exposed elements
    • Air fryers with exposed elements
    • Deep-fry cookers
    • Electric frying pan
    • Hot plates
    • Electric stove tops
    • Griddles
  • Any motorized device that has to be charged in the residence hall (this includes electric scooters, electric bikes and hover boards, which are not allowed in the residence halls)
  • Candles/Incense
  • Darts/dart boards
  • Dimmer switches
  • Double sided tape
  • Extensions
  • Firearms, fireworks or explosives
  • Freezers
  • Halogen lamps
  • Illegal drugs and drug paraphernalia
  • Microwave (allowed in apartment style only)
  • Mini Fridge
  • Oil lamps
  • Space heaters
  • Trailers, Moving Trucks, Car Toppers
  • Toasters/toaster ovens
  • Tobacco products
  • Wall mounts for TV's
  • Wall paint
  • Wallpaper
  • Water beds
  • Weights

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