 Geez I've been getting so many comments lately. What what kind of videos they want when you do ah I got it Ladies and gentlemen boys and girls college people are you ready? This is the videos have been waiting for so today. I'm bringing you my top 10 essentials for college dorm life I know this has been highly requested and you guys just want my opinions on what I think are the most essential things that you Need to be bringing to college. So let's do that intro It comes to college your dorm room is your haven it's your place to go It's your solitude. It's your refuge. It's where you can relax after a long day of work It's where you can hang out. It's where you can just wind down after the stress of college So it needs to be like your home It needs to feel like your bedroom it has to have all the essentials and things that are unique to you and make It feel like it's your own space not just a generic old college dorm room with all the basic stuff You want to pimp it out you want to be you know like hello MTV Welcome to my crib your friends are gonna be like dang dude. How'd you get all that cool stuff? And you're gonna be like dang dude. I've been watching Nick chase you go subscribe to him on youtube anyway So my first and foremost college essential is a good speaker system now the one I personally have is the HK Onyx studio This is a super great speaker. It's also very affordable now that they have multiple different versions So the cheaper ones are the older versions, but it's bluetooth connected So you can connect it to your phone or your laptop and it's got great bass great acoustics great sound overall And especially the great thing is that it's plays out a really soft volume and it also plays a really loud volume So in a dorm room where you might have quiet hours you can still play music out of a softer volume But if you're having a pregame or people are over you can still turn it up and get the party started Now the great thing about the speaker is that I can pair it via bluetooth to my echo dot and this is my second college essential I think that recently the amazon echo echo dot echo show echo spot. Those are all super Valuable and really practical things to have in a college dorm room. I love my echo dot every morning I get out of the shower and I ask Alexa. What's the weather like and she'll give me a rundown Whether it's gonna be hot or cold and that way I can dress appropriately Another feature that I love is the capabilities with the music so you can say Alexa play gods playing by Drake Alexa skip track Alexa volume to the half if you guys have alexa's in your room right now and you can hear me I'm sorry. It's probably going off like three or four times right now I just unplugged mine, but like I said an echo dot is super valuable. They're also super affordable right now I think it's going for maybe $40, especially with all the back to school. So highly recommend picking one up I also bought this um cover for I just think it looks nice rather than just having it like that And then this and my speaker are always sitting right next to each other Now number three are some led lights or just light bulbs or those fairy lights I think this is a huge necessity when it comes to you know decorating your dorm room and making it feel like Home because it's got that nice ambient light It feels kind of like a christmasy light almost and it just makes you feel like you're at home The standard lights that dorm room comes with are terrible. I hate them. They're just like this gross You know not very appealing light bulbs that just kind of make you feel depressed and feel like you're kind of isolated in your dorm rooms Now the lights that I have are the led light strip. You guys have seen them in my college dorm tour I hung them up around the ceiling and then you can control it with the remote You can also change it to flashing or strobe and it's great for parties or pre games And it just changes up the ambience a little bit now number four is a water filtration system I can't emphasize the importance of this enough because as Safe as tap water is it's just kind of a bitch to go all the way out to the bathroom Fill it up the tap water when you can just have something like a brick of a filtration system and fill it up every You know a few days and then just leave that in your refrigerator And then if you're thirsty you can just pour a glass of water from that It also filters the water so it just tastes better rather than just drinking it straight from the water fountain The great thing about british is that you can actually replace the filtration system every few months or so and they're also very affordable I highly recommend having one in your refrigerator at all times now number five is a solid backpack I can't emphasize the importance of having a good durable reliable backpack That is also still fashionable now the one that I have you guys have seen it before and it is the alice supply co Everyday backpack and I love this backpack to carry my laptop my textbooks my notebooks and maybe some camera equipment And it just looks super sexy It's all leather and the most important thing about college is time management So you are not going to be having the time to run all the way back to your dorm room to pick up new textbooks And then go back to your class and then come back for lunch and drop off some stuff and switch out your Backpacks, but you want to find backpacks that are super durable something like north face that won't break down on you That have a strong shoulder support and back support because you're going to be carrying around heavy textbooks all day that You do not want that to mess up your back number six This is actually super important and it's very well slept on and it is Good mattresses mattress toppers sheets pillows blankets Your bed is going to be the most important place for you when you're in college having a good night of sleep and comfortable Sleep is super vital for you to wake up in the morning get ready for classes and hit the ground running If you're having a terrible mattress a terrible pillow, you're not able to fall asleep for a few hours You're just going to be restless and your body just not going to feel right when you're getting ready for the day That's why I recommend having something like a memory foam mattress topper that sell everywhere at bed bath and beyond Some really nice sheets and most importantly a good pillow now I don't have it with me, but this is just my average pillow about school I have a really soft pillow now investing a little bit more in these essentials are going to pay off 10 fold when you're coming home for after a long night You just want a comfortable bed to fall asleep on number seven is a pull up bar Now I personally have one at home and in my dorm because I just think it's so important And it's so easy to use especially for my guys and my girls alike If you don't have time to go to the gym, but you missed a gym day Then you just pull that out do a few reps of the pull ups You can also use it as a push-up press and a tricep press and even as an ab workout So I highly recommend having one of these they're super affordable 30 bucks 40 bucks max and that along with kind of a yoga mat Maybe some jump ropes and a dumbbell set maybe then you have a whole gym set up in your room that you don't have to Go all the way out for number eight This is kind of an everyday thing that just what every college has but it is super important And it's a water bottle most importantly a reusable water bottle something that like a hydro flask will kind of keep your Water or your coffee or any kind of drinks, you know cool or hot all day long because you want to stay hydrated And you don't want to be wasting the time going to the water fountains every single time after class So having something reusable looks good I personally use the hydro flask, but I leave at school. So I don't have it with me Number nine. This is kind of basic but still very important and that is shower slippers Community bathrooms are gross as well kept as they are and as often as a cleaning staff comes There's still a lot of germs a lot of bacteria and a lot of just gross things on the floor that you do not want your bare feet to Be touching especially in college bathrooms after a friday or saturday night. It is disgusting So make sure you always use those when you're showering and save yourself from getting foot fungus or something Number 10 another few underrated things are vitamins medicine cleaning supplies Right now that is probably the last thing that is on your mind of things that you need to pack or bring for college But let me tell you that those are going to be huge lifesavers, especially when it comes to the times when you're sick So first off vitamins. I personally take daily gummies. I have some melatonin some vitamin c Just daily supplements that are going to help me get my body going and just stay well in shape Especially after I work out. Those are just good supplements to have I also have protein powder that I mix with my frozen fruits to make smoothies and medicine things like advill tile at all Nyquil dayquil Colds or medicine you probably won't realize right now, but once you get that first cold You're gonna be saying thank you so much. Nick chay you saved my life because I got you guys You know, I'm not going to do you like that and finally cleaning supplies cleaning supplies are a must have for any college dorm room That place gets disgusting It is filled with who knows what after you know, just weeks and weeks of you know constant studying or food or leftovers and people over and shoes all over the ground It gets gross. Don't get me started on that. So having things like Um, the lysol wipes disinfected wipes just wipe down the surfaces every few weeks Brush and broom like clean your floor guys vacuum vacuum your rugs The little things in life are going to get you a long way So don't sleep on things like cleaning supplies because I promise they're going to be a lifesaver That about wraps it up. Those are my top 10 college essentials. These are all very budget friendly Things that I personally have in my dorm room and things that I think are super necessary for any college student And if you haven't already make sure you guys hit me up on the gram and Nicholas chay to keep up with all my content I hope this has helped if you enjoyed this video Please leave it a like drop a comment down below and I'll see you guys next time