Heading to college? Here’s some advice about what to take with you from the book "How to Survive Your Freshman Year" (Hundreds of Heads Books, www.hundredsofheads.com, $13.95), straight from people who've done it:

“An excellent pair of studio-grade headphones for those times when you want to jam but your roommate wants to snooze. You cannot get through college without your music.”

— Margot Carmichael Lester, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, graduate

“Communal showers are gross, so bring shower shoes. Everybody wears them, except for my roommate. But at least she took showers!”

— Sierra, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, junior

“Laptops are a must. If it has wireless Internet, you can take it to Starbucks or the student center to study. This will help you get away from that annoying roommate. Also, it’s a huge pain to move a heavy computer into the dorms.”

— Susan Morganbesser, Pennsylvania State University, graduate

“Bring warm clothes if you go to school up north. I’m from Miami and I didn’t know what a winter coat was. Now I have a couple, and an umbrella.”

— Hilary Tress, New York University, junior

“A Frisbee. You can make friends just by going out in the quad and throwing it around. People come by and play.”

— Josh Stafford, University of Virginia, graduate

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