Just Got Admission? Here’s a List of Some Important Items You’ll Need in School
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After all
the difficulties of getting admission into any Tertiary institution in Nigeria,
another problem still remaining is what, what and what will you need in School?
University of Ibadan (UI) Entrance Gate |
Because of this lingering question We have, as usual brought
together this list of
items one might need
as a new student in a Nigerian tertiary institution so as to make things easy
for you.
List of Items Needed in Campus
Note: All fingers are not equal, you
can re-sketch these items to suit your status.
1.
Documents
- Passport photos
- Passport or driving licence
- NHS number
- National Insurance number
- TV Licence
- CV and references
- Discount travel cards
- Bank account details
- Address book and email contacts
list
- Local map
- What’s on guide
- Old textbooks and notes
- List of phone numbers
- Support notification form
- Diary or calendar
- Doctor and dentist details
- Other university documents
- Exam certificates
- Room insurance
2.
Kitchen
A lot of the kitchen stuff will depend if you’re going self catering or not.
A lot of the kitchen stuff will depend if you’re going self catering or not.
- Cutlery
- Corkscrew
- Bottle opener
- Mugs
- Glasses
- Wine glasses
- Shot glasses
- Kettle
- Knives, forks and spoons
- Plates
- Bowls (for cereal, soup, ice
cream, etc)
- One-person casserole dish
- Small frying or omelette pan
- 1 small, 1 large saucepan with
lids
- Egg cup
- Tin opener
- Scissors
- Chopping knife
- Chopping board – An extra
chopping board if you are cutting meat: this way you avoid food
poisoning!!!
- Vegetable peeler
- Cheese grater – (ho for one
that has the grater as a lid so all the cheese goes into a box/compartment
neatly and you can leave it in there to store as well )
- Bread-knife
- Wooden spoon
- Spatula – good for a washing up
implement.
- Potato Masher (only if you are
a fan of mash tho!)
- Easy to follow recipe book
- Store cupboard ingredients –
coffee, tea, milk, sugar, eggs, margarine, cooking oil, salt and pepper –
and let’s not forget pasta
- Coffee whitener – for when you
run out of milk
- Sandwich bags – good for lots
of stuff you open and need to contain. e.g. sugar / teabags and things
- Plastic bowl or box with lid
- Microwaveable bowl
- Cling film
- Tin foil
- Sieve
- Tea towels
- Oven gloves
- Washing-up stuff – Washing-up
liquid / -Dishcloth / Scrubbing brush
- Tray – For carrying food to
your room and to stop you making a mess if you’re not eating at a table
- Chopsticks
3.
Studying
- Desk lamp (Halogen)
- BOOK CHAIR – saves a lot of
neck strain if you are making notes out of a big book]
- NOTICE BOARD – for timetables,
numbers, etc. Some halls may already provide one.
- Message board with erasable
marker eg. a mini white board or one of those magnetic sand ones that you
can wipe
- DIARY/PLANNERS – to keep track
of assignments.
- Dictionary and thesaurus
- A pad of lined paper – for
making notes/doing drafts etc
- Ream of printing paper
- A4 folders
- Pens, pencils, paper, files,
highlighters
- Scissors
- Sticky tape
- Stapler, hole punch
- Sticky labels
- Post-it notes
- Paper clips
- White Tac – so it doesn’t mark
the walls
- Stamps and envelopes
4.
Outdoor
- Sports gear
- Bike
- Raincoat
- Umbrella
- Head warmer/cap
5.
Healthcare
- Multivitamins
- Painkillers
- Condoms/pill
- Basic first aid kit – plasters,
antiseptic wipes, bandages
- Paracetamol
- Some cold/flu remedy in case
you are struck down by freshers’ flu
- Pro-Plus
- Anti-allergy pills – eg.
Piriton
- A cold/hot pack
6.
Bathroom
- Bath mat
- Bath and hand towels (+
possibly a flanel)
- Basket for shower supplies
- Wash bag
- Toilet roll
- Box of tissues
- Toothbrush and toothpaste
- Soap – liquid soap is probably
better. If you’re sharing bathrooms then it’s easier to transport and wont
slip onto the floor etc.
- Shower gel
- Shampoo/Conditioner
- Nail clippers
- Deodorant
- Cologne
- Hair gel
- Hair spray
- Hairbrush
- Comb
- Razor
- Shaving cream/gel
- Lip balm
7.
Housekeeping
- Air Freshener
- Laundry bag – So your dirty
clothes don’t end up on the floor. And for dragging to the laundry or
dumping on your parents to wash for you!
- Clothes horse – Save money on
dryers by drying your clothes in your room
- Coat hangers – you may not get
any in wardrobes
- Dustpan and brush – for
cleaning up the odd mess, though most hostels should provide this
- Duster
- Kitchen towel
- Cleaning products
- Washing powder/liquid/tablets –
if the washing powder dispenser isn’t working
- Door wedge – an open door in
freshers week is much more friendly
8.
Electrical
- Alarm clock (maybe 2 in two
different locations in your room to make sure lectures are at least
attempted, even if you carry on sleeping there!)
- Calculator – for sorting out
finances
- Computer and/or laptop – saves
on queues at deadline time
- Computer mouse for laptop –
easier to use than a trackpad
- CDR’s (CDRW’s cheaper in long
run) – for backing up work
- USB “pen drive” – carrying
projects etc between uni, internet cafe, friends comp, etc. quickly,
easily and RELIABLY!
- Printer – printing could take
up to six hours on uni computers
- Network cable – to access the
internet from the socket in your room
- Mini fridge – for beer and
other items you don’t want in the communal fridge
- Bedside lamp
- Mobile and charger
- Answering machine
- CD player/Hi-fi system – though
better (certainly space wise) just to bring speakers and use your computer
- TV – but license fee will be
costly. There will doubtless be a communal TV you can watch. Also worth
considering a TV-DVD/-VCR combi or separate VCR/DVD players
- Camera – to take pictures of
room and friends (to send home/put on website … everything else people do
with photos)
- Headphones – so you don’t
disturb others when you play music loud. You can get ‘infra-red’ ones that
aren’t too expensive and allow you to walk around while still listening to
the music.
- Batteries – rechargeable (save
money)
- Multi plug adaptor/extension
lead – to give you more than the normal 2/4 sockets
9.
Clothing
- Dressing gown
- Slippers
- T-shirts
- Jumpers
- Trousers
- Underwear
- Socks
- Shoes/trainers
- Flip flops – for wearing in
showers / communal wash areas
- Swimwear
- Ball gowns/evening wear – for
the Freshers’ Ball.
- Shirt and tie for any
smart-casual events
10.
Leisure
- Board games – a couple, will
make a good fun free evening (not sure about your phrasing! – its not
mine)
- Pack of card
- Ball – rugby ball/football for
friendly matches/made up games
- Frisbee – again for the
occasional game (rugby style)
11.
Style
- Posters – though theses are
often available during freshers week – (you might need things to cover bad
decoration)
- Photos of family and friends
- Wall hanging – more homely than
posters
- Rugs – to hide the mangy carpet
- Fairylights/disco ball/police
light/lava lamp
- Cushions/beanbags – for friends
to sit down in your room
- A throw – to make your bed into
a sofa for friends to sit on
- Pot plants
- Teddy bear/stuffed toys
- Blankets – for when it gets
cold and you want to snuggle up
12.
Bedding
- Sheets
- Duvet and duvet covers
- Pillows & pillow cases –
did you know the average used pillow is 75% dead flesh?
- Mattress cover – goes between
the mattress and the bottom sheet
- Hot water bottle
- Inflatable mattress and pump –
for your mates when they visit
- Sleeping bag – for when friends
come to stay/when you go to stay
13.
Miscellaneous
- Drinks – to make new friends
with
- Sweets or biscuits – to
distribute to flatmates
- Extra storage – cardboard or
plastic boxes for things which wont fit anywhere else
- Large suitcase – to put things
in when going home for the weekend
- A spare lightbulb
- Torch – for power cuts and
looking under desks/chairs/beds
- Pen knife
- Loose change – for washing /
vending machines
- Earplugs – to cut out noise you
don’t want to hear
- Bookends – probably
unnecessary; just use something else (eg pot of pasta, sugar etc)
- Poster hangers – if you’re not
allowed Blu-/White?-Tac on the walls
- Safety pins
- Small sewing kit – just in case
you need to do a quick fix on a rip or tear (like the ones you get in
hotels)
- Small toolkit
- Matches
- Fan
- Clock
14.
Female specific items
- Hair Ties/clips
- Make up (eye shadow, mascara,
lip stick/-gloss, eyeliner, foundation, etc)
- Jewelries
- Moisturizer
- Baby Oil
- Nail Varnish
- Hair removing cream
- Hair dryer/straighteners
- Tampons/sanitary towels
14.
Male specific items
- Shaving brush
If you have all these, you won’t
spend much while in the hostel.
Hope you find this useful.
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