I'm a college senior. Here's what I recommend all incoming freshmen get for their dorm rooms — and everything they can leave at home.

• I'm a college senior at the University of Texas at Austin.
• I recommend incoming college freshmen buy steamers and dry-erase boards for their dorms.
• But I would tell freshmen to leave their mattress toppers and printers at home.

College campuses around the country are about to be flooded with incoming freshman and their parents. Many will be moving in with carloads of dorm goods that they probably will never use. Their parents probably spent hours Googling "best command strips for temporary use" and "best twin XL sheets."