APPENDIX A: Checklists, Questionnaires, and More
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Monthly Budgeting Worksheet |
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Your pay |
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Rent |
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Money from parents |
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Utilities (gas, electric, and water) |
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Tips |
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Cable, Internet, landline |
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Other income |
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Insurance (home, auto, life, and health) |
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Food (eating out, ordering in, groceries, snacks, and school food plan) |
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School supplies (pens, paper, and notebooks) |
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Clothing |
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Auto (gas and maintenance) |
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Cell phone |
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Health (medical, dental, and over-the-counter medications) |
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Entertainment (movies, concerts, and music downloads) |
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Gifts (holidays and birthdays) |
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Household (shampoo, cleaning supplies, etc.) |
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Savings account (try to save 10 percent of income) |
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Emergency fund/incidentals |
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Other expenses |
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Totals |
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Totals |
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Roommate Questionnaire
1. Are you a night owl or an early bird?
2. Do you have siblings?
3. Are you the oldest/youngest/middle child?
4. Do you have pets at home?
5. What type of music do you listen to?
6. What ground rules do you want to establish? Do you want to have a roommate agreement or constitution? (Some colleges provide samples of these where roommates can fill in certain rules about visitations and quiet hours.)
7. Do you snore? Are you a heavy or light sleeper?
8. What are you bringing for the dorm room? What do I need to bring? (Think about televisions, microwave, fridge, coffee maker, and computer.)
9. Do you like to party, or are you more of a homebody?
10. Are you shy or outgoing?
11. Do you have a car that you are bringing to school?
12. How close is your hometown to school? Will you be staying at school over the weekends?
13. What is your religious background? Are you open-minded to other points of view?
14. Is your hometown a small community or big city?
15. What are your hobbies?
16. Do you play sports, and if so, what sports?
17. Do you play a musical instrument? Will you be practicing in the dorm room?
18. What is your favorite food, movie, book, and color?
19. What are your political viewpoints?
20. Do you smoke cigarettes?
21. Do you plan on joining a sorority/fraternity or other clubs/organizations?
22. What is your major? What classes are you taking first semester?
23. What are your study habits (study in total quiet or with music)?
24. Are you clean or messy? (Discuss dividing up chores/cleaning the dorm and your roommates’ expectations for the room condition.)
25. What are your pet peeves?
26. Are you hot- or cold-natured? (Discuss room temperature.)
And just for kicks …
27. Have you ever tried to build a time machine out of a DeLorean?
28. Do you have an obsession with any particular soft drink brand?
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Course Schedule Worksheet |
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Packing Checklist |
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Computer |
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Flip-flops and shower bag |
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Clothes, including shoes and outerwear |
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Clothes hamper, laundry soap, and supplies |
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Storage bins |
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Music, stereo, guitar |
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A touch of home |
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First-aid kit |
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Alarm clock |
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Backpack, school supplies |
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Cell phone and charger or calling card |
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Day planner or organizer |
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Address book or list |
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Bedding and pillow(s) |
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Cleaning supplies (broom, sponge, or scrub brush for washing dishes, dish soap, and all-purpose cleaners, for example) |
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Dishes |
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Board games and cards |
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Appliances that are allowed (microwave, coffee maker, toaster, hot plate, George Foreman grill, and iron) |
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Desk lamp |
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Dry-erase and/or bulletin boards |
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Sewing kit |
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TV and DVD player |
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Bicycle |
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Journal |
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Emergency car kit |
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Vacuum (check to see if you can check one out for your dorm before you bring one) |
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College registration forms |