What supplies to bring to Community College?

Hi all.

It has been years since I was in a classroom setting.

Going back to college, my first semester starts in 3 weeks, what supplies do I bring?

Are binders considered tacky now? Do I have to roll with a laptop to look elite or something?...lol...

Backpack?
Binder?
Pens?
Pencils?

Anything else?

I felt the same when I started my freshman year. What I brought was a backpack and binder (w/paper) +Pencil+Pen.

The classes give you a syllabus (or make it available online) and what is expected. You go out and buy the required books for class. I say don't buy until the second/third week (or less if the professors specifically specify), you may not even need to buy the book.

Good Luck!

Bring a backpack, couple of notebooks, pen, pencil, calculator, and one binder w/ papers.

Perfect, Thanks for the tips.

Please, please, DO NOT GET YOUR BOOKS FROM YOUR SCHOOL'S BOOKSTORE. Buy them online, buy them used!!!!

Thank me later.

notebook and pencil

+1, I agree. DO NOT BUY YOUR BOOKS FROM SCHOOL. Look on Amazon or Barnes and Noble. There's even an option to rent books, I'd recommend Abebooks.com

Find the cheaper alternative.

Yea, I am not going anywhere near college bookstores for my books.

I did for college since half the times, we needed the college version one but for the most part, online downloading did just fine

Some note papers, a pencil, a TI-89 calculator and a bottle of water is all you need.