Why Extra Prescription Glasses Are Essential for College Dorms

As a senior who learned this lesson the hard way, keep a backup pair of prescription glasses in your dorm room. Breaking or losing your only pair means struggling through classes until you can get replacements, which is especially rough during exam periods. Your backup glasses belong on any college essentials checklist, right alongside your laptop and shower caddy.

For a complete dorm room essentials inventory, store your spare glasses in a hard case in your desk drawer. Take it from someone who once had their glasses crushed during a late-night study session – you’ll thank yourself later for this simple preparation.

Just remember: Even the most responsible students can misplace or damage their glasses. Having backups ready in your dorm could save your GPA.