Room details
What does housing already provide, and which measurements or rules still need an official answer?
FREE 2-PAGE FILLABLE PDF
The dorm checklist that starts with what not to buy.
Download it now, then use the room, roommate, and leave-home prompts to make a smaller, more realistic packing plan.
Download the free two-page checklist.
No email, account, or purchase is required. Choose the paper size used by your printer.
This is a general planning checklist, not your school’s housing policy. Check your official residence-hall rules before buying bedding, appliances, power products, or room fixtures.
- US Letter and A4
- Fillable and print-friendly
- Roommate ownership prompts
- No email gate
REAL PDF PREVIEW
Both pages, exactly as generated.
These images are rendered from the current US Letter PDF. The A4 download has the same content fitted to A4 paper.
DOWNLOAD STARTED
Open the free Dorm Plan Builder
Turn the checklist into a room-specific plan.
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WHAT EACH SECTION DECIDES
Five decisions before the cart fills up.
Core packing
Which sleep, bath, study, health, and daily items are useful from the first day?
Roommate split
Who owns or brings each shared item so two people do not buy the same bulky thing?
Leave-home check
Which items are commonly restricted, duplicated, or better bought only after measuring?
First-night bag
What stays with the student instead of disappearing under a carload of boxes?
FORMAT, PRINT, AND ACCESSIBILITY
Choose the page size, then save a working copy.
US Letter or A4?
Choose US Letter for 8.5 × 11 inch paper used in the United States and Canada. Choose A4 for 210 × 297 mm paper used in many other countries.
Filling the PDF
Download the file before typing into it, use a PDF reader that supports forms, and save a new copy after entering details. The fields and checkboxes have descriptive labels.
Printing cleanly
Print at “Actual size” or 100% on the matching paper. The checklist stays understandable in grayscale; use draft mode if your printer offers it.
Reading accessibly
The PDF declares English, includes tagged headings, lists, table cells, reading order, labeled form fields, and descriptive links. The Dorm Plan Builder is the browser-based alternative.
FREE OR COMPLETE?
Start free. Pay only if the extra planning pages will help.
The free checklist is a compact starter. The 17-page Complete Move-In Workbook costs $9 and adds dedicated worksheets; it is not required to use the free checklist or planning tools.
| Planning need | Free checklist | Complete workbook |
|---|---|---|
| Length and formats | 2 fillable pages in US Letter and A4 | 17 pages delivered as 4 files: color/fillable and low-ink/print-focused in US Letter and A4 |
| Room and policy checks | Short room, bed-size, and provided-item prompts | Start Here policy notes plus a dedicated official-policy audit |
| Packing | Compact core packing and leave-home lists | Two-page, six-status packing plan, shopping shortlist, and hall-specific custom page |
| Roommate coordination | Seven shared-item owner and notes rows | Purchase split with costs and repayments plus a two-page informal agreement |
| Budget, measurements, and layout | Reminder to wait and verify before buying | Category budget, reimbursements, measurements, seven-day wait list, and room-layout grid |
| Move-in and purchase records | Six-item first-night bag | First-night and arrival plans plus receipts, returns, and move-out tracking |
Need only one focused worksheet? Use the free Roommate Split Planner or Dorm Budget Calculator in your browser.
OPTIONAL CONVENIENCE
Email the download links using your own mail app.
This opens a draft containing both direct PDF links. Dorm, Sorted. does not receive, store, or analyze an email address.