How to best outfit a dorm room

[ShadowHM]

Having seen the housing market in Big Rapids, I have decided to give up on sending in an appeal to live off-campus.
Now I seek advice of people - preferably other girls - who have lived in one on how to outfit my dorm room.  I will shell out the extra cash for a single, unless the medical-reasons thing goes through or I get the Junior/Senior Incentive stuff; either way, I'd get one for free.  In any case, I will have no roommate to second-guess me and my taste or fill up my valuable space with her crap.
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My days of living in a campus residence are far behind me. But I am not sure just what your question is: decorating? or space management?

If it is the former, do you have a budget for this? Are there items that you wish to have with you as reminders of your 'other life'? How important are they?

If it is the latter, you need to know what furniture is provided before you can start making additional decisions.

In my days, I lived in a room with painted concrete block walls for a long time (six years of university). I covered those walls with an ever-changing series of posters and photographs that either cheered me up, reminded me of other places I cherished or of people I wished were near.