10 Starter Packs For Every Type Of College Student

College is where you'll really discover who you are. Shop for every kind of college student at IKEA®.

1. The Globe-trotter Starter Pack

Get this globe-trottin' starter pack started with an UPPTÄCKA backpack (which can convert to two smaller backpacks -- perfect for light traveling OR going to class), BENZY LAND cushion, and CHOKLAD LINGON & BLÅBÄR chocolate.

2. The Film Kid Starter Pack

Get the UPPHETTA French press (being a film connoisseur and being a coffee connoisseur go hand-in-hand) and PS 1995 clock for your favorite college movie buff.

3. The Campus Activist Starter Pack

The BYHOLMA basket could practically be DIY, which makes it perfect for the campus activist.

4. The Engineer Starter Pack

Get the SIGNUM cable management rack to help your budding engineer keep their workspace neat!

5. The English Major Starter Pack

Coffee and late-night reading will fuel the English major's undergraduate career, so the JANSJÖ LED light and 365+ coffee mug will be MUCH appreciated.

6. The Sorority Girl Starter Pack

Get the perfectly colorful and bright accessories for the sorority starter back with PHALAENOPSIS potted orchids (they last a long time, even in the fluorescent light of a dorm room), impossibly cute TOFSVIVA bedsheets, and KÄRESTA paper butterflies.

7. The Free Spirit Starter Pack

Create a mystical space for any free spirit with the RISKORN hanging planter, magical RAMSTA string lights, and the BORRBY candle lantern.

8. The Athlete Starter Pack

Help the athlete in your life stay trim and healthy with whole-grain snacks, like KNÄCKEBRÖD FLERKORN crispbreads.

9. The College Radio Station DJ Starter Pack

Modular square shelving units are the perfect places to store big record collections and books, and they even double as turntable stands. The KALLAX shelving unit serves all those needs and more.

10. The Art Student Starter Pack

Start your art student starter pack with things no aspiring artist can resist...like the GESTALTA artist's figure and the SYNAS LED light box, which is perfect for displaying small pieces of work

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So many things come together to make the perfect (and coolest) dorm room. Shop for the essentials of ANY room at IKEA®.