There is one main thing that all should remember before you start packing. Get all the stuff that you need for the move ready and in sight. Then decide on the more important things that need to packed. For example, do not get attached to your old soccer jerseys and pants along with the notes from your 11th grade history class. Donate the clothes, recycle the paper, throw away the liquor bottles - and clean out your ash trays!

• Start with throwing the things that you do not need. The pencil stubs, the old notebooks and pencil cases. Throw out all the things that you will not need at all. This makes your packing much easier and faster.
• Then decide what things you will be using until the day of your move. This includes your toothbrush, shaving kit, combs, clothes and the rest. Prioritizing is the best bet in packing.
• Pack the things that you will not need at all later. This includes the spare clothes, old notebooks that you desperately want, other books, extra pair of shoes and the likes.
• Do not start packing too early and don't pack the essentials till the last minute.
• The exodus that will take place at the end of the term is something that you should avoid too. Start packing in the last week of the term.
• Get naphthalene balls (mothballs) and Styrofoam peanuts or bubble wrap. Pack all the heavy items in small cartons including the huge pile of books. Do not pack the heavy stuff together in one box. You should distribute the weight equally amongst the boxes. Do not put all the books in one box. It is best to make the packs so that you can pick them up without having to take painkillers at night. This is the best way to avoid back pain.
• Boxes are the best things that you can use for packing your stuff. Use plenty of boxes to pack your stuff.
• Make sure that you have all your stuff properly fit in these boxes so that you do not end up having to carry stuff one at a time.
• Have power bars handy along with some fruit drink bottles. Make sure that your charge your batteries and mobile phones. Duct tapes, Ziploc bags are a great way to pack effectively.

Make sure that you have all the stuff in your boxes and that you do not leave anything around for the next batch to admire. You need to clean the dorm before you take up the apartment. Using mousetraps with cheese on them to catch the mice is a good idea.

Do not let packing get on your nerves. Make it an experience that does not make your hair stand on their ends. Relax and start packing at the right time. Make sure that you leave some food supplies out so that you do not starve for the next four days.