Essentials
The CvSU dorm starter kit.
What landlords don’t provide, picked from what students actually buy in week one.
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Curated packs
Everything for one situation, in a single list.
Freshman Survival Pack
Landlord gives you a bed frame and a locker. Everything else on this list is on you. Grab it all in one trip.
Dorm Kitchen Setup
Carinderia hits ₱100 per meal. Cooking at home drops that to ₱30. This kit pays itself back in a week.
Thesis Defense Pack
Three weeks before defense, nothing else matters. Keep your neck straight, your laptop cool, and your coffee hot.
Move-in Day Survival
The little things that save your first week. Pack these in your first trip to Shopee and you're set.
Shop by budget
CvSU students are price-sensitive. We organize by what you can grab on move-in day vs. what you save up for.
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Appliances
7 items
Top 1-25%Kyowa 16" Industrial Stand Fan (KW-6545)
Cavite heat is real. Most dorms only give you a ceiling fan, if any. Bring your own.
Top 4Kyowa 1.0L Drum Rice Cooker (KW-2036)
Gas stove comes with the dorm. Rice cooker never does. Cooking saves you ₱60 to ₱100 per meal vs. the carinderia.
Top 5HODEKT Electric Kettle (1.8L / 2.3L Stainless)
Instant noodles, coffee, 3-in-1 milk. Upperclassmen wish they had bought one in freshman year.
Portable Induction Cooker with Pot Set
For apartment-type dorms where gas is shared or not allowed. Safer for rooms. No LPG refills.
Deli Extension Outlet 2m / 3m / 5m (Switch + USB)
Dorm rooms always have too few outlets. A good one saves your laptop from brownout spikes.
Flash dealCHiQ 1.8 cu.ft Single-Door Mini Fridge (46L, CSR02DB/DW)
'May ref po ba?' is the most-asked question in every listing. If your dorm doesn't have one, bring one.
TOPK Portable USB Desk Fan (Brushless, Rechargeable, 3-Speed)
Second fan for your study desk or bunk-bed upper deck. Survives brownouts.
The bring-your-own checklist
Most CvSU dorms give you a bed frame, a locker, and (sometimes) a shared gas stove. Everything else is on you. Here's what the community taught us you'll need to bring:
- ✓Pillow, bedsheets, and blankets. Only provided for transients, never for tenants.
- ✓Personal electric fan. Ceiling fan (if any) isn't enough for Cavite heat.
- ✓Rice cooker, kettle, induction stove. Gas stove is the limit.
- ✓Study desk. Shared dining table is the default.
- ✓Plastic drawers or personal storage.
- ✓Laundry detergent, trash bin, shower caddy, hangers.
- ✓Extension cord or power strip.
- ✓Desk lamp or personal reading light.
- ✓Personal tableware (plate, cup, utensils).