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.
Browse by type
First Week
13 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 33-in-1 setAngbon Plain Cotton 3-in-1 Single Bed Sheet Set
Landlords only provide these for transients. Regular tenants bring their own. A bundle saves you two trips.
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.
ICON Mini Desk / Study Bed Table (Foldable Wooden Laptop Desk)
Multiple LF posts say 'with study area.' If your dorm doesn't have one, bring your own.
Clas Multi Tray Drawer Stackie (3-Layer, Black)
Bedspace rooms have zero personal storage. Fits under most dorm beds.
Home Gallery Two-Layer Collapsible Drying Rack (Stainless)
Dorms give you a timba. They don't give you a place to hang your clothes.
TOPK Portable USB Desk Fan (Brushless, Rechargeable, 3-Speed)
Second fan for your study desk or bunk-bed upper deck. Survives brownouts.
Uratex Straight Foam with Cover (2 / 3.5 / 6 inches, 100% Original)
Starter foam if you can't afford 4-inch yet. Works for first semester, upgrade later.
High-Quality Thick Duvet Filler Single Quilt (Plain)
Indang nights get cold, especially in rainy season. Landlords give these to transients, not to tenants.
Double-Head Foldable LED Rechargeable Study Lamp
Upper bunk dweller? Built-in battery survives brownouts. Won't blind your roommate.
Foldable Laptop Cooler Pad (9 to 17", 2 or 6 Fans, Adjustable)
Thesis season saver. Saves your neck during 12-hour research grinds.
Baseus Qpow2 Power Bank 20,000 mAh (PD 22.5W Fast Charging)
Library sessions, long commutes, and brownouts. One device to rule them all.
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).