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
Kitchen
4 items
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.
SLIQUE Melamine Dining Set (Plate, Bowl, Cup, Serving Pieces)
Shared dining tables don't come with shared plates. Bring your own. Melamine = won't break.
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).