Simplifying College Move Ins

Moving into a college dorm room as a freshman can be extremely stressful and challenging.  There are countless moving parts and variables that need to be executed to perfection in order to make it go smoothly.  Specifically, incoming freshmen often worry about making sure they have all the essential items for their dorm rooms.  One potential way to help simplify this process would be a website that allows users to choose specific items they want to purchase for their new room.  For example, important items like microwaves, bedding, towels, etc would all have a drop down menu and users could search through different brands and companies and select the one that they like the most.  In addition, once all items are selected and purchased, there would be an option that would allow users to either ship the items directly to their dorm room or another option that allowed customers to have their items moved and set up in their dorm room before they arrived on campus.

Currently, there are no central interfaces that allow new college students to shop and search for all dorm room paraphernalia.  While schools often partner with companies like Bed Bath and Beyond, this only provides some of the crucial items that college students need.  A website that allows students to shop for everything through one platform will make it much easier and more efficient.  Not only will students have more options but they will also have less stress knowing that they won't forget anything.

Although this website would be useful for any type of student, specifically, I see it mostly targeting foreign students and students who live across the country.  Incoming freshmen who live close to school won't need the service as much but for those who live in other countries or five hours away it would be quite useful to have all your items either on campus or already setup in your room.  Making a trip from another country is probably already stressful enough, and those students (usually very affluent ones) have the means and want to simplify the entire move in process.

With so many students coming from all over the world, I think there would be a very high demand for a website like this.  Realistically, it would not be too difficult to make and with the right advertising and marketing it certainly has the ability to take off and make money.