Clothing the Catholic Ivy Leaguer

Once you've paid the $900 or so deposit to reserve your spot at your Catholic Ivy League school, you'll want to stock up on the following (gender specific, of course):

Females

2 Longchamp purses (one small, one large) [do not bring your backpack from high school and expect to look cool walking around campus. you are in college. in the real world, people don't use backpacks, so get started early]

Small clutch (to fit only a phone, ID [yours or someone else's ;)], and credit card/cash) preferably from Coach or Vera Bradley

Rainboots [None of the geographies home to the CIL schools are particularly rainy, but everyone seems to have them]

Males

Sperry Boat Shoes (if you didn't already have them from prep school, now is the time to purchase them)

Black North Face fleece (try finding it at the end of the night at a house party- might be a better idea to get a grey or brown one for backup when you lose the first one)

Jeans (prep schoolers, I know you didn't wear them in high school, but this is college. Everyone wears jeans. Get your mom to buy them for you if you must)

more clothing to come tomorrow...until then, yours truly, St. Claire