This post will show you my Target college essentials for back to school.

I never thought I’d be excited to see herds of freshmen walking around in lanyards with bags of Target supplies in their hands. But a pandemic will do that to a girl. And herd-walking and lanyard-wearing aside, Target is a must stop shop every semester for any college student.

As a non-American, I still remember the first day I walked into a Tar-jay. From pet-strollers to unicorn onesies, it had it all. (Don’t even get me started on the first time I went to a Costco!) But honestly, Target has everything you need, and also don’t need.

Now, there are certain things we buy once as freshmen and use for the next four years (see our college packing list for all of these), but there are also some things we need to restock on every year.

So if you’re an upperclassmen or a glorified freshman (a sophomore), and you’ve been feeling left out because every article is helping freshmen get it together in college and you’re thinking, “I don’t have it together,” this article is for you.

Also, no hate intended towards lower classmen, I’m just jealous that I lost out on my sophomore and junior year of college. But this will be the best one yet, until classes go online again because some people won’t wear a mask or get vaccinated. (Side note, please do your duty and keep your campus safe!)

Maybe I’m crazy, or maybe as a senior I’ve gotten to that point in life where I just appreciate the little things, but I LOVE going to Target. It’s like I want to buy everything!

But I’m also a senior who’s over having a room filled with random things that will serve me no purpose once I graduate. So for the sake of minimalism and saving money, every item on this list is either an essential or something that lasts.

Without further ado, let’s get to my Target college essentials: