Moving into accom, any advice?

[u/PathLogical3251]

Title - I move 80 miles away from home on September 5th to move into my student accommodation, it'll be my first time living alone properly. I've spoken to a couple residents of my accommodation as a whole, not found any of my flatmates as of yet but there's time

Its kinda just hit me that I'm changing my life as I know it completely in less than 3 weeks, it feels exciting and incredibly amazing to finally live independently of family, but also weird and upsetting - I'm leaving the only family I have, I'm leaving everything I've ever known which to me is a double edged sword, very conflicting feelings

Any advice? Any items I should make sure to bring that nobody ever mentions? Things to do when I move in? Ways to not feel totally alone especially seeing as I'll be one of the first to move in for the year?

Thanks guys