Taking dolls to school or college?

I'm one of those people who keeps their dolls in the boxes regardless of where they are, so there wasn't a problem with my roommates - I just took my dolls outside for photoshoots or took them out into the main living area when no one else was around.

 

I'll be facing this dilemma come September ^^ I'm going to take mine with me. I'll miss him too much otherwise! As I'm sharing a flat rather than a room, I don't envision much of a problem with other people. If they don't like him, they can just stay out of my room I'm actually looking forward to photoshoots with him and the London skyline at night. It's a creative university so my flatmates should be as weird as I am

 

ATM they are being tucked away nice and safe in my grandmother's closet. I am not exactly going to college, but you can run a lot of parallels. It's actually a boarding school, and I share a room with another girl, plus I live in a dorm.

There were many reasons I didn't bring them, one being that I didn't want the stigma of being the crazy doll-girl xP Another was the fact that I was moving across the country, on a train, all alone. So it was impossible to take them with me. Third reason (for not sending them after) was that I just really didn't have the time. My every day life has been so full of school, social gatherings and dorm life that I couldn't even conceive to fit my dolls in anywhere.

If you live alone, though, there might be a greater room to bring them. My suggestion is, don't bring them at first, then if you feel it would be a good idea to do so after all, you can pick them up later or have them sent to you.

 

I'm most likely gonna deal with this in when I come back for Fall Semester. I'll hopefully get my boy before summer vacation ends, and I plan to bring him with me because I have a few friends who want to see him. Also, my campus has a beautiful landscape.
Hopefully my room mate won't have much of an issue with dolls; We were classmates so I got to know her some, but If she isn't comfortable with a little Resin boy sitting round the dormroom, then He can stay in my closet when I'm in class and spending extended amouts of time in my room. But who knows, my college is full of very open people, so she may actually show interest in my hobby rather than think It's strange.

 

My home is in California, but I attend school in Hawaii; I did end up bringing most of my crew with me (when I unpacked here originally and then also when I went home for winter break) and I'll be bringing back the rest when I go home for a small vacation this Saturday. It's been a bit difficult--at least six SDs as a carry-on all in one go is... interesting... >>;;--and I wasn't too worried about the roommates. They party, get drunk at three in the morning, and use my things, so I thought that it was only fair to have something that got on their nerves.

I moved into my own place for a week, though, so I no longer have that problem. XD;; Unless you have a relationship with your roommates that is as antagonistic as mine was, it'd be nice to give them a head's up that you collect something that others may view as quirky.

Frankly, though, even if I had got along with my roommates, I still would have brought my crew. The dolls are physical representations of characters that I'm close to, and I wasn't going to leave them behind.

 

I will be experiencing this case come Autumn when I move into an upper student residence at my university. I am taking my Karsh with me, and most likely the Mythdoll Yue I'm about to purchase from a friend. I will be getting insurance for both dolls while in Res since they are valuable collectibles. If you are sharing space with someone, even if you have your own locked room like I do in a secure locked apartment or townhouse, I would still suggest doing something like this in the event of an accident, theft, or disaster.

The only one of my Resinites I won't be taking with me are my limited edition kids since I don't know the people I'll be living with. (I can't replace LEs!). It's something for people to consider depending on how attached you are to your dolls and what you feel their value is sentimentally.

 

There are threads like this already. ^o^ Not sure where to find 'em, still not used to the new layout!

But, I will not take any dolls with me to college. I feel that it would be too dangerous for them to be in that environment, plus, dorms are small and I need all the extra room I can get!

 

I will probably be taking the dolls woth me. I hope. Or, at least, one or two for a semester and then switch them out when I come home for breaks or something. I probably wouldn't know what to do with myself if I couldn't grab a doll out of the closet and start making an outfit when I'm bored...or just when I get inspired...

 

move your dolls the same way you carry them to meets? suitcases that are padded with their pillows they came with and face masks. i'm going to uni later this year and the dolls are COMING WITH ME WHERE EVER I GO!! XD;

 

Did you take them with you to college?
No, I keep my dolls at home. In my room, most of the time in my closet...in the box. I love my dolls, but I don't need people to judge me because of it. Lots of people are not open about this kind of stuff. I'm in an art school so people are generally appreciative, but some are not...so...

How did your roommates react to them?
I don't share room with a friend, however, I share the apartment. Generally they're fine, but they think it's expensive and unaffordable...which make sense. I kinda feel spoiled because of that, so I keep it to myself.

 

How did you move your dolls?
In their boxes! They only had to come about half an hour.

Did you take them with you to college?
Yep. But again, only half an hour.

How did your roommates react to them?
I don't have any roommates, but if I did I would tell them about them and see what happened from there.

 

I really want to bring them to my school but nobody have dolls in my town. I am studying in high school and I'm afraid that my schoolmates will hurt my lovely dolls.

 

I will take them to school only if I know the people around me are friendly and will not hurt them.
Even though, I wont take them into the class cause I felt my teacher wont happy with that.

 

When I first went to college, I only brought one small doll - but as time went on and I got to know my roommate more, I ended up with more toys scattered all over the dorm room. After four years together, the only people who were surprised were her new boyfriends. But if it's a new situation, I wouldn't bring too many, or if it's a situation where I had to fly places, since you can only take too many that way!

 

Admittedly, this hobby is fairly eccentric and unusual to say the least. The majority of non-dolly people who I've come into contact with will inevitably ask the question, 'So.. How much was she?' It simply blows their minds. And I can sympathize, I can understand why it's difficult to understand why these hunks of plastic can be so 'valuable' and 'coveted.' But it's all a difference of opinion.

I do take my dolls out in public as I tend to involve most of my hobbies with various aspects of my life. I'd never take a doll to work as I prefer my career and hobbies to remain separate, as I feel they should be. I have taken dolls to class granted they were art classes so they had some importance as a model medium.

So far as enacting a movement to make all love, understand and go out and buy their very own BJD seems a bit Utopian if not asinine. It's just a hobby, not a way of life. I could understand if this were a religion, but it's not.

I sit back, play with my dolls and carry on doing what I do without regard to the stares from spectators, as what I'm doing does seem silly and I would probably do the same if I weren't already in the hobby. It's nothing personal and it's just another amusing quirk about this hobby.

Oh, and for the record, I've even gone as far as taking a doll to prom. I received mixed replies at the time but regardless of this fact; it was still a special day and I wanted to be surrounded by those that I wanted to share it with: my friends, family, classmates and even my doll.

 

I'm not at a university, so it's against my school's rules to bring a "toy" (including BJDs ;_; ) and carry it around.

If I could bring my doll, I still wouldn't, though. Too much of a risk of someone damaging or stealing her. D:

 

If I was still in school I wouldn't bring my girl. It's one thing to bring a doll in public--generally you'll never see the people again; who cares what they think. But school? You see those people every day. People are NOT nice.

 

I have a few questions/opinions needed for my situation. So I'm flying from the East to West coast to go attend UCB this Fall and my parents (mother in particular) has problems with dolls, so she doesn't know that I still own one and a half after she made sure I got rid of my very first one. My friend has been keeping them for me, but the thing is, she goes to college in my hometown, not in the West, and I think I'd miss my boys terribly if I left them here and only came back twice a year to see them. =(

Should I just suck up seeing my dolls for most of the year or should I just go ahead and bring them to college? I don't know who will be my roommate as of yet, but I know I'll have at least one or even two for sure. I know it really just depends on every person, but if anyone knows the university well, I'd like to hear your thoughts on this. ^^;
My parents also bought a home in the West near my college if I ever feel "homesick", but I'm hesitant to bring my dolls West to only leave them in a house that is only inhabited a few months per year, should my dad ever plan to visit (he does likes to travel a lot), but I'm hesitant leaving my dolls in my West Coast home in case there's some natural disaster or robbery. Heck, it'd be bad if my mom decided to visit and just waltz in my room there to find them sitting on my bed or desk. X_x

This may be a bit out there, but has anyone tried to buy doll accessories, clothing, eyes, or wigs and have them sent to your college mailbox? Or are college students not allowed to receive boxes in their "mailboxes and can only receive letter mails? I hear about college students receiving "care packages" from their parents, but I wonder if that applies to all colleges across the board or only some (I really didn't look into this when I visited, probably should have).

 

omitidenityumm, I have no clue about UCB but I know where I go to school I can lock my closet so my roommate can't get into it. Luckily so far I've only had two roommates. The first was indifferent to them, and the 2nd loved them. But I'm getting a new roommate in the fall so we'll see. I always have my closet as back-up for when I leave. Also my former roommate that loves them will only be living two doors down so if all else fails they'll go live in her room. As for packages you should find out if there's a post office on campus. I know our mailboxes are part of a on campus post office so just like a normal post office it excepts packages. we can also get package delivered to our dorms. I'm gone both ways. my doll was delivered straight to my dorm but her clothes were delivered to my mailbox. So I'd say take them with you, there's bound to be something in the room that you can lock. As for your mother I totally understand. Man i thought my mom was bad. She hates the dolls, but she didn't make me get rid of them. Thank the Lord.

 

How did you move your dolls?
I use my doll bag and I put cushions for safety, I don't have a head protector yet so I make sure the cushion didn't cover my doll's face and ruin his face up

Did you take them with you to college?
no, I took him out once but that was because I need a help from a fellow doll owner

How did your roommates react to them?
I have no roommates but my IRL friends are pretty shocked because I splurged hundreds of dollars for a doll ^^; its a normal reaction considering I came from a country with quite a low currecy rate (I'm not referring to Malaysia though)