This coat also costs a small fortune, but will probably last all four years of your college career and far beyond. Cutoff blue jeans, shorts, tank tops, and t-shirts with logos will almost never be allowed out in public, but are generally OK in the dormitories. You'll be wearing ties until noon Monday through Friday, and a suit all day Sunday. Get a few gals from your church's college class to shop with you and give you some ideas. J. Rigging is neat, too, if you can afford it.
Sweaters are great.
No, you'll be too busy. You probably won't be asked to do many book reports on them. If you must, be selective. Leave the future collector items at home, for safety's sake, and bring no more than 5 of any given series. Some recent popular authors or series may be off-limits soon anyway, such as Raymond Feist, Terry Brooks, and Tom Clancy.