I'm going to chime in on the OTHER end of the spectrum - bring all the stuff Krizstyling mentioned, but don't bring TOO much otherwise! My roomie and I ended up doubling up on SO much out first semester that there was hardly room to move!
Plus it's fun going out shopping to Target/Walmart etc the first or second weekend when you can spare the time and once all your "essentials" are in place to get the rest of the stuff.. storage, knick-knacks, etc.