Everything,
checked.
The chaos of a first move abroad, turned into a personalized, weight-aware, student-sourced checklist — item by item, bring-vs-buy, with the reasoning behind every call.
A quick, conversational profile — school, city, intake and housing — so every verdict is personalized to you.
Your packing list with a clear verdict on each item: bring, buy, either, or skip — with the reasoning.
Assign items to your bags and watch live weight meters. Never be 4 kg over at the airport counter again.
Ask anything — customs, winter gear, kitchen kit — grounded in The Hold, built from real student experiences.
Landed already? Tell us what was worth packing. Every rating helps build the community data behind The Hold's verdicts.
How Checked works
Checked turns the chaos of a first move abroad into a clear, weight-aware plan — built for Indian students heading to the US for a masters or undergrad. Here's the path from your first day of planning to the airport counter.
- 01
Check in your details
Tell Checked your school, city, intake and housing in a quick conversational profile. Every packing verdict is tuned to your move from India to the US.
- 02
Get your Manifest
A personalized packing list with a clear call on every item — bring, buy, either or skip — weighing the India-vs-US price difference, luggage weight and what's easy to buy locally.
- 03
Weigh in your bags
Assign items to each bag and watch live weight meters, so you plan around airline limits and never get caught over the allowance at the airport counter.
- 04
Ask, then report back
Ask The Tower open questions about customs, winter gear or kitchen kit — grounded in The Hold — and Debrief after you land so the next student packs smarter.