I know some people go to school without the first idea on how to do thier own laundry, since mom or dad had done it for them throughout high school and such. So here's a small tutorial on getting started. I know there may be various ways people do laundry, so this is just a basic way of doing them without any complications.
*Make sure to check tags on clothing. Some will say dry clean only, dry on low heat, wash in cold water only, etc. Make sure you follow the directions or you will ruin your clothes.
1. Sort your laundry into three piles; lights, darks, and reds/really darks (the red dye in the clothes sometimes gets off onto other clothes). Sometimes, you may be able to just get away with two piles; lights and darks. I usually put grays in the whites because I dont have very many, but use your own judgment.
2. Treat stains if necessary. Make sure you read directions before using! I've heard so many bleach related incidents where people put too much bleach in thier clothes. I personally avoid bleach altogether and just use the bleach pen or a stain remover pen.
3. Follow directions on the washer before you put any in. Most washers in schools require that you pay, so make sure you have the right amount of money in quarters or however. Even some new ones take cards, but that depends on your school. So make sure you check it out before you do any laundry at all.
4. Put a capful of laundry detergent into washer. I recommend liquid detergent just because the powder will stain your clothes if you have to close the lid before you turn on the washer (the powder sticks to clothes and could fade the clothes).
5. Put clothes into washer. Make sure you do not stuff your clothes into washer or overfill. Some washers have a thing in the middle that sticks up- use it as a guide to not go over the top of it. If it doesn't have one, use your best guess. Just make sure there's plenty of room for the clothes to move around in the water.
6. Follow directions on the washer to turn it on. For a normal load of laundry, just set it to "Normal" and medium heat. Sometimes you will have to play around with the settings to make sure you get your clothes washed the way you want.
7. Wait until it's done...
8. Open the dryer up and take clothes out of washer and into dryer. Throw in a fabric softener sheet (or two or three, but not the whole box) with them.
9. Close door and follow directions on the dryer. Just make sure the settings have medium heat. Also, you might have to add more quarters into the machine to make sure your clothes are dry.
10. Wait some more... go ahead and put another load in the washer if you have some.
11. Fold your clothes and put away.
Hope this helps in a way.
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Bravo for starting this topic. I can't even start to tell you how many people get to college and have no idea how to do laundry. My first roommate didn't even know how to make his bed. His mom had to show him on move-in day. Yikes! 
