Archives
For your convenience, the archives are organized by category below, but you can also see all entries by date here.
Academics, Studying, and Productivity
- How to Stay Awake During Class
- How to Stay Awake & Alert While Studying (without Coffee!)
- Ridiculously Easy Ways to Kick Distractions (for Productive Study Time!)
- I Slept Through a College Test–Now What Should I Do?
- Why and When You Should Drop a Class in College
- Final Exam Survival Tips
- Note-Taking Tips Part 1: Keeping Your Notes Organized
- Note-Taking Tips Part 2: What to Write
- For Love or Money: How to Choose a College Major
- Do I Need to Have a Minor or a Double Major?
- Study Tips: Memory Tricks to Remember What You Study
- Smart Tips for Scheduling Your College Classes
- 5 Reasons Why Office Hours are Your New Best Friend
- How to Build Your Semester Study Calendar
- 5 Tips to Help You Get Productive
- How to Miss a Day Without Killing Your Grades
- Productivity: Managing Your Time with RescueTime
Budget & Finances
- How To: Freelance for Extra Cash
- Smart Money Advice for New High School & College Grads
- How to Set Your First Budget
- Tips on Choosing (and Using) a College Credit Card
- 50 Ways to Save Money in College
- 10 Secrets to Getting the Best Deal on a New Car
- What is a Credit Score (and Why Should You Care?)
- 3 Easy Ways to Build Your Credit Score
- Holiday Gift-Giving on a College Budget
- Your First Apartment: How Much Will the First Month Cost?
Computers, Websites, & Tech
- My Top 5: Facebook Privacy Settings
- 5 More Awesome Facebook Features
- 10 Software Freebies Every College Student Should Know About
- OEDB’s 100 Ways Your iPod Can Help You Learn
- Where to Watch Free Full TV Episodes Online
- Time Saving Keyboard Shortcuts
- 5 Easy Ways to Go Paperless
Discounts, Deals & Freebies
- How to Get Free Food in College
- Finding Free, Legal Music & Video Downloads and More
- Where to Watch Free Full TV Episodes Online
- 10 Software Freebies Every College Student Should Know About
- Don’t Spend, Swap: Trade Books & DVDs for the Price of Postage
Dating
- 5 Reasons Why its Oh-So-Good to be Single
- Relationships: From High School to College
- Fifteen Fun, Fabulous, Cheap Date Ideas
- Five College Relationship Mistakes You Might Be Making
- How to Deal with Your First Big Breakup
DIY
- Love, Love, Love: A DIY Valentine’s Day
- Inexpensive DIY Gift Roundup #1: For the Ladies on Your List!
- Inexpensive DIY Gift Roundup #2: Gifts for Guys
- Inexpensive DIY Gift Roundup #3: Gifts for Kids
- Inexpensive DIY Gift Roundup #4: Gifts for Teens & Twenty-somethings
- DIY Holiday Gift Roundup: Gifts for Teen and College Girls
- DIY Gifts for Guys, Dudes, and Dads
- DIY Holiday Gifts for Kids
- Last-Minute ‘DIY Gifts for Mom’ Mother’s Day Roundup!
- DIY Gifts for Moms, Aunties, and Grandmas
- DIY Roundup: Halloween Costumes
Dorm Rooms & Apartments
- What to Pack in Your “First Night In the Dorms” Bag
- 25 Things You Need to Know About Living in the Dorms
- College Dorm Decor on the Cheap
- Easy Ways to Decorate Your Dorm Room
- Your First Apartment: Things You Should Remember but Probably Won’t
- Chip + Chic for College: Decorating With Freebies
- Dorm Zen: Grow a (Teeny) Garden
- Weekend Project(s): Spring Clean Your Dorm Room
- Dorm Zen: Have a (Teeny) Pet
Food & Recipes
- Farmer’s Markets = Cheap, Fresh Food!
- No More Cafeteria Food: Mix It Up With Fun Recipe Sites
- Cheap & Easy College Recipes: Pizza!
- Cheap & Easy College Recipes: The $10 Waffle Party
- Cheap & Easy College Recipes: Toaster Oven Desserts
- Fast, Easy Meals & Snacks on a College Budget
- Fast, Easy, Cheap: Breakfast Recipes for College
- More College Cooking on the Cheap: Chefs & Soups
- How to Get Free Food in College
- The College Students Guide to Saving Cash on Food Costs
Grad School & Med School
- Preparing for Med-School Early: a Pre-Med Student’s Guide
- Pre-Med Basics: Getting Started with the MCAT
- Pre-med Basics: MCAT Study Tools
- How to Get Stellar Letters of Recommendation
Health
- Stay Healthy This School Year (Really)
- My Roommate is Sick, Now What?
- What to Do if You’re Sick in College
- How to Fall Asleep when You’re Stressed
- Tests and Tragedy: Coping with College when Trouble Hits at Home
- Review: 101 Health and Wellness Tips for College Students
- Keeping Yourself Safe (because Moms and Grandmas Want You To)
- Get Fit: Dorm Room Workouts
- Make a Health Routine
Homesickness
- Three Ways to Beat Homesickness
- Three MORE Ideas to Help You Beat College Homesickness
- 5 Ways to Kick the College Homesickness Bug
- Bump the Post-Break Blues
Jobs & Working
- How to Apply for Summer Jobs
- Should You Get a Job in College?
- How to Write a Basic, Easy Resume
- Your Résumé-Writing Questions Answered
- Cash In: How to Make Money Over Winter Break
- Bosses Facebook, Too: Keeping Your Online Persona Employable
Laundry
Life 101
- You Can Do It!: The 25/25 List
- 5 Life Lessons for College, Courtesy of Ferris Beuller
- You Can Do It!: Setting Goals You Can Achieve
- Your Ultimate College How-To Guide (Link Roundup)
- Finally Be Who You Want to Be
- Dealing With a Natural Disaster or Emergency in College
- Five College New Years Resolutions (That Don’t Involve the Gym!)
Paying for College
- How to Find College Scholarships You Could Actually Win
- What’s the Difference Between Student Loan Types?
- Need Money for College? File the FAFSA!
- Finally, Affordable Help with How to Fill Out the FAFSA: My FAFSA Assistant!
- My Top Five: The Pay for College Blog
Roommates
- Setting Roommate “Ground Rules”
- How to Handle Roommate Problems
- What NOT to Do About Roommate Problems
- When and How to Change College Roommates
Social Life, Family, & Fun
- My Faves: Online Brain Breaks
- Brain Break: Two Ways to Have Almost-Free Fun With Books
- Party Time: Fun & Easy Get Togethers for Guys and Gals
- Your Mom Reads Your Blog: Unraveling the College-Parent Mystery
- Social Life: The New You in a New Place
- Meeting New People in College
- Moving Back Home for Summer
- Spend Your Time Wisely: Volunteer Ideas for College
- The College Student’s Guide to Going Home for the Holidays
What to Expect
- What to Expect Your First Week of College
- What Happens at College Freshman Orientation?
- What to Expect from College Professors
- What to Know about the First Week (or so…)
- What to Expect from College Classes
- Ten Useful Things to Add to Your ‘Take to College’ List
- College: An Introduction
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