If you want to save money in school, stick to your meal plan at the cafeteria for most of your meals and when you buy something to cook in your room or go out to eat, be selective. You can find good meals and food without breaking the bank. You just have to do the research in advance. (more…)
Archive for September, 2008
Tips for Eating Cheap at College
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008Tips for Student Health Insurance
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008You chose a college and got accepted. That’s the good news! Now you are faced with a pile of paperwork, and you and your parents are trying to sort through the details and complete all the applications required by your college or university. Whatever you do, do not ignore the form for Student Health Insurance. (more…)
Tips for College Entertainment
Wednesday, September 17th, 2008If you are operating on a budget, you probably can’t afford to go out all the time with your friends, and spend money on restaurants, movies, theater, clubs, etc. The good news is that you can find good entertainment and still stick to your budget. Start by looking at the clubs, free events and organizations on campus. Your school is likely to have SOMETHING that will suit your taste and these events are always affordable, if not free. (more…)
Tips for Playing Sports in College
Wednesday, September 10th, 2008If you are a high school athlete who plans to play conference or league sports in college, you have probably already been recruited by schools or looked at schools where you might play. College NCAA sports guidelines and sports leagues are competitive and it is a challenge to get attention and get on a team if you are not already on the college’s radar as a possible recruit. (more…)
Tips for Getting Along with Roommates
Wednesday, September 10th, 2008You took great pains to select your roommate and now you are happily looking forward to your time together in your shared dorm room. But, relationships are not easy. There are things you can’t tell about a person on paper or by going out with them for a piece of pizza. If you live together day in and day out, through the stress of exams, failed love affairs and homesickness, you are likely to have some friction. (more…)
Tips for saving money on textbooks
Thursday, September 4th, 2008The price of college textbooks continues to rise, because many publishers are pushing updated editions and creating classroom packages with software and study materials so they can make more money selling books. The bad news is that these new, improved editions cost, on average, 58% more than the previous versions. While parents, colleges and students have voiced their complaints, the practice continues and text book prices have gone through the roof. (more…)
Tips for dealing with a dorm RA
Thursday, September 4th, 2008Every college does its best to screen and appoint resident advisors (RAs) for each dorm. Sometimes the school fails spectacularly and sometimes the students have an RA who can help them get anchored in school, resolve conflict in the dorm and keep the general peace and order in dorm life. The best RAs are friends, confidantes and good ‘superintendents’ who can organize, manage and remain objective. (more…)
Tips for Surviving Your Freshman Year
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008A wise person once said “One day of college is like one week of high school”. You might have been your high school valedictorian, president of student council or the home coming queen. The differences between college and high school are numerous. Not only will this be the first time you will have this much independence, you will have to meet new people, make new friends, adjust to a different schedule and lifestyle AND take some tough courses too! Did you know that one out of every four students will leave college before they complete their second year? (more…)
The Easiest Classes in College
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008Go to one popular college student website and you will find a discussion about the easiest classes each student has taken. Believe it or not, you will find course titles like: History of Baseball in American Society, Introductory Ice Hockey, Spain in the Golden Age, Greek and Roman Epics, Freshman Seminar (a course that is designed to help the students adjust to the culture and campus of the school), Rocks for Jocks (an Earth Sciences course), (more…)