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Student Life May 28, 2018

Studying abroad is truly one of those once-in-a-lifetime experiences that can not be replicated. You have the amazing opportunity to live in a different country, learn about new cultures, and even gain some college credits at the same time! However, with all of the glorious opportunities comes a cost. Is that cost really worth the benefits? What are the real reasons to study abroad? 10 Reasons to Study Abroad 1. Travel the World Obviously, the first reason to study abroad is to travel the world! You will be living in a completely different culture and location. During this time, you will have tremendous opportunity to not only explore your new country but to also travel to different countries as well! It is surprisingly cheap and easy to travel around different areas once you have landed in your host destination. Furthermore, just by itself traveling has so many benefits. You will…

As tuition, fees, and textbook prices skyrocket, more and more students across the globe are falling into the looming pit of student loans. And, to add fuel to the fire, many students struggle to manage what money they do get their hands on. To be fair, there still aren’t amazing money management classes during high school or even classes on how to do taxes (that would be more useful than geometry AMIRIGHT). So, instead, we need to take money education into our own hands, take saving money in college seriously and learn how to avoid student debt, lower our stress about money, and live our best lives in college! I mean, we DO have enough to worry about… That is where I come in! I am going to go over all of the incredible money-saving tips I have picked up throughout my college years. These tips lead me to save…

Let’s face it. The project planning process can be tedious and long. But having a step-by-step guide and system in place for each project will allow you to breeze through your projects, accomplish goals quicker, and see much more progress over time. Today, I am going to teach you an amazingly easy technique to plan out your next big project to help eliminate stress and boost your productivity. This project planning technique will allow you to not only finish your project in a timely manner but do an outstanding job at it! This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy for more information. What is a project? First, let’s clearly define what a project really is. A project is a major task or list of tasks within a single category that has a foreseeable deadline or goal. Some examples of projects include: completing a school or work report, submitting 20…

Student Life April 23, 2018

It is no secret that scholarships are among the best ways to finance a college education. Hundreds of scholarships become available each day and millions of dollars are available for students. Maybe even billions! Unfortunately, countless college students don’t take advantage of these wonderful opportunities leading to increased student debt. There are several reasons why students choose to not apply for scholarships. Many do not know these great opportunities exist, some don’t know where to look, while others believe the countless scholarship myths out there. On the other hand, there are many individuals that are applying but are still not winning scholarships. Whichever category you fit into, these scholarship tips will help you on the path to reaching your goals. Personally, I have been using these scholarship tips for years and have been able to finance nearly all of my college education and study abroad experience with them! I have…

Student Life April 16, 2018

This guest post is written by Corinne from CVR Life of Learning. She is a college teacher that specializes in linguistics, how cool is that?! Check out her blog HERE where she shares tips and tricks for surviving graduate school, learning languages, teaching, classroom management, and much more! If you’re looking for more studying tips and tricks, check out this post where I share how I study for an exam, and this post, where I share how to take notes in class! So, without further ado, here is her amazing post! 6 Tips for A’s from a College Teacher I think everyone would agree that college is a fun and exciting experience. However, it can also be difficult to manage schedules, class assignments and everything else! Students are often overwhelmed with the pressure to succeed, and if you’re like me, then you put a lot of this pressure on yourself.…

I am going to give you some life-altering college advice that I wish I had been given long ago. I am not even going to make you read until the end to hear it. Ready? Here it is: you should start your own blog. I did it! I said it! You should start a blog in college! Man, that was easy. Now that we have that settled, you’re probably wondering “Why Sarah? Why on earth should I even consider this radical, strange new venture of blogging?” Well, I’m glad you asked. Below, I have outlined the reasons why you should start a blog in college. No, not just should. Why you NEED to start a blog in college. Let’s get into it, shall we? This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy for more information. Reasons Why You Should Start a Blog in College: There are countless reasons why people choose…

Maintaining a healthy diet in college can be a challenge. Healthy foods can be expensive and easy recipes are hard to come by. But for me, the most difficult part about trying to eat healthy in college was finding the time to do so! Cooking healthy meals is incredibly time-consuming. After a long day in class, labs, and work, the last thing I wanted to do was to waste an extra hour cooking. For this reason alone, it took me an incredibly long time to find the perfect way to cook healthy meals during college. But after figuring out this one simple trick, my diet has changed incredibly! This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy for more information. How do you Eat Healthy in College? So, what is this one great trick? The trick that saves me hours of cooking, hundreds of calories, and yes, even hundreds of…

Student Life April 2, 2018

This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy for more information. Studying abroad in college is one of the best decisions you can make. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to explore the world, be productive, meet new people, beef up your resume, and so much more! But when it comes to exploring study abroad opportunities, it can be quite overwhelming. There are expenses, plane tickets, college credit transfers, housing and countless other tasks that need to be taken into consideration. That is where I come in. Let me first admit that I am no expert at studying abroad in college. I do not work for a study abroad company, I do not work in the travel industry, nor am I being sponsored by someone to sell you a specific program. What I have done, however, is studied abroad twice, lived as a college student for too…

This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy for more information. It’s that pastel time of year again! Spring is finally in the air and Easter is on the horizon! We college students are pretty lucky to usually get Easter off during spring break or a long weekend. This is such a great time to visit family and celebrate together. My family has always had a tradition of giving small gifts and sending care packages during this time. This is such a great tradition for college students to stock up on snacks and study materials to take on the last of the school year head on! So, in honor of this tradition, I have created a list of popular gifts to help inspire those looking to create the perfect springtime care package! Peeps Seriously, what even is Easter without Peeps?! Great snack, great brain food (okay probably…

Productivity March 5, 2018

This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy for more information. Ever find yourself looking for ways to better your planning system? Yeah, me too. All the time. Lately, I have been searching for the best way to perfect my monthly planning system. Like many people, my planning system is constantly changing. I am always changing the way I organize tasks and appointments. This is not due to lack of functionality, but more due to the constant changes in my life. However, the one thing that does remain constant in my monthly planning system is a task list. I always create and keep an up-to-date list of planning tasks I need to do in order to not miss a deadline, event, or migrated task. Luckily, after reading the amazing book Getting Things Done by David Allen, my engineering brain has happily complied and created a monthly review checklist.…