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The Freshman’s Guide to College Day 9: Tips for Time Management

Welcome to the Freshman’s Guide to College! We’re 9 days in, and this is the second-last post!

All of the other posts in this series are vital, but time management is what ties them all together!

The most important piece of guaranteeing success in college (as much as is possible), in my opinion, is learning how to manage your time wisely. Without good time management skills, you will never be able to just enjoy your college experience because trust me–stress will consume you! Time management was a hard lesson for me to learn, but this last semester I finally got on top of things and my stress level dropped when it came to making sure that all my work got done before exams came.

So here are my top tips and tricks to college student time management!

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The Freshman’s Guide to College Day 7: What To Pack for College–and what to leave behind!

It’s Day 7 of The Freshman’s Guide to College, and today we’re talking about packing for college!

Confession: I never actually lived in residence! I moved straight from my parents’ house into the basement of a condo that I rented with 3 other Christian girls (great experience, btw. I highly recommend it). That being said, my best friend Hillary lived in residence her first year and I spent quite a bit of time there visiting, and then have shared a bathroom with 3 other girls for the last two years, and then moved into a very small apartment with my husband. So I have some experience with living in small spaces and making every inch count!

Even though I’ve never lived in a dorm room myself, I’ve asked a bunch of my friends who did and thought back on my experiences listed above, and I have compiled a list that can hep you as you’re trying to figure out what to bring and what to leave as you go to college this fall!

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The Freshman’s Guide to College Day 2: Choosing your Courses

It’s Day 2 of The Freshman’s Guide to College and today we’re talking about choosing your college courses!

Yesterday we talked about how to make sure you’re not spending unnecessary money on supplies you’ll never use. Back to school shopping is a ton of fun, but courses are a whole other story. Choosing your course load can be overwhelming, especially if you’ve never had to do this before! What’s better? Having one or two courses every day, or two insane days but a 4-day weekend? How do you know which professors will make your life a living hell, and which will light a fire in your heart?

It can seem overwhelming, but I’m hoping that with these tips I make it a little less scary for you!

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The Freshman’s Guide to College Day 1: Back-to-School Shopping

Welcome to the Freshman’s Guide to College series! This is the first part of the ten-part series I’m doing as college is starting up again! I remember how scary everything seemed in my first year at college, so to try and make the transition easier for you I’m going to compile all of the tips and tricks that I have learned over my 3 years in university so that you don’t have to make the same mistakes I made, and but have a much easier time of things instead. The first instalment is about back to school shopping!

I love back to school shopping!

There are so many things to choose from! The trick is to only buy what you need and save money by not buying too much.  [Read more…]