Month: June 2020
Resident Hall to Renting: A Guide to Signing Your First Lease
You have been in school a little over a month and feel settled. There are a few people, possibly your current roommate, who you consider to be your close friends. You eat, study, and go to Badger football games together. Your friends begin discussing living together next year, and property management companies are pushing hard Read More…
Do Yourself a Favor, Get a Hydro Flask
Ok. Not to sound like a VSCO girl, but my Hydro Flask actually never leaves my side. Having a reusable water bottle as an on the go college student is common sense, but investing in a Hydro Flask is an absolute necessity. Spending long days walking from building to building and sitting through lectures is Read More…
3 Reasons Why Office Hours Are Essential to Your College Experience
Us students are paying thousands of dollars to go to this top ranked university. However, not all of us are using our “free” available resources to our advantage. You’ve heard of office hours, but have you been? I promise they’re not a myth! Starting classes at UW-Madison was an experience I had never had. There Read More…
The Key to Balancing your Life: The Hobby Box
College is brutal. The academic and social expectations that college life pushes onto its students are back-breaking, especially for unsuspecting Freshmen. Most of the time, hobbies fall to the wayside in the interest of school, sleep, and friends, depriving students of essential time for personal and creative expression. How can you avoid this? Well, it Read More…
The Key to Having the Best Dorm Room…BRING A FUTON!!
Imagine meeting a bunch of new people on your floor and wanting to invite them over, but the only place to sit is on your bed (which may be lofted), in desk chairs, or on the floor… yikes! Here is why bringing a futon to college is a game changer! As I mentioned previously, futons Read More…
How I made $$$ during Quarantine
Like most people I struggled with how to manage my time throughout Quarantine. I could only watch Gossip Girl reruns for so long before I needed to find a productive use of my time. I followed many others in taking time to de-clutter my home. Apart of this was cleaning out my closet! Sorting through Read More…
Want to Enjoy Reading Again? Take LitTrans 254!
I still remember how overwhelmed I was as an incoming freshman signing up for classes. I was undecided in my major, so I had no idea what to take. To satisfy my Literature requirement, I decided to take LitTrans 254. As someone who typically only reads when I am required to, I was dreading taking Read More…
Why Command Strips are your Best Friend: Dorm Room Edition
Pillows? Check. Sheets? Check. Towels check? Lamp? Check. Command strips? What’s that? Command strips is the best tool to decorate your wall… and here’s why: Easy and Affordable For as cheap as $3, you can hang approximately 10 pictures in your room! Command strips are cheap and easy to use. Since most connivence stores sell Read More…
Don’t Get Distracted! A Look at College Expectations vs. Realities
Coming into college, I was pretty overwhelmed. I was daunted by the typical things college freshman feel anxious about: making friends, grades and classes, knowing my way around campus and getting homesick. However, there was one worry that rose above the rest: managing my time. You see, I’m pretty good at getting things done, and Read More…