Moving into an apartment is always exciting but having your best friend there with you makes it even better! Cooking Together is Always a Party: You know each other’s favorite foods, what more could you ask for? Someone to Go Home With: Whether you are going home for a weekend or for winter break you’ll Read More…
Category: Housing Tips
First Year Means First Big Decisions
Housing can be tough your freshman year whether you live in an apartment or have a dorm on campus. Most have a roommate who they may have not known before and that can be challenging for some. How about deciding to purchase a meal plan or cook for yourself? Below are some tips on how Read More…
How to Deal with Even the Most Difficult Roommate
When you sign a lease to a house or an apartment with your friends in college, you picture fun nights watching movies together, baking together, and just hanging out and having fun. But that’s not how it always turns out — sometimes living with someone turns into a real nightmare. Here’s some tips on how Read More…
Ways to Help your Collage Adulating
Welcome freshman! Now that you are on the best campus in the Big10, you may have learned that you need to step up your “Semi-Adulting” game. Here are some tips that will help you. Explore campus events and find your passion Madison is filled with different campus events that you’re going to be interested! Save Read More…
How to utilize your dorm kitchen
You’ve hit that time in which you are sick of the dinning hall’s food. Weather you don’t like it’s regularity or the taste, have no fear! Every UW dorm has a kitchen. Some dorms like Dejope have a kitchen on every floor while most of the South East dorms only have kitchens in the basement. Read More…
Dorm Rules
The majority of freshman move into the dorms freshman year and have a roommate for the first time. Some may take the roommate agreement lightly, while some may take it seriously. No matter what take note of the following items to discuss. Bed Time Being in college at times sleep may be a rarity at Read More…
3 Necessities Your Parents Forgot To Remind You About
Here are a few tips of things I learned I needed my first semester of college that I ended up buying, on my own, without my parents help or money. Laundry Detergent. I know this sounds so simple. BUT, when you rely on your parents to do your laundry at home, you don’t think Read More…
How to Optimize your Dorm Space
Trying to fit your entire life into a shoebox of a dorm room is never an easy feat. We’ve all been there. But fear not! Here are some helpful tips and hints that will maximize your dorm space and reduce the unnecessary clutter in your room. Preparation: Before you start unpacking, measure the dimensions of every Read More…
4 Tips for the Best First Apartment Experience
Eventually, freshmen are going to have to venture out of the cocoon that is dorm life and enter the world of apartment hunting. It is stressful, overwhelming, and downright irritating at times. With that being said, have no fear. These 4 tips will make your navigation around Madison housing less painful. Start early. But really, Read More…
5 Reasons why Life in Leopold Hall is Great!
As an incoming freshman, choosing where to live in undoubtedly something on your mind. Well, unless of course you already know beforehand, in which case, congrats! I wish my decision could have been so simple! If you are still unsure and considering living in a dorm, I present to you five reasons why the Aldo Read More…