After a bittersweet graduation and an extensive job search, budgeting may be the last thing on your mind. But despite what your college lifestyle may have led you to believe, you’re more responsible for your finances now than ever. Your post-college expenditures won’t just consist of late-night library vending machine raids and beach week martinis, but also rent, utilities, insurance and,…
In college, wellness is often characterized as balancing academics with friends, jobs, and extracurriculars. Academics and the pressure to earn good grades is a prominent source of stress for college students. But does balancing schoolwork, managing time, and alleviating stress always mean getting work done ahead of time or taking the full allotted time to complete an assignment? Spending only as much…
You just landed your dream job and you’re looking forward to getting some moolah to tuck away for next spring break or a generous shopping excursion. But wait, isn’t there something you’re forgetting? Or maybe, you began interning last year and your parents are starting to mention a certain word more and more… Here’s everything you need to know about filing…
Your class schedule in college is so important! It’ll literally control your entire life from top to bottom. Here’s how to craft the schedule of your dreams: 1. Sign up for classes as early as possible When it comes to scheduling and signing up for classes, make sure you do them as soon as you are able to. Most colleges…
Pursuing a career after graduation is one of the most thrilling yet terrifying moments of college and whether you’ve known your major from the moment you finished preschool or you decided at the deadline last year, everyone is on the same job hunt. But in a world of applicant tracking systems and online job markets, where do you even start?…
It’s that time again if you’re a college or graduate student — time for finals. It’s also time to self-sabotage, to get in your own way in terms of effective studying. We stress out more than usual, even when we’re on top of the material, because of the anxiety surrounding test-taking. But you don’t have to stress out about final exams. You…
It’s not an uncommon scenario: you have the skill set, resume, and collection of internships that make you perfect for one industry. Then, midway through college, one of your internships or other experiences makes you step back and say, “Wait—maybe I don’t actually want to do this.” Whether you came to the realization after an internship or after talking to…
Most likely, college will be the first time in your life you will have the flexibility and independence to set your own schedule. As much as you may be reveling in your new-found freedom, you will soon discover that managing your coveted free or unstructured time will be more difficult than you had planned. Up through high school, your time…
If you’re keeping up with any sort of news, you know that becoming eco-friendly and sustainable is essential nowadays. Climate change is impacting our futures, and while the headlines may seem bleak, as an individual you can take small steps to ensure that you’re practicing sustainability in your daily life. Switching up your ingrained habits at first may seem daunting — both…
Some students spend their college years locked away in their dorm rooms, studying for whatever exam is next on the list. Others spend the entire time alternating between various stages of drunkenness and hungover. If you want to be happy, you have to learn how to balance your responsibilities with the things you do for fun. In that spirit, here…
