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3 Basic Roommate Types

by Lucas

By now you’re entering dorm life, and that means living with perfect strangers. While you may be one of the lucky few to get lucky enough to have the best-lifelong-friend-you-could-ever-ask-for as a college roommate, you might also find yourself sharing a room with some interesting personalities.

Here are a few of the most common roommate types, along with tips on how to cope: [click to continue…]

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Do You Look Like a Professional?

by Lucas

Some people shun dress codes, saying that they don’t want to be a “hypocrite.” Truth be told, most of us are more comfy in our flannel pants and sweatshirts, and even your (future) company’s ultra-conservative, starched-shirt-wearing CEO probably likes dressing down when he’s at home on the weekends. When it comes to suitable attire for a white-collar environment, you simply can’t go wrong with a classic, conservative wardrobe. [click to continue…]

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Communicable Creepy Crawlers – Lice in the Dorm

by Lucas

In addition to bedbugs, lice are among the most common communicable bugs that are likely to cause dorm-wide pandemonium. A single louse (yes, that’s really the singular form of “lice”) [click to continue…]

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Bedbugs are taking over college dorms across America! Tips for stopping them.

Communicable Creepy Crawlers – Bedbugs in the Dorm

by Lucas

Like other communal housing scenarios, dorm life comes with some unique health risks. Between the frequent turnaround, close contact, and shared restroom facilities, dorms are ideal breeding grounds for communicable bugs! The most common species found in American settings are bedbugs and lice, and most dorm residents will come into contact with at least one of those creepy critters at some point in their dormitory life. [click to continue…]

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A Load of Laundry Tips

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For some students, toting the soiled stack of dirty laundry home on weekends may be a potential fix, but for out-of-state students and those who want to have a social life on weekends (never mind being able to breath fresh air in their car and retain the good will of their parents!), it’s time to [...]

“I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead” and Other Dumb Ideas

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You’re in your college years, the days of all-nighters and caffeine pills. After all, you’re young, you’re fun, and you’re . . . probably sleep-deprived. Going to bed before 10 p.m. and taking afternoon naps might seem more like a nursing home regimen, but it can actually help you, too.

How Not To Look Like a Freshman

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Okay, so you’ve finally arrived! You’re a coed, a collegiate, an official college student and resident of the campus of your choice. You have good reason to be excited and—it’s okay to admit it to yourself, at least—a little anxious, too. Just because you’re a rookie at this whole college thing, everyone else doesn’t have [...]

Studying Abroad in College

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College is the perfect opportunity to study abroad. At what other time in your life will you be mature enough to appreciate the opportunity to learn about another culture but young enough to be spontaneous and enjoy yourself fully? Your responsibilities in college, although they may seem daunting right now, are actually quite limited (read: [...]

Saving Money While Preparing for College

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College students are notoriously poor, and for good reason. Often times, college classes keep students so busy that they are unable to work more than a few hours a week, and when they are able to get jobs, those jobs are often minimum wage positions or even unpaid internships. Just because you can’t make very [...]

How Big Are College Dorms? (And Other Questions About Living Arrangements in College)

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Katelyn from PSU popped us an email a couple days ago asking the following: “On average, how does an off-campus apartment compare to a dorm, space-wise? Are we talking like twice as big or barely bigger? Do you really get any bang for your buck?”

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