Monthly Archives: May 2016

What I Wish I'd Known about College Dining Hall Food — Say you eat three times a day, and you’re moving to a college where you’ll spend about seven months a year. Where are you going to eat those 630 meals? Domino’s, probably, until you overdo it on the MeatZZa Feast. That’s when you’ll be glad that there’s a dining hall […]

College Dining: What I Wish I’d Known about Food on Campus

This entry was posted in Housing on May 16, 2016 by Gwen Elise

Coping with Anxiety in College — For college students, responsibilities are constantly adding up. You have to go to class, meetings, work, and then find time to see friends. Oh, and don’t forget your laundry and that assignment due on Friday... The semester rolls on like a snowball, picking up new tasks and challenges. Everyone feels […]

Understanding and Coping with Anxiety in College

This entry was posted in Health and Wellness on May 15, 2016 by Katelyn Brush

Denise Croote, a senior at Brown University, is one of 10 winners of the Chegg Foundation’s #GiveBackAndGo contest joining Me to We on a volunteer trip to Ecuador. These students have been awarded service-learning internships through which they will become involved in the culture and community. Denise’s school, Brown University, […]

My College Story: Winning the Chegg Contest to Volunteer in Ecuador

This entry was posted in My College Story on May 14, 2016 by Student Caffe Staff

When Enough Is Enough: Switching Roommates in College — On the first night of freshman year, I was exhausted but couldn’t sleep. I had driven some seven hours that day, making it to campus just in time to de-bunk beds in my new room and play two-truths-and-a-lie with the kids on my hall. My new roommate and I shuffled […]

When Enough Is Enough: Switching Roommates in College

This entry was posted in Housing on May 13, 2016 by Gwen Elise

Using Your Work-Study Award Wisely — The only way that you will qualify for work-study in your financial aid package is to fill out your FAFSA each year. Work-study is given to students based on their financial need, and campus jobs go to work-study students before they are opened up to the general student population. Work-study […]

Using Your Work-Study Award Wisely

This entry was posted in Money and Financial Aid on May 9, 2016 by Megan Clendenon

Preparing for AP and IB Exams: Advice from Student Caffe — It’s the end of the school year, and students everywhere are feeling the pressure to pass exams. For high school juniors and seniors, AP and IB exams carry enough weight to tip the scales between failure and success. These exams are about three hours long and are the determining factor […]

Preparing for AP and IB Exams: Advice from Student Caffé

This entry was posted in Finishing High School on May 9, 2016 by Student Caffe Staff

Five Language Learning Resources as Recommended by a Spanish Major — Of the students who take a second language in middle and high school, many struggle to put together a sentence after graduation. When I took Spanish classes, I watched some of my classmates flip through flashcards and memorize conjugation charts the day before big tests. They received A’s and B’s, […]

Five Language-Learning Resources as Recommended by a Spanish Major

This entry was posted in Study Skills on May 9, 2016 by Gwen Elise

Ways to Stay Fit in College and Why You Should Get Fit to Finish the School Year — As summer quickly approaches, many of us jump on the treadmill to lose the extra weight from winter. There are even more valuable benefits to a regular work out regime than weight loss, though, especially as the end of the school year nears. Exercise is a mood-boosting, health-promoting, brain-gaining, all […]

The Truth: Why You Should Get Fit to Finish the School Year

This entry was posted in Health and Wellness on May 6, 2016 by Katelyn Brush

Kayla Helton talks about taking online classes as a mom. — Kayla Helton currently lives in Richmond Hill, GA with her husband and young son, but she moves frequently due to her husband’s job in the military. Prior to living in Georgia, she lived in Texas. Because her living situation isn’t the most stable, taking online classes is the best way […]

My College Story: Juggling Roles

This entry was posted in My College Story on May 5, 2016 by Student Caffe Staff

Summer Jobs in College: Why It's Okay to Work a Different Job Each Year — I started college with a (very) vague idea of what I wanted to be when I grew up and didn’t have any experience in my chosen field when I started. I knew that I was interested in environmental science, water resources, and climate change, but I didn’t know that I […]

Summer Jobs in College: Why It’s Okay to Work a Different Job Each Year

This entry was posted in Career on May 4, 2016 by Megan Clendenon

How to Celebrate Cinco de Mayo at College — Cinco de Mayo literally translates to “five of May,” referring, of course, to May 5th. May 5th happens every year, but it wasn’t particularly important until 1862, when the Mexican army defeated the French at the Battle of Puebla. This happened during the Franco-Mexican War. Napoleon III, emperor of France, […]

Celebrating Cinco de Mayo at College: Ideas for Students

This entry was posted in Recreation on May 2, 2016 by Megan Clendenon

What to Do After You're Mugged — Last year, on the first nice day of spring, I was leaving work just before 5 p.m. The sun felt brighter than it had in months, and the redbuds were flowering above me. As I walked to my car, I noticed three guys about my age sauntering down the street […]

What to Do After You’re Mugged

This entry was posted in Health and Wellness on May 2, 2016 by Gwen Elise