Yearly Archives: 2017

Students in a marching band. — We all know high school is tough. Maintaining a strong GPA while taking rigorous classes is challenging enough, not to mention preparing for any number of standardized tests each year and applying to college. But what if you were to add in extracurricular activities? If you’re already busy and stressed […]

Why You Should Participate in Extracurricular Activities during High School

This entry was posted in Finishing High School on September 8, 2017 by Shannon Whitney

What Every College Student Should Know About a Lease Agreement — Note: This blog was submitted to Student Caffé by Anthony Gilbert. We would like to thank him for his submission and credit him as the author of this blog post. It can be exciting to live on your own in your very first apartment. However, it is important to know what […]

What Every College Student Should Know About a Lease Agreement

This entry was posted in Housing on September 5, 2017 by Student Caffe Staff

Shannon Whitney's College Story — Shannon Whitney grew up in Northern Virginia, but moved all the way to Florida to go to college. She attended the University of Florida for both her bachelor’s degree and her master’s degree, which she earned in the field of education. Shannon has spent the past 11 years in the […]

My College Story: The True Value of Education

This entry was posted in My College Story on September 2, 2017 by Student Caffe Staff

Dealing with Bedbugs in College — When I was a college sophomore, an acquaintance of mine from the adjacent dorm building noticed nasty bites all over his body. He assumed that whatever he was going through was an isolated incident—spider bites, maybe—but what he didn’t know was that other residents in the building were also being […]

Dealing with Bedbugs in College

This entry was posted in Housing on August 30, 2017 by Gwen Elise

Easy Conversation Starters to Make Friends in College — It’s the beginning of the school year, and for some, that means it’s time to make new friends. Both high schools and colleges inherently experience high turnover. Every year the senior class graduates and a newly admitted class comes in to replace their numbers. There are some students who are […]

Easy Conversation Starters That Could Lead to Friendship

This entry was posted in Love and Relationships on August 27, 2017 by Megan Clendenon

Preparing for College in High School — Preparing for college in high school is a must, and your guidance counselors will back me up. After all, there’s a lot more that goes into your college application than the application form itself. Take any of the following, for example: Transcripts, which need to show four years of decent […]

Why It’s Important to Prepare for College in High School

This entry was posted in Finishing High School on August 24, 2017 by Gwen Elise

Best Food Blogs for College Students — Living off campus in college gives you the chance to start “adult” life a bit early. You get the privilege of cleaning for yourself (woohoo!), you get to figure out transportation to and from campus, and you get to cook for yourself (and your roommates). While cleaning isn’t anyone’s idea […]

The Best Food Blogs for Students Who Want to Cook for Themselves

This entry was posted in Extracurricular on August 21, 2017 by Megan Clendenon

Why You Should Make an Effort to Drink More Water — It’s not uncommon to see students carrying Nalgene bottles or Starbucks sippy cups full of water around campus, but it’s probably more common to see students carrying steaming to-go mugs and insulated travel mugs full of coffee, lattes, and espresso. With busy schedules that leave little time for students to […]

Why You Should Make an Effort to Drink More Water

This entry was posted in Health and Wellness on August 18, 2017 by Megan Clendenon

Mauro Schimf tells his college story about living in Buenos Aires, Argentina. — Last year, Student Caffé partnered with Mauro Schimf, an English teacher from Buenos Aires, Argentina, to develop quality Spanish-language content for our site and blog. We’re proud of his work! But all of these months that he’s been working to understand the higher education system in the United States, we’ve […]

My College Story: Higher Education in Argentina

This entry was posted in My College Story on August 14, 2017 by Student Caffe Staff

The Nitty-Gritty on How to Write a Cover Letter — I’m fairly certain that I speak for everyone when I say that applying for jobs is a pain. All of the résumé-editing and cover letter-writing takes up too much time and half the applications you submit don’t get a response anyway. Plus, it never seems like the job market is […]

The Nitty-Gritty on How to Write a Cover Letter

This entry was posted in Career on August 10, 2017 by Megan Clendenon

Tips for Acing Your Skype Interview — When I was a college senior, I was desperate to make plans for my future. I was interested in opportunities in Ecuador, Kentucky, New York, and Argentina, but on my student budget and with my class schedule, I couldn’t feasibly travel around the world to interview for every position. That’s […]

Tips for Acing Your Skype Interview

This entry was posted in Career on August 6, 2017 by Gwen Elise

How to Find a Roommate When You Move Somewhere New — Many students have their first long-term roommate when they leave their parent’s house and head to college. Some may have experienced living with roommates over the length of a summer internship or monthlong summer camp, but it’s not the same as living with someone for a year or longer. If […]

How to Find a Roommate When You Move Somewhere New

This entry was posted in Housing on August 2, 2017 by Megan Clendenon