Yearly Archives: 2018

Thought-Provoking Books to Read this Summer — You may have guessed by now that we’re big advocates of reading for fun, and what better time to sit around with a good book than the summer? Commitments, for the most part, are spread out, and free time is in abundance. Instead of watching yet another episode of your […]

Thought-Provoking Books to Read this Summer

This entry was posted in Recreation on August 3, 2018 by Student Caffe Staff

Tips to Simplify Your College Packing Experience — With the new school year coming up soon, it’s time to start packing and getting ready to move in! It’s one thing to throw some clothes into an overnight bag, but it’s another beast entirely to move your whole bedroom (minus the furniture) to a new location. If you haven’t […]

Tips to Simplify Your College Packing Experience

This entry was posted in Housing on August 1, 2018 by Hannah Holley

What to Do If Your Debit or Credit Card Is Compromised — A few years ago, I went through a phase where I was on the phone with the bank every couple of months to report credit card fraud. Sometimes the bank would send me a text about questionable charges. Sometimes I would notice something fishy when I went to pay my […]

What to Do If Your Debit or Credit Card Is Compromised

This entry was posted in Money and Financial Aid on July 30, 2018 by Megan Clendenon

Eight Must-Have Features in Your College Apartment — Note: This post was submitted to Student Caffé by Angus Powell. Angus is an entrepreneur and the founder of Linthorpe Hall 248, an apartment building that aims to provide quality accommodations to students at affordable rates. Angus loves to socialize and travel to different cities and small towns across the UK. […]

Eight Must-Have Features in Your College Apartment

This entry was posted in Housing on July 27, 2018 by Student Caffe Staff

How to Take Advantage of College Orientation — As summer progresses, incoming college freshmen (and transfer students!) are getting closer and closer to orientation. At small colleges, orientation often occurs shortly before the start of the semester, maybe a week before everyone else arrives back on campus—you’ll meet your RA, move in to your dorm room, and have […]

How to Take Advantage of College Orientation

This entry was posted in Admissions on July 25, 2018 by Hannah Holley

Techniques to Help You Make Smart Purchasing Decisions — When it comes to making purchases, many of us are guilty of buying things that we don’t really want, don’t really need, or won’t really use. It’s easy to let your closet grow so much that you couldn’t possibly wear everything in a year, or your DVD collection to balloon […]

Techniques to Help You Make Smart Purchasing Decisions

This entry was posted in Money and Financial Aid on July 23, 2018 by Megan Clendenon

What should not go on a resume? — Note: This post was submitted to Student Caffé by Mary Whitman. Mary Whitman, who has a master of arts degree, is a freelance writer and blogger based in Adelaide, South Australia. In her spare time, she enjoys talking about sustainable development and writing essays. We would like to thank her […]

12 Things You Should Not Put on Your Résumé

This entry was posted in Career on July 20, 2018 by Student Caffe Staff

10 Must-Have Items for Your Dorm Room — Full disclosure, you guys: I lived in basically every type of housing when I was in college. My first year was spent in a dorm where I shared a room with one roommate. It had communal bathrooms down the hall. The next year, I moved to a suite in the […]

10 Must-Have Items for Your Dorm Room

This entry was posted in Housing on July 18, 2018 by Hannah Holley

How to Maximize Your European Vacation — When you can afford to do so, traveling to a foreign country is an amazing and rewarding experience. I’ve had the travel itch for as long as I can remember and every year, I act on it. From Australia to Estonia to Sweden to New Zealand, I’ve made it my […]

How to Maximize Your European Vacation

This entry was posted in Travel on July 16, 2018 by Megan Clendenon

How to make college an investment — Note: This post was submitted to Student Caffé by Andrew Rombach. We would like to thank him for his submission and credit him as the author of this blog post. Andrew is a content associate at LendEDU, a financial product marketplace and consumer education website. Andrew graduated from college in 2016 […]

Why You Should Look at College as Your First Major Investment

This entry was posted in Money and Financial Aid on July 13, 2018 by Student Caffe Staff

Where to Find the Best Dorm Deals for College Students — Whether you’re leaving for college to live in a dorm for the first time or moving into your own apartment off campus, the list of items you’ll need is a long one! Luckily, we’ve done the research for you and found the best places to find great deals on all […]

Where to Find the Best Dorm Deals for College Students

This entry was posted in Housing on July 11, 2018 by Hannah Holley

10 Lesser-Known National Parks to Visit this Summer — Having earned two degrees in geosciences, you can say that I have a bit of a soft spot for the great outdoors, particularly mountains, rivers, and caves. I worked for the National Park Service (at Fossil Butte National Monument, about three hours south of Jackson Hole, WY) and spent my […]

10 Lesser-Known National Parks to Visit this Summer

This entry was posted in Travel on July 9, 2018 by Megan Clendenon