Katelyn Brush

About Katelyn Brush

Katelyn likes learning, good health, traveling, and pizza on Fridays. Her mixed education, composed of SUNY the College at Brockport, a semester at a community college, and one abroad at the University of Oxford, helped her earn a bachelor’s degree in English. College also gave her a few lessons in Taekwondo and sleeping in a hostel dorm with total strangers. She’s a yoga teacher, author and illustrator of the children’s book, “Signing Together: A Guide to American Sign Language for Everyone.” As a Student Caffé writer, she hopes to help you through the highs and lows of college with a laugh ... or 20.

15 Ways to Avoid Gaining the Freshman 15 — Incoming freshmen fear those 15 pounds that they will supposedly gain on campus, but the idea of the Freshman 15 is a proven myth. It isn’t a statistic; it’s made up for alliteration, so wipe the sweat from your brow, folks. Many students do gain weight when they head to […]

15 Ways to Avoid Gaining the Freshman 15

This entry was posted in Health and Wellness on October 19, 2016 by Katelyn Brush

Four Things to Focus On to Prepare for the PSAT — The PSAT is an exam created by the College Board, and its primary purpose is to prepare high school students for the SAT. If you’re a junior, taking the test also gives you a shot at qualifying for the National Merit Scholarship Program. Younger students may take the PSAT 8, […]

Four Things to Focus on 24 Hours before the PSAT

This entry was posted in Admissions on October 14, 2016 by Katelyn Brush

How to Keep Stuff Safe on Campus — When you move to campus, you bring very few things with you. So, the stuff that you do end up bringing is valuable in both price and sentimental value. Having those things stolen from you can cost a pretty penny and peace of mind. Don’t let anything put a damper […]

Do This, Not That: Keeping Your Stuff Safe On Campus

This entry was posted in Housing on October 9, 2016 by Katelyn Brush

How to Spot the Signs of a Toxic Relationship — “Love is a many splendored thing. Love lifts us up where we belong. All you need is love,” said Christian in the film Moulin Rouge. But in reality, there are tons of other things you need before love. Those include honesty, respect, friendship, and a sense of safety. Unfortunately, many […]

How to Spot the Signs of a Toxic Relationship

This entry was posted in Love and Relationships on October 7, 2016 by Katelyn Brush

How to Save Money at College — Affording college has been and always will be one of the biggest concerns for students. Budgeting in college encompasses much more than just finding financial aid; it includes daily expenses, like wing night and on-campus concerts. Students want and deserve the ability to spend their money on things that help […]

30 Ways to Save Money and Still Have Fun at College

This entry was posted in Recreation on September 28, 2016 by Katelyn Brush

Eight SAT Test Tips to Help You Master the SAT — Spending three hours taking a test on a Saturday is like getting salmonella from your favorite restaurant on your birthday–—no fun. So, why do colleges ask us to take the SAT? The test aims to check your knowledge of reading, writing, language, and math, and your score can help determine […]

Eight Study Tips to Help You Master the SAT

This entry was posted in Study Skills on September 27, 2016 by Katelyn Brush

Yoga for Detoxing from a Long Weekend — Class, work, sleep, eat, repeat. That’s an average student’s schedule from Monday to Friday, and it’s easy to feel trapped by its tedium. If you rebel against the monotony, you might watch late-night movies, dance until the sun rises, and eat 25-cent chicken wings. But that just makes you more […]

Yoga for Detoxing from the Weekend

This entry was posted in Health and Wellness on September 25, 2016 by Katelyn Brush

How to Recognize and Avoid Student Loan Repayment Scams — As much as we hate to, we have to face reality. Scam artists are out there, and they pity no one, not even broke college students. It’s almost guaranteed that the summer after receiving your diploma, you’ll receive an email that reads: “Hey there, recent grad! You have been approved […]

How to Recognize and Avoid Student Loan Repayment Scams

This entry was posted in Money and Financial Aid on September 20, 2016 by Katelyn Brush

How to Find Your Dream School — Picking the colleges you want to apply to can feel like ordering lunch from Subway at noon on a beach day. You can ask the sandwich artist to put the perfect amount of sauce and veggies on your sub, but the urge to simply get it done and be on […]

Questions to Ask Yourself to Find Your Dream School

This entry was posted in Admissions on September 18, 2016 by Katelyn Brush

What Should I Ask My Guidance Counselor about College? — High school guidance counselors are often overloaded with assignments, especially in public schools. In fact, in 2013, the national average student to school counselor ratio was 482 to 1. Even though your counselors are in-demand, be patient and hold out for those meetings. Behind their crazy schedules and back-to-back meetings […]

Questions to Ask Your Guidance Counselor before Applying to College

This entry was posted in Admissions on September 16, 2016 by Katelyn Brush

Going to College with Hearing Loss — Packing up your things from your childhood home and moving away is basically the college initiation. Everyone has to do it. Doing it as a student who has hearing loss, however, can feel like going down a slalom course without any skiing lessons. If you’re not properly prepared for going […]

How to Prepare for College as a Student with Hearing Loss

This entry was posted in Admissions on September 15, 2016 by Katelyn Brush

Should You Take the SAT or the ACT? — Getting into college is a process that begins years before actually stepping foot into a college classroom. Long before move-in day, applicants must understand the differences between the two big college entrance exams, the ACT and the SAT. These standardized tests are not easy, and they may not even be […]

Should You Take the ACT or the SAT?

This entry was posted in Study Skills on September 13, 2016 by Katelyn Brush