College Grads

Budgeting Tips for Recent Graduates — During their college years, many people live with roommates in housing paid for by parents or student loans, focusing their energy on finishing school. Some have a part-time job for extra cash, but work usually takes a backseat to classwork. After graduation, though, priorities shift. Your budget while you’re in […]

Budgeting Tips for Recent Graduates

This entry was posted in Money and Financial Aid on February 27, 2019 by Hannah Holley

What Happens after You Receive Your Bachelor’s Degree — As you approach the completion of your bachelor’s degree, you may question what your next steps should be. It’s easy to feel lost without the prospect of heading back to classes on the horizon. Some of your classmates may be applying to or have already applied and been accepted to […]

What Happens after You Receive Your Bachelor’s Degree

This entry was posted in Career on December 19, 2018 by Hannah Holley

Five Ways to Make Friends as an Adult — When you’re a child, it’s easy to make friends. There’s the proximity thing—the people you go to preschool and elementary school with are going to become your friends—but there’s the added bonus that your parents do most of the work for you, arranging playdates and bringing you wherever they’ve decided […]

Five Ways to Make Friends as an Adult

This entry was posted in Love and Relationships on November 28, 2018 by Megan Clendenon

The Realities of Post-College Life — You’ve probably heard people tout the phrase “college is the best four years of your life.” It’s become an oft-quoted phrase for a reason… college is fun! You’re surrounded by people your own age, who have at least some of the same desires and interests that you do, and you’re […]

The Realities of Post-College Life

This entry was posted in Growth on May 28, 2018 by Megan Clendenon

Adam Daniels' College Story — Adam Daniels graduated from high school without feeling much sense of achievement; going to college had always been expected of him, so there wasn’t much exciting about actually finishing high school. That missing sense of achievement came later, when he graduated from the University of Kentucky after studying finance and management, the University […]

My College Story: Feeling Accomplished after Earning Three Degrees

This entry was posted in My College Story on April 6, 2018 by Student Caffe Staff

Should I pad my résumé? — Résumé padding is the practice of adding untrue or exaggerated information to your résumé to strengthen your credentials and make yourself a more competitive applicant for a position. It’s inherently dishonest, and ethically questionable at best, but it’s quite a popular practice. In fact, according to a CareerBuilder press release from 2015, […]

Why Résumé Padding Doesn’t Always Work

This entry was posted in Career on March 19, 2018 by Megan Clendenon

Six Reasons Why a Student May Drop out of Medical School — Note: This post was submitted to Student Caffé by Jennifer Clarke. We would like to thank her for her submission and credit her as the author of this blog post. Medical studies are rigorous and call for a committed and well-prepared learner. A medical school only accepts students who have […]

Six Reasons Why a Student May Drop out of Medical School

This entry was posted in Career on January 5, 2018 by Student Caffe Staff

Slow and Steady Ways to Build Up Your Savings Account — Money is the source of all woes, isn’t that what they say? Between tuition payments, student loans, and textbooks, it’s no wonder that’s the case for college students. The idea of putting money into a savings account while you have so many other things to pay for is almost laughable, […]

Slow and Steady Ways to Build Up Your Savings Account

This entry was posted in Money and Financial Aid on December 22, 2017 by Megan Clendenon

What Is the Difference between a Résumé and a CV? — What is a résumé? A résumé is a short (one or two page) document that highlights your qualifications for a particular job. It generally includes your contact information, educational history, and recent and/or relevant job history. You may choose to include sections on any presentations you’ve given, articles or books […]

What Is the Difference between a Résumé and a CV?

This entry was posted in Career on October 8, 2017 by Megan Clendenon

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

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