Growth

People grow in all sorts of different ways every day, but we try to cover some of the main ones: growth through travel and study abroad, growth through participating in extracurricular activities on and off campus, growth through academics, and growth through work. Advice in this section is for anyone who wants it, parents included. Here, you will learn how to bolster your résumé, cite your sources, increase your focus, and so much more.

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

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

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

libros revistas en ingles por nivel — Un idioma no es algo fácil de obtener a la perfección; hay que estudiar mucho y para mejorar tus habilidades debes practicar lo oral y lo escrito. Hay algunas opciones para practicar la parte oral como ya te hemos contado en nuestro último artículo. Mientras una de ellas es hacer un […]

Libros y revistas en inglés para estudiantes de cada nivel

This entry was posted in Study Skills on July 17, 2017 by Mauro Schimf

Talking to My Parents about a Bad Grade — For high school and college students alike, getting a bad grade can cause disappointment, fear, anger, embarrassment, and grief. Those emotions are difficult enough to manage, but students who have to break the news to their families undergo additional anxiety. Talking to your parents about a bad grade is never […]

How to Talk to Your Parents about a Bad Grade

This entry was posted in Study Skills on July 13, 2017 by Gwen Elise

Soft skills, like resume writing, are good skills for school and jobs. — Some people are lucky enough to walk straight from college graduation into the next steps of their career (looking at you, doctors and lawyers), but others take a more meandering path. My path led me from college to the National Park Service, to a French bistro, to graduate school, and […]

Life Skills that Will Help You Both at School and in Your Career

This entry was posted in Study Skills on July 5, 2017 by Megan Clendenon

A student holds up a sign that says "Help!" He's wondering "is it okay to drop an extracurricular activity?" — Students often spread themselves thin, sometimes too thin. In addition to taking on heavy course loads—hey, just one AP course or 300-level is a lot of work!—many students work part-time jobs, play sports, maintain active memberships in clubs, volunteer, and study for standardized tests. No wonder finding time to get […]

Why It’s Okay to Drop an Extracurricular Activity

This entry was posted in Extracurricular on June 19, 2017 by Gwen Elise

Cómo aprovechar un viaje corto para mejorar un idioma — Existen estudiantes que afortunadamente tienen la oportunidad de estudiar en el extranjero por un semestre, un año o la duración entera de sus carreras, y para ello hay muchos recursos, como por ejemplo los programas de “study abroad”. Más allá del título, al cual van a la búsqueda, hay muchas […]

Cómo aprovechar un viaje corto para mejorar un idioma

This entry was posted in Travel on June 16, 2017 by Mauro Schimf

How to Prepare for a Safe Road Trip — I like to brag that I’m an expert road-tripper. I have visited all but five states in the U.S. by car and have driven across the country three times since I graduated from college. I can’t say that all of those trips have gone smoothly. In fact, one time I […]

How to Prepare for a Safe Road-Trip

This entry was posted in Travel on May 15, 2017 by Megan Reynolds

Helicopter Parenting: How to Recognize Your Behaviors and What to Try Instead — Helicopter parents are often forged in love for their children. It’s normal to want to give your son or daughter the world and to make life easy for them, but unfortunately, helicopter parenting can have quite a few negative side effects. A 2015 blog post published by Psychology Today states […]

Helicopter Parenting: How to Recognize Your Behaviors and What to Try Instead

This entry was posted in Growth on May 2, 2017 by Megan Clendenon

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