Housing
Note: This post was submitted to Student Caffé by Lauren McKinnie. Lauren is a contributing writer and media associate for Allied Van Lines. She regularly produces content for a variety of travel and moving blogs. We would like to thank her for her submission and credit her as the author of […]
10 Tips to Help You Move Across the Country for College
Note: This post was submitted to Student Caffé by Holly Welles. Holly is a recent college grad who uses her writing skills to help other young professionals figure out finances and the real estate market. You can find more of her advice on her blog, The Estate Update. We would like […]
Five Strategies for Finding the Perfect Off-Campus Apartment Fast
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
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
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
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
Note: This post was submitted to Student Caffé by Julie Williams. We would like to thank her for her submission and credit her as the author of this blog post.When you are preparing to go off to college, you have to decide what to take with you and what to […]
Tips to Help You Successfully Pack for College
Note: This post was submitted to Student Caffé by Dan Chabert, an entrepreneur, husband, and ultramarathon distance runner from Copenhagen, Denmark. He spends most of his time co-managing home sites including That Sweet Gift, BornCute, and ContractorCulture, and health sites like Runnerclick and Nicer Shoes. He has also been featured on many running blogs worldwide. We […]
How to Initiate and Have Difficult Conversations with Your Roommate
We’ve told you how to be a decent roommate, but we haven’t given you much advice about what to do if your neighbors, be they next door, across the hall, above you, or below you, are the problem. If you live in the college dorms, the most common complaint you’ll hear […]
How to Deal with Noisy Neighbors in College
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
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
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 […]