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  Going to College: The Site I Wish I Would Have Used Before and During College. You are going to College! How exciting! Well for starters your probably more nervous than anything else. All the things you must get done and ALL the things you have to buy, excluding tuition. It seems like a hassle I know. Well I am going to share a secret I wish I would have done when I went to college. I use it today in my life outside of College and love it just the same. So, you’re moving into a dorm and there about a thousand things you need to buy and get. Let me let you in on a little secret AMAZON. I wish more than anything I would have used amazon getting ready for college and during it. My first piece of advice to you is make an account! The signup for an Amazon account is free, but to get the best of it become a member. Amazon is currently offering a 30-day free trial of their student membership. After the thirty days it is 4.99 a month but let me tell you it is WORTH ...

So, you’re going to college! Congrats! At this point I am sure you have your dormitory list (of what the school recommends you to bring), location, parking info, and probably have or probably going to orientation. Today I am going to focus on dormitories, mainly decorating them. First off let me include a link to what I like to call the bare necessities. www.dormsmart.com/assets/images/Dorm_Room_Checklist.pdf Some items on the list provided above you won’t need and please check with your university about restrictions and policies. After all that is finished it is time to focus on decorating. Most, including me thought of this first and that is a big DON’T. Get the essentials first. There are about a million ways to decorate your dorm. Today I am going to provide the essentials needed to decorate your new dorm, the rest is up to you and your imagination. DECORATING SUPPLIES: Let me start out by saying COMMAND HOOKS ARE YOUR NEW BEST FRIEND. You can and will never ...

You got accepted into college , or maybe you know someone or have a child that recently did! Maybe you or the person you know is moving to this university! Yikes. A lot of decisions have to be made. Today I am going to give you some advice that I learned when making these decisions, especially the biggest one and scariest one- dormitories. Dormitory or Apartment: For the people who have never been to college and are looking between dorms or the possibility of a close to campus apartment. (Unless you have a circumstance that does not allow you to get a dormitory, I know it’s not for EVERYONE.) But if you don’t have a disability, kids, or spouse, ect. Get the dormitory , for many reasons. The two biggest reasons I can think of are the following: 1. Parking, there is no simpler explanation but there is NONE. Although, if you get a dorm you have dormitory parking always and in most cases it is only for those that stay there. With your dorm being on campus you can walk to class. Not...