College is Love

Heya!

I wanted to say that I am super excited because yesterday my financial aid came in and I got enough grants, scholarships, and loans to afford next year with the apartment and everything. But this morning I got another welcome surprise in the form of a $500.00 a semester scholarship for next year from the UCA Foundation! I am so thankful to the committee for thinking my application was worthy of a scholarship, and it will help me so much next year! 

When it comes to scholarships, any small amount or big amount like this counts. If you can get lots of money in scholarships go for it. Don’t be afraid to apply, apply, apply because it gives you more chances in the end. Money adds up, so a small amount here and there can really change the whole game of being able to afford college.

Best wishes to you in getting scholarship notifications this summer!

Amanda C.

Thought I’d share this article I read on Yahoo called What College Tuition Will Look Like In 18 Years.  It is very interesting, because everyone wants everyone to have an education, but at this point it is kind of grim that everyone will be able to afford even going to an in-state school, something that has been looked at as largely affordable for a while. I hope we can all keep it affordable. Everyone who will work hard enough to do well in university deserves a shot, regardless of the amount of money they can afford!

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/college-tuition-look-18-years-131235673.html

What do you think about this situation?

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Yes, at one point even I was a confused going into freshman year girl. And this blog definitely helped me a lot! Check out some of the questions I asked this awesome blogger when I was afraid of college! Be aware that I don’t have that particular blog anymore, but it is definitely me. I am usually the only one on the internet with the username AmandaJPCr!

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You should definitely follow her. She has lots of amazing tips and tricks that she has already done, and she is doing way more this summer!

Going to a new university is full of emotion. You can be scared, sad, upset, happy, excited, and a whole host of other human emotions. What keeps you grounded during your stay at a new university is definitely what you make of the move. If you are rude, refuse to partake in some of the freshman activities or resources, then obviously you won’t make it very far. There are a host of resources that you campus can offer you to help the transition from high school to college, please take advantage of them. I will talk about a few of the different ones.

Resources for Mental and Physical Health:

Health Center: This will give you so many different things. Counseling Services for your mental health, different doctors available if you make an appointment for your physical health. Be sure to take advantage of that, you pay a fee for these services in your fees, if you need to see a counselor or doctor about a cold rest assured they can offer you either the service or a referral to a doctor in town.

The HPER (it’s called that at my school or the school gym!): These offer you so much for your physical health. I know my campus gym offers exercise equipment like treadmills and bikes, weight rooms, basketball courts, and a walking/running track. I can’t say enough about this service, there is also usually exercise classes and trainers so that you don’t have to go through it all alone. Just jump in, but you may want to get a fitness test first if that’s your thing, and you can usually sign up for those at your schools gym too!

Social Activity:

Free Game Tickets: As a student you can get in free to any home game of any sport your school offers usually. This offers lots of entertainment, especially during football and basketball seasons! There is nothing more fun that a Saturday Tailgate!

Student Activities Board: Your school will more than likely have a SAB that will offer tons of fun activities throughout the year. Bringing comedians, musicians, and even carnivals, these organizations give you entertainment that is covered in the fees you pay, and can offer discounted rates for you on some of the bigger shows. Use them.

Theatre Shows: Your schools theatre department will probably put on a few shows a year for your enjoyment. They may give you free tickets to shows with your student ID. It’s always great to watch and support your talented student actors! These shows are always pretty legit!

Other shows and activities brought by the University: The university will bring a variety of shows to the University and town as a whole. You can usually get into these events for free or with a discounted student rate. Take advantage of these as well, the more culture you experience during college the better!

School Work:

Library: The library offers not only a great place to study, but it also offers access to a ton of books, journals, et cetera. Even books from other libraries that your library doesn’t offer. The library offers computers, printing, human resources you can use to help you research. So many things are offered at the Library, and you pay to use those services anyway, so use them.

Writing Center: I am not sure if all schools offer this, but I am sure you can find something like it. A place to look over your writings, help you brainstorm on a paper, and just help you craft the best paper possible.

Tutoring Center: There are places to get tutored on campus also in certain classes such as algebra and the sciences. They can offer you lots of help when it comes to making sure your grades are on par. Use these resources if your school offers them, because you may need a fresh perspective on how to study that your professor just isn’t offering you.

Post about using the resources your campus gives you at school coming tomorrow!

-Amanda C.

Heya!

So I just updated the blogs look! Normally I would do this and not say anything, but that is because the blog usually isn’t that different so I don’t really have to update you on anything. But today I kinda rebooted everything so I thought I’d tell you a little about the update, and why I updated the blog.

I updated to a more highly customizable blog, so that I could add lots of different social networking tools. I still didn’t add my facebook url though, because that is kind of sacred for me, and I don’t friend random people. But I gave links to all sorts of different sites like pinterest and linkedin. I also gave you a twitter url, which is not my personal url (I also don’t follow random people, just random celebs and my twitter is private, which I am probably undoing soon) But I started a twitter specifically for College Is Love, and I will be posting all sorts of college life advice on there.

I wanted to do this update so that the blog feels more personal, and I hope that you like the update. If not I can’t say that I will go back to a simpler version of the blog, because I like my blogs to be socially integrated. 

More college life blogs coming this weekend!

Amanda C.

Heya!

I have been working back and forth with the editor of University Chic, a really cool blog site, that also has a book as well. I am excited, because after emailing back and forth so much, I sent in a test blog to the site the other day, and I should hear back about the test blog soon! Hopefully this means that I will be writing weekly blogs for that site, and writing frequently on this site too!

Check out University Chic here: http://universitychic.com/

I am uploading the last two videos in my series as we speak right now. Which means that tomorrow I will start posting blogs again. I have a lot of ideas, and I can’t wait to share them all with you. Ask any questions that you may have, and if there is any blog that you would like to see I want to hear about it.

Here are some of the blogs that I have coming up:

1. A packing list with tips on packing

2. A blog about planners and buying the right one.

3. A blog with stuff my roommate says.

4. A blog about how to use your professors office hours.

Those are the next things up, not necessarily in that order though. It will probably take me a while to do number one, so this list will probably be all out of wack.

I would love to hear from you, and answer any questions you may have about college life!

Thank you,

Amanda C.