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College Gift Guide: Unique Gift Ideas for College Students

November 21, 2016 12:00 PM ,

College Gift Guide: Unique Gift Ideas for College Students

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Ahh, gift giving. It’s easily one of the most rewarding but equally stressful things in the world. It can be extra stressful if you have no idea what to give someone. Instead of opting for a generic gift card, try out some of these gift ideas for college students (or any age, really).

Whether you’re looking for ideas for gifts to give to others or you yourself are looking for ideas for what to put on your wishlist, this college gift guide is perfect.

P.S. Also check out last year’s College Girl’s Ultimate Gift Guide for even more ideas!

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How to Get the Most Out of Your Classes

November 14, 2016 2:00 PM ,

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So this isn’t necessarily about Getting Straight A’s, it’s more about actually gaining something of value. Grades are important but it’s also important to get the most out of your classes, especially because they’re most likely expensive as hell. They also take up a huge chunk of time in your life and if you’re going to be spending time and money, you definitely want to be adding something valuable to your life!

They also take up a huge chunk of time in your life and if you’re going to be spending time and money, you definitely want to be adding something valuable to your life! Sometimes the classes you predict will be the most irrelevant and asinine end up being the classes that help better your life or help you gain knowledge you can use in the future. For me, the class I thought would be a waste of my life was Community Psychology and it ended up shifting my perspective, teaching me lessons that I can apply to real life and I even ended up using it as inspiration for some blogs and articles!

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10 Ways to Stop Procrastinating

November 7, 2016 2:00 PM ,

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This post is a paradox because it’s about tips to stop procrastinating but reading blog posts online (which you probably found because you were on Pinterest, no less) is procrastinating in and of itself. That’s okay, though, after this you’re going to exit Pinterest and get some books out, right?

So I’m going to give you some tips to end procrastination but if these don’t work and you are going to procrastinate, you might as well Procrastinate Productively. Ahem. This isn’t about that, though, today you’re going to stop procrastinating and get things DONE! Let’s jump in.

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How to Write The Perfect Paper: 10 Tips for Writing Papers in College

October 24, 2016 2:00 PM ,

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I’m a journalism major, which means writing is my dream, my hobby, my passion and my main focus of study. I’ve have had all things writing hammered into my brain for years and I’ve been hammering these things into the heads of others for years, too– I work at my college editing and revising papers.

Honestly, I don’t know how the heck I haven’t written this post yet. In college you’re definitely going to be writing a lot of papers, even if you have a math major you’ll definitely have to write papers at least once. I can’t write your papers for you, and writing papers in college can be difficult, but I can give you tips for writing papers in college that might just help you get straight A’s.

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