Category Archives : College


How to Graduate College Early

I graduated from college with a bachelors degree in three years. Ever since I first found out that I could graduate a year early, I started getting questions from friends. When I was in college graduating in four years was not always the norm. A lot of my friends and […]

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On Campus Jobs

A lot of students need a job while they are in college. My freshman year of college I worked off campus which was fine since I had a car. However, when I didn’t have a car other years on campus jobs were a big help. Not only is the location […]


5 Must Have Items to Pack for College

This post contains affiliate links. You can read my disclosure policy here. Deciding what to pack for college can be quite the challenge. Odds are that everything you would like to take with you just won’t fit in your room. Even with planning & preparation there is still a chance that […]

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5 Ways to Save Money on College Books

College books are insanely expensive. Buying them from the campus bookstore can be the most convenient option. However, don’t assume that you are getting a good deal. Yes, that may end up being the place to buy some if not all of your books when you can’t find them elsewhere. […]


8 Tips to Make Your Dorm Room More Comfortable

This post contains affiliate links you can read my disclosure policy here. Dorm rooms don’t have the best reputation. They are thought of as old, cramped, and some times just down right disgusting. I have seen my fair share of dorm rooms over the years through camps I attended on college […]

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Reasons to Take College Tours

College tours are a great way to help students decide what school they might like to attend.  I tagged along when my older sister started doing college tours and did a few of my own when I was a sophomore and junior in high school.  My dream school was UCLA, […]


National Student Exchange Program

I was born in California but raised in Tennessee and even though I was a little girl when my family moved I always wanted to come back to the golden state.  It was a dream of mine to go to college in California and continue to live here after but […]


The Disneyland College Program

I participated in The Disneyland College Program from January 2012 to August 2012 only a few weeks after I finished the college program at Walt Disney World.  If you read my previous blog post about the Walt Disney World College Program you know what a negative experience that was for […]


The Disney World College Program

I first began my career with The Walt Disney Company in 2010 when I worked at The Disneyland Resort for the summer.  Once school started again I moved back from California to Tennessee so I could finish my last year of college. I had every intention of moving back to […]