The Stress of Moving OUT of a College Dorm

Remember how I blogged about moving into a college dorm last month? Let’s talk about moving out of a college dorm. As you know, we spent an entire day moving my sister into her dorm, and at the time she was getting along great with her roommates. Until there was an inspection. She went to spend the […]

The Stress of Moving Into a College Dorm

This week I helped move my sister into her college dorm. About four years ago, I did the same for my brother, but it was totally different. Girls have twice as much stuff as boys and God forbid you help them put away their stuff, for fear of discovering ducky boxers. Before we left home, […]

College Dorm Lottery and 2013 Groups

College 2013 groups are the place to be this summer if you want to meet fellow freshmen before you get to campus for orientation. You can join groups for most colleges on Facebook; they’re great as networking tools and icebreakers, especially if you’ll be going to a school far from home. Just search “[insert school […]

College Dorm Preview

Party dorm? Quiet dorm? Right next to the dining hall? 15 minutes from campus? If you’re starting college in September, odds are you’re just now finding out where you’ll be sleeping—and working, meeting friends, and hanging out—for the next year. Want to find out what your dorm is really like? Search Unigo’s college reviews to […]

Hey Dorms, Welcome to the New Millennium


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Blowing Campus for Summer? How to Deal with Your Junk

Finals are over and you’re itching to throw deuces to campus and head coastal with nothing but a toothbrush and cooler of bevs. Great plan, except that your school would charge you an insane fine for leaving all of your crap behind in your dorm room. […]

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7 Supplies For A Clean Spring

Most of us lead dirty college existences that would make our mothers cringe. I’m not talking about your scandalous social life, you heathen. A filthy room doesn’t attract happy chi, so these easy tools are must-haves for your stinky space.
1. Disinfecting Wipes Spilled Easy Mac on your desk? Need […]

Dorm Therapy

What The Feng?! A College Guide to Feng Shui

Feng Shui-ing your living space may seem like a simple enough idea, but once you start researching this FS BS, you’ll find that it’s actually ridiculously complicated. Before you get your chi in a wad, let me simplify some Feng Shui basics for you.
The Terms:
Feng Shui: […]

Dorm Therapy

Does the Carpet Match the Drapes… er, Dorm?

Dorm room floors are quite possibly the most disgusting part of dorm life. Whether you have grimy tile or mangy carpet, if there’s a chance of being contaminated with a foot fungus, get yourself a rug before setting bare tootsies on that floor.
There are a lot of heinous […]

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White walls be damned

After twenty minutes in my new dorm room freshman year, I already felt creatively stifled by the standard stark white walls. I bought the brightest yellow paint Sherwin Williams had to offer (“Buoy Yellow”) and immediately put my mother and roommate to work with the paint rollers. The result was walls […]

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