Navigating California's Colleges: CSU's vs. UC's

Hey, everyone! ( : This week I've decided to make a blog geared more towards high school students, but it would also be super helpful if you're looking to transfer to a university in California.

STAY FOCUSED!

In college, there are so many distractions that sometimes you find it hard to focus on studying or doing homework. Now before you go out and decide to go buy some Adderall (ADD meds) off some kid read this blog for some useful tips to help keep your focus!

Highschoolers! Start searching for colleges now…

Look it’s you! Looking for colleges! I’m not sure if binoculars will help you see any clearer, but regardless… the time is now to start the search for the school that’s right for you! (But seriously, ditch the binocs. You look ridiculous.)

I know, I know. It’s summer. Why should anyone start looking for colleges now? Well, I’m getting ready to head into my junior year of high school and I’ve been searching like a mad man for colleges that are interesting to me. Why start now? Well, first-- starting early means no rushing! You have plenty of time to think about and search for the colleges that would be a good fit for you. You also have a plethora of opportunities to schedule visits-- an EXTREMELY good chance to experience the college!

Top 5 Tips for College Freshmen

Hi everyone!

Here are a few tips for those of you who will be college freshmen in the fall. Going off to college can be intimidating but hopefully these tips will help your transition be a little easier!

College Shopping for the University Procrastinator

Okay sisters, as July is winding down the pressure to have everything ready for move-in day is weighing heavily on our shoulders. And I know for some of you, this summer is flying by so quickly that you haven’t even had time to THINK about what you need for college. Thankfully, I have a few tips for getting everything you need at the last minute. 

Creating the Perfect Schedule (For You!)

Since school is about to begin, I think it is about that time to talk about how to create the perfect college schedule! The awesome thing about college is that you have free reign over mostly everything, including when and what you want to do regarding classes! Since it is near the end of summer, I’m sure most of you new high school graduates have gone to orientation and created your schedules, but may not be satisfied with them. After all, the registrars don’t know you personally and what you like. I’m also sure that some of you felt the pressure and picked random classes just to be done. But the awesome thing is that most schools allow you to go back and change your schedules up until classes start! So here are some tips to create the perfect schedule (or rework the one you’ve got)! 

Staying Organized: College Apps

Hey guys! Since I know high schools are starting to go back to school soon (at least my younger brother is), I thought it'd be a great time to write on how incoming high school seniors can start getting organized for college apps. This is such a broad topic, but I hope I can gloss over most of it and if anyone has anymore questions, I'll be sure to address them in another post. So let's get started shall we? After applying to 18 universities (11 separate applications), I'll be sharing my top 4 tips to stay on top of your college applications, so keep on reading(:

8 Great School Orgazinational Tips

Hey girls! So I was thinking for my first blog post I would do it on school organization since everybody is going back to school soon I wanted to share my tips and tricks that keep me organized so let's get started!