intellectys:

I’m going to uni this autumn, and I feel like most of studyblr’s incoming freshmen are just as clueless as I am. Here’s a bunch of tips from the more experienced among us, and I hope it’s just as useful to you as it is to me!

this took forever to make so i’m really hoping it’s good

Money Matters

Textbooks

1. Sites where you can get free textbooks by @thearialligraphyproject
   
2. Get textbooks online
3. Tips for textbooks by @theorganizedcoyote
4. Websites to get cheap textbooks by @theorganisedstudent
5. Ultimate guide to buying college textbooks
6. Safe ways to get free textbooks

Saving Money

1. A girl called jack: eating under the line
   
2. Qriket
3. Scholarship masterpost by @wallcalendar
4. Save money while shopping online
5. College scholarships 2016-17 by @wonderstudying
6. Tips for finding & getting scholarships
   
7. How to budget
8. Where to find student discounts by @collegerefs
9. Searching for scholarships by @collegesmarts
10. Creative ways to save money in college
11. Places that offer discounts with student id
12. Ways to save/earn money
13. Paying for college by @collegerefs

Student Life

Dorm & Living

1. PSA for college freshmen
2. Dorm tips from @humanitaes
3. Ultimate school locker (uni bag) kit by @girl-studying
4. Resolving issues with roommates
5. Tips for living like an adult
6. How to eat healthy in dining halls
7. DIY dorm decor by @notquitenightingale
8. Everything I actually used in my freshman dorm room
9. Guide to living alone by @piratestudy
10. Living with a roommate by @collegerefs

Packing Lists

1. Thing I forgot to bring to college by @myberkeleyadventure
   
2. Sam’s ultimate failproof guide to packing by @staticsandstationery
3. Ultimate college packing list for freshmen
4. College packing list by @kimberlystudies
5. What to bring to college
6. Checklist for dorms & campus living
7. Packing up: preparing for college in @theacademiczine
   
8. College dorm packing list by @produitivity

Recipes

1. One-pot chicken fajita pasta
   
2. 100 dirt cheap recipes for students
3. 57 go-to recipes for college students
4. Cheap & healthy recipes 
5. Over 400 fast & healthy recipes

Classes

Studying & Taking Notes

1. Organizing notes with Google Docs by @academla
2. How to write a lecture summary efficiently by @collegerefs
3. Symbols & abbreviations for note-taking 
4. How to take lecture notes by @hstrystdyblr
   
5. How to take notes in college by @determinationandcaffeine
6. Getting the most out of lecture by @strive-for-da-best
   
7. How to get your best grades in college by @saralearnswell
8. If you have a bad college professor

Essays

1. Transition words for essays by @soniastudyblr
   
2. How to analyze historical sources by @rewritign
   
3. How to write a university level essay by @healthyeyes
   
4. Analyzing a written text
   
5. Essay writing: university vs. high school
   
6. How to write a history paper by @thehistorygrad
7. How I plan and write literature papers by @notaperfectstudent

Exams

1. A quick guide to finals by @emmastudies​
   
2. 10 revision tips for final & first year exams
   
3. High school exams vs. college exams
   
4. Crucial study tips for finals week in college 
   
5. 3 day study plan by @getstudyblr
   
6. Low stress college study strategy by @plannerdy 

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Masterposts

1. A college student’s masterpost by @eruditekid
   
2. Random college tips by @determinationandcaffeine
   
3. College advice by @studenting
   
4. Giant college masterpost by @heyiwantyoutostay

Advice

1. Advice for college by @collegerefs
   
2. 10 tips for starting uni by @studycubs
   
3. Advice from a college senior 
   
4. Great tips from @fuckstudy
   
5. 10 more excellent tips
   
6. Things nobody tells you about university by @polcry 
   

Miscellaneous

1. 8 things successful students do by @frankfurter-studies
2. Email tips by @haileymostudies
3. @collegerefs‘ entire blog– so much good stuff that’s incredibly useful
4. my grace.uni tag– all the posts I’ve saved for university
5. Staying in contact with high school friends
6. How to make friends in college