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
- Sites where you can get free textbooks by @thearialligraphyproject
- Get textbooks online
- Tips for textbooks by @theorganizedcoyote
- Websites to get cheap textbooks by @theorganisedstudent
- Ultimate guide to buying college textbooks
- Safe ways to get free textbooks
Saving Money
- A girl called jack: eating under the line
- Qriket
- Scholarship masterpost by @wallcalendar
- Save money while shopping online
- College scholarships 2016-17 by @wonderstudying
- Tips for finding & getting scholarships
- How to budget
- Where to find student discounts by @collegerefs
- Searching for scholarships by @collegesmarts
- Creative ways to save money in college
- Places that offer discounts with student id
- Ways to save/earn money
- Paying for college by @collegerefs
Student Life
Dorm & Living
- PSA for college freshmen
- Dorm tips from @humanitaes
- Ultimate school locker (uni bag) kit by @girl-studying
- Resolving issues with roommates
- Tips for living like an adult
- How to eat healthy in dining halls
- DIY dorm decor by @notquitenightingale
- Everything I actually used in my freshman dorm room
- Guide to living alone by @piratestudy
- Living with a roommate by @collegerefs
Packing Lists
- Thing I forgot to bring to college by @myberkeleyadventure
- Sam’s ultimate failproof guide to packing by @staticsandstationery
- Ultimate college packing list for freshmen
- College packing list by @kimberlystudies
- What to bring to college
- Checklist for dorms & campus living
- Packing up: preparing for college in @theacademiczine
- College dorm packing list by @produitivity
Recipes
- One-pot chicken fajita pasta
- 100 dirt cheap recipes for students
- 57 go-to recipes for college students
- Cheap & healthy recipes
- Over 400 fast & healthy recipes
Classes
Studying & Taking Notes
- Organizing notes with Google Docs by @academla
- How to write a lecture summary efficiently by @collegerefs
- Symbols & abbreviations for note-taking
- How to take lecture notes by @hstrystdyblr
- How to take notes in college by @determinationandcaffeine
- Getting the most out of lecture by @strive-for-da-best
- How to get your best grades in college by @saralearnswell
- If you have a bad college professor
Essays
- Transition words for essays by @soniastudyblr
- How to analyze historical sources by @rewritign
- How to write a university level essay by @healthyeyes
- Analyzing a written text
- Essay writing: university vs. high school
- How to write a history paper by @thehistorygrad
- How I plan and write literature papers by @notaperfectstudent
Exams
- A quick guide to finals by @emmastudies
- 10 revision tips for final & first year exams
- High school exams vs. college exams
- Crucial study tips for finals week in college
- 3 day study plan by @getstudyblr
- Low stress college study strategy by @plannerdy
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Masterposts
- A college student’s masterpost by @eruditekid
- Random college tips by @determinationandcaffeine
- College advice by @studenting
- Giant college masterpost by @heyiwantyoutostay
Advice
- Advice for college by @collegerefs
- 10 tips for starting uni by @studycubs
- Advice from a college senior
- Great tips from @fuckstudy
- 10 more excellent tips
- Things nobody tells you about university by @polcry
Miscellaneous
- 8 things successful students do by @frankfurter-studies
- Email tips by @haileymostudies
- @collegerefs‘ entire blog– so much good stuff that’s incredibly useful
- my grace.uni tag– all the posts I’ve saved for university
- Staying in contact with high school friends
- How to make friends in college