College Jolt

The Pros and Cons of Coed Dorm Rooms and The Schools That Offer Them

Coed dorms were first introduced during the hippie movement in the 1970’s and then further down the road someonde decided to push the envelope and introduced coed dorm ROOMS. Only about 2 dozen of the thousands of schools in the U.S. provide coed housing options (that is in the same room). Apparently, they are merely [...]

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Making the Most of an Itsy Bitsy Dorm Room

Dinky dorm rooms saturate the living quarters of colleges around the world. A cramped space can seriously cramp your style. If you want to make the most of your teeny tiny room, read on.   4. Utilize vertical space Sometimes there is nowhere to go but up! If you run out of floor space in your tight [...]

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25 Essential Items for College Dorm Survival

Packing for college can be a tricky task. On one hand, you want to make sure you have all of the necessities: toothbrush, computer, beer bong. But on the other hand, you don’t want to scare off your roommate by looking like a pack rat, or worse, be unable to move in the already cramped [...]

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Get the Most Out of Your Cram: Tips on late night studying

So the time has come to get crackin’ on the work.  It happens to everyone at some point - those all-nighter cram sessions have to begin.  Even though we all dread it, it’s inevitable.  You still have a hangover from the weekend and you just can’t keep your eyes open to look at the first [...]

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Weird Roommate Behavior

When I received my soon-to-be roommate’s information in the mail the summer before my freshman year, I immediately had visions of instant bonding and late-night girl talk. From what little info I had to go on (a name, address, and phone number) she just sounded so normal. Her last name wasn’t Dahmer or Kaczynski, and [...]

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Surviving a Bad Freshmen Roommate

It is freshman move-in day and you are meeting your roommate for the first time.  Typically, once roommate arrangements come out mid-summer, nervous freshmen frantically log on to Facebook, immediately friend their roommate, and proceed to Facebook stalk them for the next hour or so.  But what if your future roommate doesn’t have a Facebook?  [...]

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The 20 things every college student needs to survive the dorms.

Packing for college can be tricky. On one hand, you want to make sure you bring everything you’ll need, but on the other hand, you don’t want to end up with too much stuff. As a recent college grad I can tell you that the following 20 items will make your transition to the college [...]

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Roommates…what are they good for? (Absolutely everything)

Ahhh…college roommates. Can’t live with ‘em, can’t afford to live without ‘em. Though I can’t proclaim to be the best person to share a dwelling with, I am certain that my house on the South Side of Pittsburgh has more memorable moments than I ever could have imagined- it’s a place where face-diving down the living room stairs happens on [...]

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