Credit Cards for College Students
Michelle Balaun2018-11-19T14:06:01+00:00What Every Student Should Know Recently I told my daughter to go pay something with a check. She responded by asking me if she had those somewhere. She [...]
Get on The Bus
Michelle Balaun2018-11-19T13:05:36+00:00A Guide to FSU Bus System It can be tiring and time-consuming to find parking around campus, but FSU offers free student transit options that allow indi [...]
Interning in New York City
Michelle Balaun2018-10-22T13:15:10+00:00Who doesn’t want to live in New York City? Ok, I am a little partial. I am a born and bred New Yorker, living in S. Florida for 25 plus years, and I sti [...]
Midterm Blues Care Package
Michelle Balaun2018-10-16T15:47:43+00:00Surprise Them With a Box of Love! Midterm and final exams can be some of the biggest stressors for your student. I typically do not get to speak to my d [...]
Florida Prepaid
Michelle Balaun2018-10-15T12:34:57+00:00What Does It Pay For? Many of us who have lived in Florida, planned for our students’ education by taking advantage of the Florida Prepaid program. The [...]
Storage FSU
Michelle Balaun2018-08-28T13:37:47+00:00Where Will They Put All Their Stuff? That time between semesters when they want to bring everything home for a few weeks or a summer and you are wonderi [...]
GAP Year
Michelle Balaun2018-08-07T14:46:18+00:00Should Your Student Take a Year Off Before Graduate School? I remember when I started graduate school and on the first day of class, we were assigned to [...]
Teaching Them to Budget
Michelle Balaun2018-08-07T14:15:23+00:00My Best Advice as a Parent Three times the charm. Well, I suppose that isn’t fair; all three of my kids are charming and adorable. The difference is tha [...]
Food for Thought
Michelle Balaun2018-08-02T13:43:16+00:00No Student Hungry Much like the national campaign No Kid Hungry®, there are many students at colleges throughout the United States that are barely getti [...]
Types of Student Loans
Michelle Balaun2018-08-02T13:43:16+00:00What are your options? When I attended school back in 1979, my Dad had four of us in college at the same time. It was through student loans that my pare [...]
Money, Money, Money
Michelle Balaun2018-08-02T13:43:16+00:00When Does Financial Aid Get Disbursed? The time has come to pay for your college costs and panic sets in. I remember receiving my tuition statement for [...]
First in Family?
Michelle Balaun2018-08-02T13:50:16+00:00Are you the first? FSU C.A.R.E. program may be worth applying to... Sending your child off to college is exciting. Sending your child that will be the f [...]
TCC First
Michelle Balaun2018-08-02T13:43:17+00:00Then Transfer to FSU Some students may not be ready for a big university, but want the excitement that goes along with it. For this reason, many student [...]
The David Project
Michelle Balaun2018-09-13T11:38:57+00:00Israel, however, is not just for Jews It’s true that Birthright is a fabulous (and free) program for Jewish individuals from 18 to 28 to visit Israel. I [...]
First Time Student Loan Borrower?
Michelle Balaun2018-08-02T13:43:17+00:00You'll Need to Do This. What is Entrance Counseling? In July of 2016, the U.S. Department of Education made it a requirement that, in order to have stud [...]
Parking at FSU
Michelle Balaun2018-10-29T18:34:18+00:00Get the Last Spot! You sent them to college with a car and they are grateful. However, although it will make a weekly Publix run easier, no one really t [...]
Making the Most of Summer C
Michelle Balaun2018-08-02T13:46:00+00:00This Can Be the Best Summer Ever! If you’re starting FSU during the summer, get ready for an amazing start to four years of college ahead of you. Summe [...]
Sorting Out College Life – A Guide to Laundry, Dry Cleaning & Alterations
Michelle Balaun2018-10-23T11:15:46+00:00Tisket-Tasket, sorting the clothes in baskets... I tried to teach my kids to do the laundry before they each left for college. Really. I did. Yet, someh [...]
Student Accessibility Resources
Michelle Balaun2018-08-02T13:49:08+00:00Everyone Has a Right to Easy Access When my oldest began college, which can feel tremendous by way of size alone compared to high school, she was reliev [...]
Game Day Attire
Michelle Balaun2018-11-25T13:26:57+00:00Tailgate time! Picture this. It is a beautiful Saturday morning, your roommate is playing the War chant, there is not a cloud in the sky and the Noles [...]
What to Get Dad on a Limited Budget
Michelle Balaun2018-09-14T13:52:32+00:00Don't Forget About Dear Old Dad! My sister and I are daddy’s girls but not in the way you would think. We grew up playing sports and having him as our [...]
Care Packages- Because Sometimes They Get Sick
Michelle Balaun2018-12-02T14:17:24+00:00Close the distance with some long distance love. I don’t know about you, but when they call to say they are sick the miles between home and school seem [...]
Happy Birthday Care Packages
Michelle Balaun2018-11-29T14:20:42+00:00Blow Out the Candles! When their birthday rolls around, it can be just one more reminder that you won’t be celebrating together so putting together a c [...]
More Veggies Please
Michelle Balaun2018-12-02T14:24:52+00:00Vegetarian/Vegan Dining Slowly, but surely, more and more young people are going vegan or vegetarian. I can’t blame them. Sometimes the choices on or ar [...]
Let’s Do Lunch
Michelle Balaun2018-08-02T13:43:18+00:00Hey, let's grab some grub. Like any college town and/or state capitol, there are literally hundreds of dining options from fast food to fast casual, fr [...]
Wakey Wakey – Eggs and Bakey Means Breakfast Anytime
Michelle Balaun2018-09-04T08:58:21+00:00Here are our favorites! Best Breakfast & Brunch Restaurants Like any college town or state capitol, there are literally hundreds of dining option [...]
Dinner, Early or Late
Michelle Balaun2018-10-10T15:40:10+00:00When you want to go somewhere nice. Like any college town and/or state capitol, there are literally hundreds of dining options from fast food to fast c [...]
Trouble In Paradise
Michelle Balaun2018-08-05T11:15:45+00:00It Happens... I began our conversations about walking alone at night, binge drinking, hazing, and drugs, among other things many months my kids left for [...]
An Insider’s Guide to Living on Campus FSU
Michelle Balaun2018-09-13T11:42:27+00:00Here is what you need to know! You can certainly read about the dorms and where to live on campus on the FSU Housing pages, but we asked our interns fo [...]
Finding a Roommate
Michelle Balaun2018-08-02T13:46:01+00:00A really great experience! Finding the ideal roommate(s) can be tough and a hassle. I’m here to tell you about my personal experiences and how to avoid [...]
Shopping Guide for New Students
Michelle Balaun2018-08-23T15:41:31+00:00The Top 7 Categories of What They Need! Back to school-college is the second biggest consumer spending season right behind winter holiday season. Parent [...]
Exam Care Packages
Michelle Balaun2018-10-05T15:53:54+00:00Extra Care, Sent with Love. Midterm and final exams can be some of the biggest stressors for your student. I typically do not get to speak to my daughte [...]
Technology Services
Michelle Balaun2018-08-02T13:47:16+00:00Check Out What You Get for Free! HaveUHeard that Microsoft Office 365 is free for all enrolled FSU Students? Click here for information about download [...]
Major Decisions
Michelle Balaun2018-08-02T13:44:24+00:00Choosing or Changing Your Major Considering Florida State University offers a multitude of degrees; how is one to choose? Most students begin college wi [...]
What Not to Bring
Michelle Balaun2018-11-13T17:41:14+00:00No you don't need that! If you haven’t started shopping for your incoming freshman yet, whether for things for their dorm or clothes; well, then, we ar [...]
Birthright Israel
Michelle Balaun2018-08-02T13:45:19+00:00What is Birthright Israel? Birthright Israel is the gift of a free, 10-day trip to Israel designed for young adults of Jewish heritage, aged 18–32. Flor [...]
Dropping A Class
Michelle Balaun2018-10-23T12:28:56+00:00Class Drop Deadline October 18, 2018 I’m not sure which class it was, business calculus or accounting, but the horror stories were coming true. When my [...]
I’m Not Your Maid: Cleaning Services
Michelle Balaun2018-08-02T13:43:21+00:00Sometimes This Chore Is Just Too Much. I never thought I would be saying this, but sometimes it is a good idea to hire a cleaning service for your stud [...]
Dress for Success
Michelle Balaun2018-09-10T18:28:39+00:00Learning to Live in the Real World. As they get closer to graduation, one of the greatest changes our students are about to experience is abandoning th [...]
Make the Call
Michelle Balaun2018-08-02T13:43:21+00:00Make the Call to Admissions A distraught friend recently called me wondering why they hadn’t yet heard from FSU although they sent in her son’s new SAT [...]
Valentine’s Day Gift Guide
Michelle Balaun2018-11-13T17:42:19+00:00Sent With Love As far back as I can remember we always celebrated Valentine’s Day; not in the religious sense; it was a tradition I grew up with and con [...]
Finding a Job During Senior Year
Michelle Balaun2018-11-16T15:35:54+00:00Time to start networking. Graduation is only a few months off and, depending on the type of job you are applying for, your senior should probably start [...]
Career Showcase: A Student’s Perspective
Michelle Balaun2018-08-02T13:44:24+00:00Choosing a major is not only a big decision but a difficult one. For assistance in selecting a program of study, FSU has many resources to aid in studen [...]
Transferring to FSU
Michelle Balaun2018-08-02T13:46:01+00:00Change is good. Some students leave for college unsure of what to find and realize when they get there it is not the place for them. Perhaps too they n [...]
Finding an Internship
Michelle Balaun2018-11-04T21:48:35+00:00Get some experience! What better way to learn about a prospective field or career than to do an internship? What better way is there to get some experie [...]
Favorite Apartment Rentals
Michelle Balaun2018-10-30T22:47:14+00:00Here are our most favorite apartment rental tips. Rentals, it is future. Not one of my kids or their friends stayed in the dorms beyond their freshman y [...]
Residential Life
Michelle Balaun2018-08-02T13:44:24+00:00Roommates and other fun life experiences. For many students entering college, this may be their first time away from home for an extended period of tim [...]
Student Jobs
Michelle Balaun2018-11-04T21:21:49+00:00Some students have to work to pay for college. Some consider their school work their only job and fortunately don’t have to find work outside their stud [...]