Finals Are A Bear – Send A Care Package!
Michelle Balaun2018-11-14T14:30:36+00:00Send Help Now! Final exams can be some of the biggest stressors for your student. I typically do not get to speak to my daughter during exam weeks. My c [...]
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 [...]
Advice to My Freshman Self
Michelle Balaun2018-11-05T12:20:07+00:00What Every Freshman Should Know Moving to an unfamiliar place where you don’t know the area or a lot of people can be intimidating and challenging. It i [...]
Gameday Outfits for FSU Parents
Michelle Balaun2018-09-28T10:12:20+00:00Show Your Team Spirit! I love going to college football games- there is nothing like game days but, TBH, I am not going to wear some of the outfits that [...]
Where to Pre-Game at FSU
Michelle Balaun2018-08-09T10:39:08+00:00Have your Florida State chop down pat? Football season is upon us and other than making sure you will be properly attired in garnet and gold and have yo [...]
Because Balance Is Important
Michelle Balaun2018-08-07T16:48:59+00:00Leach and Campus Rec FSU Going to college isn’t just about studying; no matter what parents think. Finding your balance while at school is incredibly im [...]
Game Day Attire
Michelle Balaun2018-09-28T10:13:29+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 [...]
More Veggies Please
Michelle Balaun2018-11-04T21:57:21+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 [...]
Delivery Services
Michelle Balaun2018-11-16T14:39:02+00:00There's a knock at the door! Taking time away from studying can be the difference between dinner or a bag of chips and a soda. Sometimes it pays to tu [...]
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 [...]
Garnet and Gold Debut
Michelle Balaun2018-08-02T13:54:12+00:00Get ready for Florida State Football. There will be a throwback theme, a new coach and a lot of excitement on April 14 at 6 pm when our Seminoles play t [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Spring Sports
Michelle Balaun2018-11-04T22:13:31+00:00Everyone loves sports With the unexpected and disappointing football season that we endured, some fans are quick to claim that FSU is now a Basketball a [...]
Scholarships
Michelle Balaun2018-08-02T13:47:16+00:00Now you'll need to pay for that college! Almost as soon as the first acceptance to college came in, so did the idea of actually having to pay for their [...]
Calendar of Events and Important Dates for FSU
Michelle Balaun2018-11-16T15:30:02+00:00Calendar of Events and Important Dates for FSU Here is where you can find a list of events and important dates for students and parents of the Florida S [...]
The Best Apps For Students
Michelle Balaun2018-11-16T15:20:47+00:00FSU and College Studying Apps Remember when you were in college and everything was easily accessible via apps on your phone? No? Well, me either. Our ki [...]
The Stress of College
Michelle Balaun2018-10-11T16:02:38+00:00Stress. It happens to all of us, including our kids. As though a full schedule and trying to maintain a social life isn’t enough to cause a little anxie [...]
Thanksgiving
Michelle Balaun2018-10-25T15:50:20+00:00It's Thanksgiving and They’re Back... Thanksgiving break is the first official long break when students come home. I do not know about you, but after n [...]
So your student wants to be a Seminole?
Michelle Balaun2018-09-18T11:27:00+00:00The Truth... I don’t blame them; FSU is a great university right down to the beautiful brick buildings, deep-seated traditions and is filled with opport [...]
Parents Weekend
Michelle Balaun2018-09-18T11:36:18+00:00Early Bird Gets It - Parents Weekend Get the Deals Our first experience with Parent’s Weekend meant booking a hotel a year in advance, every weekend in [...]
Football
Michelle Balaun2018-10-10T13:32:33+00:00Are U Ready For Some Football? Spring or summer may not seem like the time to talk football, but if are planning on coming up to Tally for a game in the [...]
Pets
Michelle Balaun2018-09-21T16:39:38+00:00Paws at FSU... All About Pets How many of you have literally Face-timed with your student and been asked to put the family pet near the phone? Well, I h [...]
Sports
Michelle Balaun2018-08-02T13:48:33+00:00Seminole Chop anyone? Way back, when your student was deciding on where to go to college, attending Seminole sports probably came into play. It’s just [...]
Entertainment
Michelle Balaun2018-10-10T15:48:50+00:00Check out those 'Noles This is what we call entertainment, I’m going to go out on a limb here and tell you flat out; I wasn’t a sports fan until my daug [...]
Hotels
Michelle Balaun2018-10-23T11:07:53+00:00A Nice Place to Stay, Hotels Nearby Keeping in mind that Tallahassee is not only a college town but also the state capital, there is a vast selection of [...]
The Next Four Years
Michelle Balaun2018-08-02T13:43:31+00:00Have you begun practicing your Tomahawk chop yet? If you have a student ready to spend the next four years at FSU and plan to visit, you best get your [...]