First Time Student Loan Borrower?
Michelle Balaun2020-08-20T12:56:58-04:00You'll Need to Do This. What is the Entrance Counseling? In July of 2016, the U.S. Department of Education made it a requirement that, in order to have [...]
Volunteering Turns Your Compassion into Action
Michelle Balaun2020-09-01T12:05:06-04:00There are many reasons... Volunteering lets you give back to the community to make a difference in the world, to gain experience, and to change a person [...]
Preparing for Grad School Exams
Michelle Balaun2021-05-07T13:13:15-04:00The Fun Continues... I know it feels like you just finished studying for the ACT/SAT’s and left for college, but before you know it, graduation will be [...]
Making the Most of Summer C
Michelle Balaun2020-03-23T14:31:17-04:00This 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. Summer [...]
Sorting Out College Life – A Guide to Laundry
Michelle Balaun2019-12-13T16:32:14-05:00Tisket-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 Balaun2020-06-29T16:45:23-04:00Everyone Has a Right to Easy Accessibility When my oldest began college, which can feel tremendous by way of size alone compared to high school, she was [...]
21 and Oh So Fun
Michelle Balaun2020-10-26T15:13:37-04:00Time for fun and "Adulting" My daughter turned 21 in June of her junior year at FSU as do many students. Being that it was officially summer break, they [...]
An Insider’s Guide to Living on Campus FSU
Michelle Balaun2020-06-15T10:16:33-04:00Here is what you need to know! You can certainly read about the dorms and just where to live on campus on the FSU Housing pages, but we asked our intern [...]
Finding a Roommate
Michelle Balaun2020-06-04T17:07:36-04:00A really great roommate experience! Finding the ideal roommate(s) can be tough and a hassle. I’m here to tell you about my personal experiences and how [...]
Technology Services
Michelle Balaun2020-08-13T13:30:53-04:00Check Out What You Get for Free! HaveUHeard that Microsoft Office 365 is free for all enrolled FSU Students? For information about downloading this hel [...]
What Not to Bring
Michelle Balaun2020-04-28T11:04:43-04:00No, 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 [...]
Managing the Gap
Michelle Balaun2019-12-13T17:19:03-05:00Where Will They Live During the Gap? Although it feels like you just moved your students into their dorms, you now have to move them out. The worst part [...]
Make the Call
Michelle Balaun2019-12-13T17:35:48-05:00Make 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 [...]
Career Showcase: A Student’s Perspective
Michelle Balaun2020-08-28T13:30:36-04:00Choosing 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 Balaun2020-05-26T11:18:20-04:00Change 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 ne [...]
Spring Sports at FSU
Michelle Balaun2020-08-17T12:07:21-04:00Everyone 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 [...]
Finding an Internship
Michelle Balaun2020-09-09T14:33:07-04:00Get some experience, get an internship! What better way to learn about a prospective field or career than to do an internship? What better way is there [...]
Favorite Apartment Rentals at College
Michelle Balaun2020-05-09T13:58:27-04:00Here are our most favorite apartment tips on rentals. Rentals, it is the future. Not one of my kids or their friends stayed in the dorms beyond their fr [...]
Student Jobs
Michelle Balaun2019-12-13T16:08:06-05:00Some 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 [...]
Accepted
Michelle Balaun2020-02-24T12:25:08-05:00Have you been Accepted? Acceptances come out for FSU on January 3o, 2020 for those that applied for those who submitted all supporting documents by Nove [...]
Scholarships
Michelle Balaun2020-08-21T14:07:34-04:00Now 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 [...]
Working While Attending College FSU
Michelle Balaun2020-11-10T12:22:49-05:00Need a job? Working it! Some students have to work to pay for college, some consider their school work their only job and fortunately don’t have to find [...]
The Best Apps For Students
Michelle Balaun2020-08-21T16:52:13-04:00FSU 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 [...]
Nature vs Nurture
Michelle Balaun2020-10-12T12:00:44-04:00So much more Nature than you think! Your first few trips up to Tallahassee were probably about seeing the school, orientation, and move in (which means [...]
Honor Roll at FSU
Michelle Balaun2020-06-10T16:37:24-04:00Did you get an envelope? It is that time of year when students receive notifications that they have made a collegiate scholar society. The cream-colored [...]
The Stress of College
Michelle Balaun2020-06-01T12:39:10-04:00Stress. 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 stres [...]
After The Hurricane, here’s what you can do.
Michelle Balaun2019-12-13T17:15:23-05:00Post-Hurricane Prior to Hurricane Dorian, our blog talked a lot about Hurricane Irma which definitely left Floridians on their toes. Hurricane Irma will [...]
Bright Futures
Michelle Balaun2020-06-01T20:01:22-04:00The Future Is So Bright You'll Need Shades! SEE END OF BLOG FOR CHANGES EFFECTIVE WITH THE 2020-2021 ACADEMIC SCHOOL YEAR Bright Futures has been a grea [...]
Stay Fit in School, it Helps Your Grades!
Michelle Balaun2020-09-01T10:58:57-04:00It's Easy to Stay Fit! Note: Fitness schedules have changed; some are in person and others are virtual. Check out FSU's new fitness class schedules here [...]
Is It Safe? All that stuff at school?
Michelle Balaun2019-12-13T17:05:56-05:00Is Their Stuff Safe? Right up there with the call from my college daughter that she lost her phone, keys, student ID, (fill in the blank), is the call y [...]
F.S.U. Move.In.Day.
Michelle Balaun2019-12-13T15:08:59-05:00F.S.U.M.I.D. Yeah, move. FSU’s move-in day is …well…a lot of work. Be prepared for many trips to the car and possibly one or two to the store for the in [...]
So your student wants to be a Seminole?
Michelle Balaun2020-10-28T12:21:08-04:00The 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 oppor [...]
Lost and Found – Try this first
Michelle Balaun2020-01-29T13:51:21-05:00Oh No...It Happened! My daughter spent the summer studying abroad. She was warned about pickpockets by friends. And, she has made it through almost two [...]
Where the Wind Blows
Michelle Balaun2020-10-07T12:29:48-04:00South Florida Native, Knows About Wind Having grown up in South Florida, I have gone through more than 40 Hurricane seasons, talk about wind! I prepared [...]
Budget 101
Michelle Balaun2020-10-15T17:45:33-04:00The Money Talk At orientation we were inundated with information about all sorts of things; from FAFSA forms to meal plans. No one ever really elaborate [...]
Football, are U ready?
Michelle Balaun2020-10-22T10:54:02-04:00Are U Ready For Some Football? Note: So things definitely look different this year, therefore....In order to keep the Tallahassee community safe preside [...]
Get Involved
Michelle Balaun2020-08-10T15:00:15-04:00Be a Part of the Action, Join the Fun With an undergraduate enrollment of nearly 33,000, set in Florida’s capital city, FSU spans 476 acres. It seems hu [...]
Health Insurance
Michelle Balaun2020-10-15T11:07:14-04:00Get clear on all the health plans. Students at many colleges today must have a health insurance plan that meets their university’s minimum requirement. [...]
Tax Time
Michelle Balaun2019-12-15T16:22:12-05:00What Month Is It Anyway? April 15th is right around the corner. As you are preparing your return or having a CPA prepare your return, do not forget to t [...]
FAFSA
Michelle Balaun2020-10-02T10:10:46-04:00First Applicants Find Substantial Assets, of course! FAFSA is the national Free Application for Federal Student Aid but, based on how aid is distributed [...]
Tutoring and Other Ways to Study Better
Michelle Balaun2020-08-20T15:59:32-04:00Challenges But Not Limitations, Tutoring Can Help Students who attend FSU, no different than many other highly sought-after colleges, will be faced with [...]
Safety Matters
Michelle Balaun2020-03-10T12:38:53-04:00Their Safety is Really All that Matters I’m not a helicopter parent. Really, I’m not. (Ok, some may disagree.) Regardless, once we have moved our studen [...]
The Next Four Years
Michelle Balaun2019-12-13T15:36:20-05:00Have 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 c [...]
Rushing His Way, the Fraternity way
Michelle Balaun2019-12-13T17:17:39-05:00Frat. Rush. For parents of incoming freshmen, you have probably started to hear about the fraternity rush. The way rush is handled for fraternities is r [...]
Meal Plans
Michelle Balaun2020-06-30T16:22:58-04:00Burgers and Pizza and Fries… Oh my… A Guide to Meal Plans Some of us will miss those family dinners. Others will find some relief. Either way, we all wa [...]
Orientation, Find Out About Your School
Michelle Balaun2020-05-16T17:56:51-04:00Overwhelm Potential Orientation for incoming freshmen for summer and fall 2020 will look different than the blog below describes. Due to unprecedented t [...]
Home Sweet Dorm – Make it Dreamy!
Michelle Balaun2020-09-24T16:45:27-04:00Dorm-o-Rama! You may be surprised at how one can transition a mass-produced, industrial-looking dorm room into a warm and inviting room/suite. And there [...]
Moving Out
Michelle Balaun2020-11-11T10:24:32-05:00Moving Out Moving out can be almost as hectic as moving into the dorms and apartments. It did not make sense for us to drag the entire dorm supplies hom [...]