Money, Money, Money
Michelle Balaun2020-06-09T13:58:11-04:00When Does Financial Aid Get Disbursed? The time has come to pay for your college costs and panic sets in. Time to pony up the money! I remember receivin [...]
First in Family?
Michelle Balaun2019-12-13T15:22:10-05:00Are you 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 first [...]
TCC First
Michelle Balaun2019-12-13T15:22:51-05:00Then 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 [...]
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 [...]
Namast’ay – Yes Yoga Can Help
Michelle Balaun2020-09-21T18:36:43-04:00Namast’ay at FSU For years I tried to get my daughter to enjoy yoga with me, but she had multiple excuses. I knew it would be good for her mentally and [...]
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 [...]
Parking at FSU
Michelle Balaun2019-12-13T16:29:56-05:00Get the Last Parking 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 [...]
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 [...]
More Veggies Please
Michelle Balaun2020-10-23T16:00:04-04:00Vegetarian/Vegan Dining Slowly, but surely, more and more young people are going vegan or vegetarian. I can’t blame them. Veggies are good and good for [...]
Let’s Do Lunch
Michelle Balaun2020-06-04T17:03:32-04:00Hey, let's grab some lunch grub. Like any college town and/or state capitol, there are literally hundreds of dining options from fast food to fast-casu [...]
Wakey Wakey – Eggs and Bakey Breakfast Anytime
Michelle Balaun2020-10-23T15:57:43-04:00Here are our favorites! Best Breakfast Restaurants Like any college town or state capitol, there are literally hundreds of dining options from fast foo [...]
Dinner, Early or Late
Michelle Balaun2020-10-02T14:33:24-04:00When you want to go somewhere nice for dinner. Like any college town and/or state capitol, there are literally hundreds of dining options from fast foo [...]
Delivery Services
Michelle Balaun2020-09-15T12:46:05-04:00There'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 turn [...]
Trouble In Paradise
Michelle Balaun2020-06-02T13:34:56-04:00Trouble, It Happens... I began our conversations about walking alone at night, binge drinking, hazing, and drugs, among other things many months my kids [...]
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 [...]
Major Decisions
Michelle Balaun2019-12-13T17:22:23-05:00Choosing 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 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 [...]
Garnet and Gold Debut
Michelle Balaun2020-10-22T10:56:46-04:00Get ready for Florida State Football, Garnet & Gold! There will be a lot of excitement on April 18th when our Seminoles play the Garnet and Gold Spr [...]
Birthright Israel
Michelle Balaun2021-01-14T16:18:42-05:00What 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 at FSU
Michelle Balaun2020-09-20T15:15:22-04:00Class Drop Deadline at FSU I’m not sure which class it was, business calculus or accounting, but the horror stories were coming true. When my son called [...]
I’m Not Your Maid: Cleaning Services
Michelle Balaun2020-09-04T15:04:26-04:00Sometimes This Chore Is Just Too Much. I never thought I would be saying this, but sometimes it is a good idea to hire a maid cleaning service for your [...]
Dress for Success
Michelle Balaun2020-08-18T14:43:38-04:00Learning to Live in the Real World. Be a Success! As they get closer to graduation, one of the greatest changes our students are about to experience is [...]
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 [...]
Finding a Job During Senior Year
Michelle Balaun2019-12-13T17:31:54-05:00Are You A Senior? Time to start networking. Graduation is only a few months off and, depending on the type of job you are applying for, your senior shou [...]
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 [...]
Residential Life and Roommates
Michelle Balaun2020-05-09T14:01:32-04:00Roommates and other fun life experiences. For many students entering college, this may be their first time away from home for an extended period of time [...]
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 [...]
Spring Break
Michelle Balaun2020-10-02T13:43:30-04:00Fun to be had by all! You haven’t seen them since January and are looking forward to some time with them home again over Spring Break. FSU's 2020 Spring [...]
Computer and Phone Repair
Michelle Balaun2020-09-20T12:52:43-04:00It can be fixed! The day my daughter’s phone broke, and she thought the world would come to an end, was nothing compared to when her computer stopped wo [...]
Study Places
Michelle Balaun2020-08-20T16:04:40-04:00You need a good place to concentrate? My son closes his bedroom door in his apartment and puts on headphones to study. My daughter likes to study in the [...]
Dance Marathon
Michelle Balaun2020-10-23T13:45:42-04:00You Can Dance If You Want To Perhaps you have seen the Facebook posts from your student or friends’ kids that say #FTK or #ForTheKids. Maybe even fundra [...]
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 [...]
Beauty and the Beast for Noles
Michelle Balaun2021-06-10T14:56:47-04:00Beauty & The Beast When planning for college, we rarely think about the fact that our kids may still have to visit hair salons and barbershops or ge [...]
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 [...]