Where to Pre-Game at UCF
Michelle Balaun2020-07-21T14:05:55-04:00Tailgating Season Has Begun! Football season is upon us and other than making sure you will be properly attired in black and gold and have your keys rea [...]
Balance Recreation & Wellness Center at UCF
Michelle Balaun2019-12-18T15:57:26-05:00Because Balance is Important Going to college isn’t just about studying; no matter what parents think. Finding your balance while at school is incredibl [...]
Money, Money, Money, Show Me The Money!
Michelle Balaun2020-06-23T18:55:51-04:00When will they get their financial aid, alias "money"? The time has come to pay for your college costs and panic sets in, where is the money? I remembe [...]
Food for Thought
Michelle Balaun2020-07-01T15:02:18-04:00No Student Hungry Much like the national campaign No Kid Hungry®, there are many students at colleges throughout the United States that are barely getti [...]
Valencia First
Michelle Balaun2019-12-18T14:32:07-05:00...Then Transfer to UCF Some students may not be ready for a big university, but want the excitement that goes along with it. For this reason, many stud [...]
Take the LEAD
Michelle Balaun2019-12-18T14:35:59-05:00Apply for LEAD Academy. Looking for a leadership opportunity while at UCF? You may want to consider applying to be part of the LEAD Scholars Academy. UC [...]
First Time Student Loan Borrower?
Michelle Balaun2020-07-09T12:22:34-04:00You'll Need to Do This for a Loan. What is the Entrance Counseling? In July of 2016, the U.S. Department of Education made it a requirement that, in ord [...]
Volunteering Turns Your Compassion into Action
Michelle Balaun2019-12-18T15:33:59-05:00There are many reasons for volunteering. Volunteering lets you give back to the community, to make a difference in the world, to gain experience and to [...]
Bucket List for UCF
Michelle Balaun2020-09-21T17:56:27-04:00If you have committed to becoming a Knight...fill this bucket. There are a few things that you might want to check out over your next for years at UCF. [...]
Preparing for Grad School Exams
Michelle Balaun2021-05-07T13:12:33-04:00Exams, the fun never stops! Exams are right around the corner. I know it feels like you just finished studying for the ACT/SAT’s and left for college, b [...]
Parking at UCF
Michelle Balaun2020-07-03T13:55:12-04:00For my next magic trick, I will conjure up a parking space! You sent them to college with a car and they are grateful. However, although it will make a [...]
Namast’ ay at UCF: A Guide to Yoga Classes
Michelle Balaun2020-09-21T18:25:29-04:00Om Shanti! 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 physic [...]
Sorting Out College Life – A Guide to Laundry, Dry Cleaning & Alterations
Michelle Balaun2020-09-21T16:24:40-04:00The least favorite chore! I tried to teach my kids to do laundry before they each left for college. Really. I did. Yet, somehow when they went away to s [...]
Student Accessibility Services at UCF
Michelle Balaun2019-12-18T14:38:48-05:00Accessibility for all at UCF! When my oldest began college, which can feel tremendous by way of size alone compared to high school, she was relieved to [...]
Making the Most of Summer B
Michelle Balaun2020-03-23T14:23:00-04:00This is when summer gets fun! ** Due to the unusual and unprecedented Spring (2020) situation and circumstances, Summer B 2020 classes will also be onli [...]
21 and Oh So Fun
Michelle Balaun2020-10-26T15:24:21-04:00Becoming an official adult. How fun. My daughter will turn 21 in October of her junior year at UCF as do many students during their junior year. How fun [...]
More Veggies Please
Michelle Balaun2020-06-03T14:53:43-04:00Vegan/Vegetarian 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 Because we can!
Michelle Balaun2020-09-21T17:39:22-04:00Best lunch places we know! Lunch is the fun break in the middle of the day! Like any college town and/or city where many residents carry a yearly fun pa [...]
Wakey, Wakey Eggs & Bakey
Michelle Balaun2020-07-28T18:10:24-04:00Our favorite meal of the day! Wakey-wakey! Like any college town or city where many residents carry a yearly fun pass, there are literally hundreds of [...]
Dinner, Early or Late! Let’s eat!
Michelle Balaun2020-09-21T16:20:24-04:00The secret to getting a good dinner. Like any college town and/or city where many residents carry a yearly fun pass, there are literally hundreds of di [...]
It’s All About the Delivery and Getting it to Your Door
Michelle Balaun2020-09-15T12:47:48-04:00There'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 t [...]
Trouble in Paradise
Michelle Balaun2019-12-18T16:33:38-05:00Trouble, sometimes it happens. I began our conversations about walking alone at night, binge drinking, hazing, and drugs, among other things many months [...]
An Insider’s Guide to Living on Campus at UCF
Michelle Balaun2022-03-09T12:56:40-05:00The inside scoop for real! You can certainly read about the dorms and where to live on campus on the UCF Housing and Residence Life pages, but we asked [...]
Finding a Roommate for the first time
Michelle Balaun2020-06-11T14:29:14-04:00First time living with someone you're not related to, your first roommate! Living in a dorm during my freshman year was probably one of the best decisio [...]
Technology Services
Michelle Balaun2020-08-13T13:29:40-04:00UCF Technology Services Students should create a Knights email account which you may use once you are fully admitted. Students also receive 50GB of stor [...]
Knights Spring Debut
Michelle Balaun2019-12-18T13:26:13-05:00They're Back At It, Debut time! After the last football season’s remarkable performance, our UCF Knights are itching to get back out on the field to pla [...]
Choosing or Changing Your Major
Michelle Balaun2019-12-18T16:35:46-05:00You Can Always Change Your Mind (Major). Considering the University of Central Florida offers 101 bachelor degrees; how is one to choose? Most students [...]
Managing the Gap during breaks
Michelle Balaun2019-12-18T16:25:39-05:00Where Will They Live- Managing the Gap How will you manage the dreaded gap? Although it feels like you just moved your students into their dorms, you no [...]
Rosen College of Hospitality Management
Michelle Balaun2019-12-18T16:39:25-05:00Learn and Work in the Industry Hospitality Capital of the World. HaveUheard that Orlando is officially the most visited city in the nation? I bet that i [...]
Birthright Israel
Michelle Balaun2021-01-14T16:19:30-05:00Young Jewish Adults Trip to Israel. What is Birthright Israel? Birthright Israel is the gift of a free, 10-day trip to Israel designed for young adults [...]
I’m Not Your Maid
Michelle Balaun2020-09-04T15:05:29-04:00Maid Cleaning Services I never thought I would be saying this, but sometimes it is a good idea to hire a maid, a cleaning service for students. Hear me [...]
Dropping A Class
Michelle Balaun2020-09-20T15:12:53-04:00Grade Forgiveness to Drop a Class I’m not sure which class it was; business calculus or accounting, but the horror stories were coming true. When my son [...]
Are You Ready for Some Football?
Michelle Balaun2020-09-11T14:33:34-04:00Knights Athletic Events, Are You Ready? Note: Everything is a little different this year; even football. To better understand everything Knight's footba [...]
Dress for Success
Michelle Balaun2020-08-18T14:46:08-04:00Time to Step it Up As they get closer to graduation, one of the greatest changes our students are about to experience is abandoning their shorts, t-shir [...]
Make the Call
Michelle Balaun2020-06-05T12:31:52-04:00If you think you should, you should do it. A distraught friend recently called me wondering why they hadn’t yet heard from UCF although they sent in her [...]
Career Showcase- A Student Perspective
Michelle Balaun2020-08-28T13:45:18-04:00It's normal to change your mind. When I first applied to UCF, I didn’t even have a question of what my major would be. I confidently clicked Psychology [...]
Finding A Job During Senior Year
Michelle Balaun2020-10-09T12:24:12-04:00Start Your Job Search Soon if You Are a Senior! ***UCF wants students to know that Career Services says students shouldn't slow down on thinking about i [...]
Transferring to UCF
Michelle Balaun2019-12-18T16:45:57-05:00Transferring to Become a Knight! Some students leave for college unsure of what to find and realize when they get there that it is not the place for the [...]
Finding an Internship and Getting Experience
Michelle Balaun2020-09-09T14:35:13-04:00Get the experience you need with an Internship. ***UCF wants students to know that Career Services says students shouldn't slow down on thinking about i [...]
Favorite Apartment Rentals, tips and tricks
Michelle Balaun2023-05-08T16:27:06-04:00Living Off-Campus, the real rentals. Here are our best tips for rentals at UCF. With each of my kids, I have three; not one stayed in the dorms beyond t [...]
Tax Time
Michelle Balaun2020-07-21T13:30:43-04:00It seems like it always almost time for Uncle Sam. April 15th is right around the corner. As you are preparing your return or having a CPA prepare your [...]
Roommates and Residential Life
Michelle Balaun2020-03-03T16:14:12-05:00How to manage a shared living space. For many students entering college, this may be their first time away from home for an extended period of time. Whi [...]
Searching for Scholarships to Help Pay the Way!
Michelle Balaun2020-08-21T14:03:26-04:00Congratulations on Your Child Being Accepted! Now that that’s settled, the idea of actually paying for college looms. Hopefully, you have prepared in s [...]
Working While Attending College
Michelle Balaun2020-10-17T18:36:15-04:00Make Some Moola While at School. Some students have to work to pay for college, some consider their school work their only job and fortunately don’t hav [...]
Spring Break
Michelle Balaun2020-01-27T17:57:25-05:00Popular Ways To Spend Your Break. You haven’t seen them since January and are looking forward to some time with them home again over Spring Break. UCF's [...]
Knight-Thon, Dance all night! Do good!
Michelle Balaun2020-10-23T13:49:31-04:00Dance The Night Away Do you dance? When my kids were in high school, they each did some sort of volunteer work; all noble and worthy. Then they got to c [...]
Computer and Phone Repair, Yes they can fix it.
Michelle Balaun2020-09-20T12:57:33-04:00OMG. It's Broken. 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 w [...]
Study – The Best Places to Study around UCF Campus
Michelle Balaun2020-08-20T16:26:37-04:00Finding a good place to study is very important for students. However, they all need a few other options for good places to study. Fortunately, there ar [...]