Graduation Tips for the Seriously Graduating!
Michelle Balaun2020-01-24T16:58:02-05:00Seriously, Graduating Already? Remember how when our kids were little we couldn’t envision them leaving us and going off to college? Now, if you are lik [...]
The Next Four Years
Michelle Balaun2020-01-27T17:03:36-05:00Do you know what a true Knight does with their keys during a football game? Do you know what a true Knight does with his/her keys during a football game [...]
Study – The Best Places to Study around UCF Campus
Michelle Balaun2019-12-18T12:59:02-05:00Finding 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 [...]
ProctorU, Test Taking Online
Michelle Balaun2019-12-18T13:03:22-05:00Online Test Taking for Today’s Students I have taken taking exams throughout my stay at the University of Central Florida in allocated classrooms across [...]
The ABC’s of 529 Savings Plans UCF
Michelle Balaun2019-12-18T13:12:39-05:00What 529 Pays When you decide to have kids, your first thought is not how am I going to pay for college, but it might be your second. I made a decision [...]
UCF Downtown Campus
Michelle Balaun2019-12-18T13:27:29-05:00What You Need to Know About Downtown My major is actually one of the main majors that are moving downtown. I believe I will be taking my last Human Comm [...]
UCF’s Top Majors
Michelle Balaun2019-12-12T13:10:55-05:00More Than the Mouse...Majors Orlando is not only the hometown of Mickey and Minnie Mouse; it also is the home of a Preeminent Research University, UCF. [...]
Disney Aspire a great way to afford school!
Michelle Balaun2019-12-18T13:33:42-05:00Working For the Mouse Pays Off! Disney Aspire! Just when you thought that going to college in Orlando, the home of Mickey and Minnie, couldn’t get any b [...]
Having A Car at College
Michelle Balaun2019-12-18T13:57:45-05:00Can You Get By Without a Car? If you have ever talked to a UCF student, you would know that the #1 complaint involves parking on campus. Whether your st [...]
Who You Going To Call?
Michelle Balaun2019-12-18T13:58:37-05:00Call Here for Answers The important contact info you need to have. Over the years there have been only a few times that I, as a parent, have felt the ne [...]
Is an A Really an A?
Michelle Balaun2019-12-18T13:56:54-05:00Is an A really an A, or does plus or minus Count? Is that A really and A? Give or take a plus or minus? The University of Central Florida is ranked as a [...]
Controversial Speakers
Michelle Balaun2019-12-18T14:01:10-05:00Free Expression, Controversial? UCF is a melting pot with a variety of people from different backgrounds and beliefs. No matter who you are, UCF makes s [...]
Care Packages … Sometimes They Get Sick!
Michelle Balaun2019-12-18T14:14:06-05:00You just want someone to make you a cup of tea. When our kids are sick, regardless of the fact that they are supposedly considered adults, it feels awfu [...]
Need Advice? Get Advice.
Michelle Balaun2019-12-18T14:03:34-05:00How to Get an Advisor Appointment Most colleges, like UCF, luckily have walk-in hours to get an advising appointment. This is fantastic, especially if y [...]
FAFSA, all you need to know!
Michelle Balaun2019-12-18T14:05:56-05:00What is – FAFSA? First Applicants Find Substantial Assets, of course! FAFSA is the national Free Application for Federal Student Aid but, based on how a [...]
Fun Electives Classes to Take
Michelle Balaun2019-12-18T14:19:59-05:00When You Need Electives Did you plan for some electives? At orientation before freshman year, had started, advisors asked that students declare a major. [...]
Making the Most of Summer B
Michelle Balaun2019-12-18T14:22:59-05:00This is when summer gets fun! Summer B for freshman is probably one of the most exciting times. It is most likely the first time living with thousands o [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Sick at School, Mom Can Help!
Michelle Balaun2019-12-18T14:41:36-05:00Mom..... It’s bound to happen. At some point, while our kids are at college, the phone will ring and suddenly our mature, independent college student w [...]
The Best Apps For Students
Michelle Balaun2020-01-24T18:52:41-05:00UCF and College Studying Apps Remember when you were in college and everything was easily accessible via an app on your phone? No? Well, me either. Our [...]
Advice to my Freshman Self
Michelle Balaun2019-12-18T15:31:08-05:00Advice Every Freshman Should Know College life seems like a dream. It’s the first time living away from home and not by parents’ rules. College classes [...]
The First Few Weeks
Michelle Balaun2019-12-18T15:31:53-05:00We completed the drop. We unloaded the car in the treacherous Florida heat and we set up their rooms. The bed was made, everything had been put away and [...]
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 [...]
Dropping A Class
Michelle Balaun2019-12-18T15:35:16-05:00Grade 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 [...]
Preparing for Grad School Exams
Michelle Balaun2020-01-28T09:51:31-05:00Exams, the fun never stops! I know it feels like you just finished studying for the ACT/SAT’s and left for college, but before you know it, graduation w [...]
Tutoring
Michelle Balaun2019-12-18T16:08:03-05:00….It’s a Good Thing Students who attend UCF, are no different than many other highly sought after colleges, they will be faced with challenging classes, [...]
Orient Yourself – Orientation Tips
Michelle Balaun2019-12-18T16:14:15-05:00Overwhelm Potential If two nights and two days can make your head spin, these might be the two. Orientation, is not a bad thing, of course; it is just t [...]
What Not To Bring To College!
Michelle Balaun2019-12-18T16:27:26-05:00Nope, Don't Need It Actually what I wanted to share here was that given that this is my third child to head off to college, I have learned that there ar [...]
Study Abroad UCF and See The Word.
Michelle Balaun2020-01-28T13:18:04-05:00The World is your Classroom so Study Abroad! The world is your classroom. I am a big believer in this adage. Apparently many students agree as Study Abr [...]
Honor Roll
Michelle Balaun2019-12-18T16:34:20-05:00Did you get a letter? It is that time of year when students receive notifications that they have made a collegiate scholar society. The cream-colored li [...]
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 [...]
Get Involved
Michelle Balaun2019-12-18T16:37:23-05:00Get Involved With an undergraduate enrollment of nearly 60,000; the second-largest university in the United States, set in Florida’s home to more than a [...]
Books, Books, Books
Michelle Balaun2020-01-24T17:59:12-05:00Reality Begins Now that our sons and daughters are settled at college the reality begins (not ours, which happened for me the second I got into the car [...]
So you want to be a Knight? Here’s How!
Michelle Balaun2019-12-18T16:38:51-05:00Be a Knight! I don’t blame you; the excitement can’t be beaten. To be a Knight, belonging to a superior University and enjoying all the experiences and [...]
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 [...]
Searching for Scholarships to Help Pay the Way!
Michelle Balaun2019-12-21T14:28:25-05:00Congratulations on Your Child Being Accepted! Now that that’s settled, the idea of actually paying for college looms. Hopefully, you have prepared in s [...]
The Stress of College
Michelle Balaun2019-12-18T16:44:36-05:00Here are Ways to Beat Stress at School Stress. It happens to all of us, including our kids. As though a full schedule and trying to maintain a social li [...]
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 Balaun2020-01-07T12:32:58-05:00Get the experience you need with an Internship. What better way to learn about a prospective field or career than to do an internship? What better way i [...]