Books, Books, Books, Time to Study
Michelle Balaun2020-08-31T22:49:57-04:00Let Reality Begin Now that our sons and daughters are all settled at college, the reality of necessities begins. They are students again and are startin [...]
Need Advice? Get Some Advising
Michelle Balaun2020-08-20T11:46:37-04:00A Guide to Getting an Advising Appointment Making an advising appointment at UGA is so easy and simple… As a new student, whether a freshman or a transf [...]
Orientation and How to Manage
Michelle Balaun2020-07-22T18:22:55-04:00A Guide to Orientation Your child has been accepted to the University of Georgia! Congrats! The first thing you need to do is to sign up for Orientation [...]
So, Your Student Wants to be a Dawg?
Michelle Balaun2020-10-28T12:40:27-04:00Of course, they do Dawg! UGA is an amazing university located in a college town with a beautiful campus. The traditions and opportunities that UGA offer [...]
The Best Apps for Students
Michelle Balaun2020-08-14T08:51:46-04:00UGA and College Studying Apps Remember when you were in college and everything you needed was easily accessible via apps on your phone? No? Well, me too [...]
They’ve Been Accepted to UGA
Michelle Balaun2020-07-22T18:49:38-04:00Congratulations on Becoming a Dawg! You made it! I mean, they made it, but it sure feels like we, as parents did a lot of work to get our kids to colleg [...]
Tutoring
Michelle Balaun2020-09-01T17:06:10-04:00Tutoring Can Be The Key If you are a new student at the University of Georgia, then you already know the challenges that classes and professors at a com [...]
First Time Student Loan Borrower?
Michelle Balaun2020-07-22T20:19:45-04:00You’ll need to do this for a first-time student loan. It's all new to you as a first-timer, here is what you need to know about a student loan. What is [...]
Best Places to Study That You Need to Know About
Michelle Balaun2020-09-02T12:22:20-04:00Shhhhh, Here Is a Great Study Spot! You are at UGA and need to study, right? The University of Georgia is such a cool campus because it is in the heart [...]
Advice I’d Give To My Freshman Self
Michelle Balaun2020-08-04T12:33:42-04:00Advice Every Freshman Should Know A little advice goes a long way. Being a freshman in college is a new experience unlike any other you have ever known. [...]
How to Transition as a Transfer Student
Michelle Balaun2020-07-22T20:32:30-04:00Transferring to a new college can be both daunting and exciting Some students transfer after attending a two-year college and some transfer because they [...]
Double Dawgs Program at UGA
Michelle Balaun2020-07-22T20:39:29-04:00Double Dawg Down on Your Degree The University of Georgia offers a program known as “Double Dawgs” which is a way for students to economically maximize [...]
Top Majors to Consider at UGA
Michelle Balaun2020-06-22T11:59:38-04:00So Many Majors To Choose From The Classic City is the home of the University of Georgia and is, therefore, home to the #16 Public University in the Unit [...]
Fun Electives to Take to Round Out Your Schedule
Michelle Balaun2020-10-06T16:49:15-04:00When You Need Electives Did you plan for some electives? Sometimes students’ schedules are just so jam-packed that an easy and fun elective is the perfe [...]
Registration for Classes at UGA
Michelle Balaun2020-10-06T14:31:29-04:00Registration Step-by-Step Instructions & Tips Registration in college is so different from anything that you have ever experienced and can be somewh [...]
Is a Grade A Really An A – Pluses and Minuses Count!
Michelle Balaun2020-07-23T13:26:42-04:00Your Grade Pluses and Minuses Do Count! You have gotten into the University of Georgia because of how impressive your high school years were, how hard y [...]
Drop a Class
Michelle Balaun2020-09-20T14:54:54-04:00Here’s How to Drop a Class the Right Way “I need to drop my class” is not something that any parent wants to hear and honestly not something any student [...]
My Student Made Honor Roll, and Now?
Michelle Balaun2020-07-28T13:14:25-04:00Dean’s List Pride Honor Roll It is that time of year when students receive notifications that they have made a collegiate scholar society. The cream-col [...]
Study Abroad Programs for Students
Michelle Balaun2020-08-18T14:44:09-04:00The world is your classroom, so study abroad. *UGA Study Abroad is as of right now unavailable until 2021 due to the global pandemic, but the app [...]
Trouble in Paradise
Michelle Balaun2020-07-28T13:27:44-04:00Your Student got in trouble, now what? Is your student having trouble or in trouble? Are they having problems with a roommate, an apartment lease, under [...]
Graduation Restaurant Reservations
Michelle Balaun2020-10-16T14:59:52-04:00Graduation Restaurants - Great Places to Celebrate Whether you are a Fall or Spring graduate, chances are you need to hop on making reservations for yo [...]
Transferring to UGA
Michelle Balaun2020-07-28T13:30:51-04:00Better late than never. Transferring requirements. Some students leave for college unsure of what to find and realize when they get there, it is not the [...]
Auxiliary Fees for Classes
Michelle Balaun2020-06-23T18:18:43-04:00HaveUHeard of These Fees? You can’t get away from the fees! There is no denying that college tuition, in and of itself, is a huge expense; however, on t [...]
Who Are You Going to Call?
Michelle Balaun2020-08-14T10:52:04-04:00…When You Need Answers, You can Call! However, knowing where to call for whatever the issue can be daunting. For instance, trying to decipher how rush w [...]
Taking the Campus Tour at UGA
Michelle Balaun2020-11-05T11:21:54-05:00A Tour Can Help You Make Your College Decision Taking a campus tour is an essential step to help your students decide where they will make their home fo [...]
Searching for Scholarships
Michelle Balaun2020-08-14T13:27:35-04:00Scholarships can help pay for college! Now that they have been accepted into UGA, the idea of actually paying for college looms overhead and scholarship [...]
Choosing or Changing Your Major
Michelle Balaun2020-05-21T11:52:11-04:00Find Your Perfect Major Make sure that your major, minor, certificate, and/or area of emphasis suits you, your career goals, and interests, The Universi [...]
Smaller School first, then UGA
Michelle Balaun2020-05-21T12:06:58-04:00UNG First - Then Transfer to UGA Some times it makes more sense to first go to a smaller school, for many different reasons, some students prefer to sta [...]
The Stress of College
Michelle Balaun2020-05-05T12:40:52-04:00Helping Students Manage Their Stress One of my biggest worries, when my kids left for college, was would they be able to handle the stress of college li [...]
Technology Needs
Michelle Balaun2020-08-07T13:42:42-04:00Check Out The Technology You Get for Free! HaveUHeard that Microsoft Office 365 technology is free for all enrolled UGA students? And it’s free for up t [...]
Finding a Roommate at UGA
Michelle Balaun2020-05-05T13:35:13-04:00Adjusting to shared living with a roommate. When I went to school, there was no way to find out who my roommate was until the day I got to school. The [...]
The ABC’s of a 529 Plan
Michelle Balaun2020-07-30T14:34:13-04:00What does 529 Pay For? If this is your first time paying for college, I bet you have 529 questions! When you decided to have kids, I would bet your firs [...]
Experiential Learning Credit
Michelle Balaun2020-07-30T14:37:55-04:00Students Need to Complete this Credit In 2016, the University of Georgia created a new requirement that makes all students graduate with an “Experientia [...]
FreshCo – Summer Classes at UGA
Michelle Balaun2020-05-12T13:27:48-04:00UGA’s Freshman College Summer Experience UGA offers a “Freshman College Summer Experience”, also known as FreshCo, which is a four-week session in the s [...]
Preparing for Grad School Exams
Michelle Balaun2021-05-07T13:06:22-04:00More exams, the fun keeps going! More exams? But wait there's more... Time flies when you’re having fun! It wasn’t until college that I realized how tru [...]
Controversial Speakers UGA
Michelle Balaun2020-06-10T13:29:31-04:00Is Free Expression Controversial? UGA, like most colleges, wants students to seek knowledge, debate ideas, and form opinions some may be controversial. [...]
Campus Resources for Students of Color
Michelle Balaun2020-07-30T14:41:38-04:00Campus Guide to Resources for Multicultural Students The University of Georgia is committed to the inclusion of BIPOC students (Black and Indigenous Peo [...]