Before Heading to UM Do This!
Michelle Balaun2020-09-10T12:29:07-04:00Read Our Tips Here First Before you send them to school! Before you leave to take your kid to college, there are a few items you will want to take care [...]
Taking the Campus Tour
Michelle Balaun2020-11-05T11:24:15-05:00The Tour Can Help You Make Your College Decision It's the season for campus tours. Many of you have already visited a multitude of schools, but now that [...]
Get on the Bus
Michelle Balaun2019-12-19T17:09:17-05:00A Guide to UM’s Bus System The University of Miami’s Hurry ‘Canes shuttle bus system can be a huge help to UM students that live on and around campus. A [...]
Register to Vote UM
Michelle Balaun2020-10-07T12:39:18-04:00How to Have Your Vote Count While At College When it comes to voting, your vote counts! Voting is important so we want you to be prepared when election [...]
The Benefits of Joining the UM Alumni Association
Michelle Balaun2020-09-15T15:09:57-04:00Alumni Networking, Perks, and More… Before you know it, you are walking across the stage at graduation, and with that last step, you are officially a Ca [...]
Having a Car at College
Michelle Balaun2019-12-19T17:12:53-05:00Can You Get by Without a Car? Whether to let your students bring a car to campus will probably lead to many conversations. In order to try to have a stu [...]
Who You Going to Call?
Michelle Balaun2020-05-05T16:39:49-04:00…When You Need Answers, You can Call! The important call contact info you need to have. Over the years there have been only a few times that I, as a par [...]
Is an A Grade Really An A?
Michelle Balaun2019-12-19T17:19:20-05:00A+ or A- Those Pluses and Minuses Count in your grade! Going the extra mile to get an A in a class instead of an A- or getting a B+ instead of a B can b [...]
Wake Up Canes, It’s Game Day!
Michelle Balaun2020-10-22T11:19:25-04:00Get ready for the big game with these attire tips! The best feeling for any college student, particularly if you’re a Cane, is waking up knowing its gam [...]
Bucket List for UM Students
Michelle Balaun2020-09-15T12:25:27-04:00Freshmen - follow this bucket list for maximum fun! As an incoming freshman to the University of Miami, it is important to be aware of some of the bucke [...]
The ABC’s of 529 Savings Plans UM
Michelle Balaun2020-11-02T12:29:50-05:00What 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 [...]
Finding an Internship to Start a Career
Michelle Balaun2020-09-09T14:38:15-04:00The Most Effective Way To A Starter Job. I am a big believer in internships. I received my first internship while an art student at school, working in t [...]
Football Seats at Hard Rock Stadium
Michelle Balaun2020-10-02T15:30:45-04:00A Guide to Hard Rock Stadium Everyone should attend at least one UM football game! There are only 5 colleges in the US that play their home games in an [...]
Banks & Credit Unions
Michelle Balaun2019-12-19T17:27:59-05:00Places that Handle Money Leaving for college comes with so many new things, but handling their own money can be one of the scariest. We have all kinds o [...]
21 and Oh So Fun! You’ve Got This!
Michelle Balaun2020-10-27T09:32:13-04:00You've waited 21 years for this! The city of Miami, specifically South Beach, is known for its nightlife, making it the furthest thing from a typical co [...]
Sending A Package to Your Student?
Michelle Balaun2020-07-30T14:20:50-04:00Make Sure the Package Gets There There are many reasons that a student receives a package. It could just be their usual Amazon delivery or a care packag [...]
Need Advice? Get Some Advising
Michelle Balaun2019-12-19T17:33:25-05:00A Guide to Getting an Advising Appointment While in college, having a strong relationship with your academic advisor is important in being able to gradu [...]
Pets in School, how to have four legged fun.
Michelle Balaun2020-11-10T13:33:30-05:00Take Your Pets (Dog or Cat) to College Every time I head down to UM to see my daughter, she asks that I bring our dog. Let’s face it; the pup is everyon [...]
Computer and Phone Repair
Michelle Balaun2020-09-20T12:41:07-04:00When it breaks it is such an issue...Phone or Computer! My daughter has dropped her phone more times than I care to admit; so much so that even the insu [...]
Home Sweet Dorm This Is Home Now!
Michelle Balaun2020-09-24T16:10:46-04:00You may be surprised at how one can transition a mass-produced, industrial-looking dorm room into a warm and inviting room/suite. And there is plenty of help out there to spur ideas and help you organize.
Entertainment
Michelle Balaun2020-01-09T10:14:00-05:00Fun stuff to do! It's entertaining and almost silly to write about things to do when visiting your student at UM. Based on the fact that our kids are li [...]
Advice to My Freshman Self
Michelle Balaun2020-08-06T21:22:09-04:00What Every Freshman Should Know As a sophomore looking back at my freshman year, I can easily think of advice that I would give my freshman self. Freshm [...]
Where to Pregame at UM
Michelle Balaun2020-01-09T10:11:06-05:00Get Ready For A Fun Day! I have to admit that I hadn’t heard of the term, pregame until I heard my daughter mention it before attending her first colleg [...]
Raising Money For Camp Kesem
Michelle Balaun2020-04-20T17:36:46-04:00Students Share this Camp Kesem Volunteer Opportunity Kesem is a nationwide community, driven by passionate college student leaders, that supports childr [...]
Preparing for Grad School Exams
Michelle Balaun2021-05-07T13:10:41-04:00More Exams Prep Time. It may like you just finished studying for the ACT/SAT’s and left for college, but before you know it, graduation will be looming [...]
More Veggies Please – Vegetarian/Vegan Dining
Michelle Balaun2020-11-05T12:09:58-05:00You Really Do Want To Eat More Veggies! Slowly, but surely, more and more young people are going vegan or vegetarian. I can’t blame them. Sometimes the [...]
Technology Needs for UM Students
Michelle Balaun2020-08-13T13:28:17-04:00Here Is What You Get Free! The vision of the University of Miami's Information Technology (UMIT) department is to be the best information technology org [...]
Online Test Taking For Today’s Students
Michelle Balaun2020-08-24T12:05:26-04:00Blackboard and Lockdown Technology has changed the way students take tests. My daughter was able to extend one of her holiday breaks by scheduling her e [...]
Moving In?
Michelle Balaun2020-01-28T11:44:41-05:00Once your student has been given their move-in date and dorm or residence assignment, the process of handling what can be a stressful, labor-intensive and often expensive process begins. The moving in scenario.
Nature vs Nurture
Michelle Balaun2020-10-12T15:34:53-04:00Have fun in the sun, it's nature!!! If you have a child attending the U, start compiling that Miami bucket list as soon as they have accepted! Nature ab [...]
Food for Thought
Michelle Balaun2020-07-01T15:07:01-04:00No Student Hungry Much like the national campaign No Kid Hungry®, there are many students at colleges throughout the United States that are barely getti [...]
Safest Places to Visit Your Student This Semester
Michelle Balaun2020-10-14T11:31:45-04:00We Still Love to Visit Our Canes Let’s face it, these are odd and crazy times! Things look very different at UM this semester but one thing is still for [...]
Volunteering Turns Your Compassion into Action
Michelle Balaun2020-01-09T10:27:35-05:00Volunteering with passion is key. When you first go off to college, you will find that there is no shortage of opportunities to participate in social ac [...]
An Insider’s Guide to Living on Campus
Michelle Balaun2020-01-29T13:33:11-05:00Here's How to Manage Your U-Miami Campus Living At the University of Miami, with on-campus housing, what you see is what you get. Students are only requ [...]
New Housing for UM Students
Michelle Balaun2020-01-09T10:24:36-05:00Updated New Living Environments Coming To UM Have you seen the housing? Freshman housing is the one area that most students can agree on, needs improvem [...]
Safety Matters
Michelle Balaun2020-03-10T14:09:25-04:00The University of Miami takes safety very seriously. Technology has changed the landscape of how they impart information to students through texts and e [...]
The Next Four Years
Michelle Balaun2020-01-09T10:20:29-05:00Your Next Steps. So you have a student ready to spend the next four years at The University of Miami? That means you will undoubtedly be visiting once o [...]
How to Transition as A Transfer Student
Michelle Balaun2020-01-09T10:18:46-05:00There is a Place For Everyone The first thing to know about transferring schools is that there is a place for everyone. When we are in our senior year o [...]
Graduation Photography for UM Seniors
Michelle Balaun2020-06-30T18:10:09-04:00You’ll Want to Memorialize the Day with Photography The last four years (or so) probably flew by and commencement is around the corner. There is no doub [...]
Sorority Recruitment: What to Expect & What to Wear
Michelle Balaun2020-07-22T12:58:17-04:00UM Sorority Recruitment: What to Expect & What to Wear Tips & Tricks You are going to want to know what to wear for recruitment, University of M [...]
Working While in College
Michelle Balaun2020-11-10T13:34:04-05:00Gotta Earn Some Cash? Some students have to work to pay for college, some consider their school-work their only job and others choose to work while at s [...]
Sick at School and What To Do
Michelle Balaun2020-09-25T16:08:38-04:00Mom...I'm sick... I’m sick…It’s bound to happen. At some point, the phone will buzz and your independent college student will cry “I don’t feel well, I' [...]
Homecoming Alumni Weekend
Michelle Balaun2020-07-08T13:19:23-04:00Alumni Weekend & Homecoming November 1-3, 2018 is a campus-wide event that takes place once a year on the Coral Gables campus, and is a time that all alumni and friends come together to celebrate being a ‘Cane!
Fun Classes and Electives to Expand Your Fun
Michelle Balaun2020-10-06T16:20:40-04:00When You Need Fun Electives As students at the University of Miami, we spend days leading up to class registration seeing what times and sections are av [...]
Relay for Life at UM
Michelle Balaun2020-04-20T17:28:17-04:00UM Relay for Life Supporting the American Cancer Society Even though things are not 'normal' many charities need help now more than ever. UM participate [...]
The First Few Weeks
Michelle Balaun2020-01-09T11:18:35-05:00We 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 [...]
College Majors to Pursue at UM
Michelle Balaun2020-05-15T11:26:30-04:00Perhaps It’s Time to Consider Majors that are Sustainable in Tough Times Students usually choose a major over a period of time. I have always been a fan [...]
Money, Money, Money
Michelle Balaun2020-05-06T16:35:43-04:00When Will My Financial Aid Money Disburse? The time has come to pay for your college costs and money panic may set in. I remember that first tuition bi [...]