Advice I’d Give My Freshman Self
Michelle Balaun2020-06-10T15:51:27-04:00What Every Freshman Should Know You only get to be a freshman in college once, so before you go, I want to share some advice. The beginning of your firs [...]
Economical to Extravagant Off-Campus Living
Michelle Balaun2020-06-11T14:01:42-04:00The Next Step to Off-Campus Living College Park has plenty of options when it comes to living spaces. From apartments, houses, and townhouses, the choic [...]
Favorite Apartment Rentals!
Michelle Balaun2020-06-11T14:23:51-04:00Abundant Rentals - Renters Rejoice! Most students cannot wait to move into rentals! Whether you are choosing to live in an apartment freshman year or as [...]
First time Finding a Roommate at UMD?
Michelle Balaun2020-06-11T14:41:45-04:00The Hunt for the Perfect Roommate One of my first thoughts after committing to the University of Maryland was “How am I going to find a good roommate?” [...]
Flu Season Ahead, Wash Your Hands!
Michelle Balaun2020-09-29T14:49:51-04:00The Flu ends with “U” It’s that season again. Flu season is generally from October through May; peaking in December. Given that the flu is easily spread [...]
Home Sweet Dorm
Michelle Balaun2020-09-24T16:44:14-04:00Turn Their Dorm Room from Drab to Fab You may be surprised at how one can transform a mass-produced, industrial-looking dorm room into a warm and welcom [...]
Insider’s Guide to Living On-Campus
Michelle Balaun2020-08-18T13:52:46-04:00Here is What You Need to Know You can certainly read about the dorms and places to live on campus on the UMD Housing and Residential Life pages, but we [...]
Wake up Terps! It’s Game Day!
Michelle Balaun2020-10-22T12:06:38-04:00Get Ready For the Big Game With These Attire Tips! The best feeling for any college student, particularly if you’re a Terp, is waking up knowing it's ga [...]
Moving In – Move it Move it Move it
Michelle Balaun2020-11-11T10:39:02-05:00Get Your Hand Trucks Ready to Move! Once your student has been given their move-in date and dorm or residence assignment, the process of handling what c [...]
Roommates and Residential Life
Michelle Balaun2020-06-26T16:03:17-04:00Roommates and Learning to Live With Others Their first time with roommates? For many students, going off to college means moving away from home and livi [...]
Sick at School and How to Cope
Michelle Balaun2020-09-05T09:15:15-04:00Mom…..I’m Sick… We all know that feeling we parents get when our kids are sick. Will they be ok? How many classes will they miss and how much work will [...]
Storage at UMD for All the Things…
Michelle Balaun2022-07-19T14:36:32-04:00Where Will They Put All Their Stuff? How will you manage storage? It’s that time between semesters when they want to bring EVERYTHING home for a few wee [...]
Trouble in Paradise at UMD
Michelle Balaun2020-06-30T12:21:50-04:00Trouble, It Can Happen Is your student having trouble or in trouble? Are they having problems with a roommate, an apartment lease, underage drinking, ac [...]
Pets in School
Michelle Balaun2020-11-10T13:46:31-05:00Take Your Pets (Dog Or Cat) to College! Dogs are called man’s best friend for a reason! Pets bring so much love and joy to our lives and there’s nothing [...]