Advice to My Freshman Self
Michelle Balaun2018-10-01T15:54:13+00:00What Every Freshman Should Know As my time as an undergraduate college student is coming to an end, there are so many things I wish my freshman self-kne [...]
An Insider’s Guide to Living on Campus
Michelle Balaun2018-08-05T11:13:48+00:00Learn the Best Way to Manage Your Housing. One of the first decisions you need to make after being accepted to USF is housing. You need to put in your h [...]
The Stress of College
Michelle Balaun2018-08-05T11:25:17+00:00The Stress of College It happens to all of us, even our kids. You probably saw this when they were studying for their AP exams or writing the dreaded c [...]
The Loss of a Pet
Michelle Balaun2018-08-05T11:13:02+00:00The Loss of a Pet More than half of our population owns at least one pet. For many college students, the family pet was acquired when they were a child [...]
Sorority Girl
Michelle Balaun2018-08-05T11:13:49+00:00Sorority Girl Not being in a sorority myself, although I was a Little Sister for a fraternity at USF, having my daughter become a sorority girl was a ne [...]
Rushing His Way
Michelle Balaun2018-08-05T11:13:02+00:00Rushing His Way Going back to 1978 with the release of “Animal House”, which became one of the most successful comedies of all time, to 2014 with the re [...]
Transportation -Getting There
Michelle Balaun2018-08-05T11:19:27+00:00Getting There – Transportation To and From Tampa The first time you drop your student off at college can be both stressful and exciting. Planning is th [...]
Get Involved
Michelle Balaun2018-08-05T11:13:04+00:00Get Involved USF is huge! With over 37,000 undergraduates across over 1500 acres, it can sometimes be hard to not feel overwhelmed by the size of the sc [...]
Gasparilla
Michelle Balaun2018-08-05T11:13:04+00:00Gasparilla Aaarg! It’s An Invasion! Being that we live in the same city as our college kid, there is one part of Tampa life that I must tell you about. [...]
Family Weekend
Michelle Balaun2018-08-05T11:13:04+00:00Family Weekend Every school has Parents Weekend, and for USF the tradition continues. This is a great time to see your student in their “natural habita [...]
Care Packages
Michelle Balaun2018-09-19T17:16:28+00:00Care Packages So, your college student has been away and you and your family are getting used to your new normal. Even though your student is busy with [...]
Budget 101
Michelle Balaun2018-08-05T11:13:05+00:00Budget 101 I’m going to start with the dreaded comment starting “when I was in college, we didn’t have…” (insert teenager eye-roll here). But, all of u [...]