Tips, Tricks & Experiences from a Flourishing College Girl

haha! [B][COLOR="DarkOrchid"]How cheesy does that title sound?[/COLOR][/B] [I]I mean, it is Thursday, right?... and you are not at a Seminar for troubled college students...[/I]No worries, I understand all of this!

However, I've got a budget on the mind because I am forced to write an estimated weekly budget for my seminar class. [B][COLOR="Blue"]Fun, no?[/COLOR][/B] I finally get a wake-up call as to how much money I am dishin' out to [URL="http://www.collegetips.com/forum/blogs/emily/134-how-can-i-say-no.html"]my ...

[B][COLOR="Blue"]Succeeding in school [/COLOR][/B]is just another part of this [URL="http://www.collegetips.com/forum/blogs/emily/185-balancing-act.html"]Balancing Act [/URL]that we all know as college life. I mean, after all, going to college was a decision that you made. It?s not like in high school when you failed a test and just thought, [I][SIZE="1"]?Meh, I didn?t like that class anyways?. [/SIZE][/I]You get to pick your classes and choose those that suit your ...

Let?s kick off the series [B][URL="http://www.collegetips.com/forum/blogs/emily/185-balancing-act.html"]?Balancing Act?[/URL][/B] by talking about [B][COLOR="DarkRed"]Living in a Dorm[/COLOR][/B]. Oh dear. What a broad topic. Where should I start?

After three semesters of living on campus, I have come to [B][COLOR="DarkOrchid"]a few enlightening realizations[/COLOR][/B].

[I]First, it takes no longer than 15 minutes to get just about anywhere ...

[B][COLOR="Purple"]Ahh... spring break! [/COLOR][/B][I]The time to catch up on blogging, start on your research paper, do your 20-hour Calculus II take-home exam, write [URL="http://www.iateapie.net/"][COLOR="Black"]food reviews [/COLOR][/URL]and fill out scholarship applications. [/I]No? Not exactly what you had in mind? Yea, me neither. :rolleyes: However, life doesn?t halt over spring break?unfortunately!

[B][COLOR="Blue"]That?s not to say ...

[I][COLOR="DarkOrange"][B]Do any of you guys have a recommendation for a Netbook, aka Mini Laptop?[/B][/COLOR][/I] I'm lookin' for heros here. ;)

See, I have this large laptop with a bright pink top [SIZE="1"](I [I]would[/I] get the pink one...) [/SIZE]and it [B][COLOR="Blue"]"Blue Screens"[/COLOR][/B] and randomly shuts out of programs all of the time. I have configured it [B][COLOR="Red"]back to "Factory Settings"[/COLOR][/B] ...