Stay Fit While In College It’s Smart!
Michelle Balaun2020-09-08T14:58:24-04:00It’s Easy to Stay Fit! Staying fit at college is good for grades, did you know that? This is near to my heart as I truly believe exercise is critical to [...]
Retail Therapy Makes Starting College Easier
Michelle Balaun2020-05-13T16:21:49-04:00A Little Retail Shopping Helps! There is plenty of retail shopping in Bloomington and although your student is there for school, there is always somethi [...]
The Best Apps for Students
Michelle Balaun2020-11-10T13:42:10-05:00IU and College Studying Apps As students, we always hear from parents “Our lives were so much more difficult when I was your age.” While this is not alw [...]
Rushing Her Way – Recruitment
Michelle Balaun2020-05-13T16:33:41-04:00Joining A Sorority Has Advantages HaveUHeard rushing is now called recruitment. Before students even step foot on the IU campus, most already know about [...]
The Stress of College
Michelle Balaun2020-05-15T14:36:31-04:00Here are Ways to Beat Stress at School Stress is a real issue in college life. Although college is a lot of fun and games, students also have a heavy co [...]
Rushing His Way
Michelle Balaun2020-05-13T16:51:30-04:00What Is The Real Rush Story? What really is a fraternity rush? So many times, we think about a fraternity and think of the movie Animal House. The brot [...]
They’ve Been Accepted, A New Hoosier!
Michelle Balaun2020-05-16T16:36:43-04:00Accepted, here’s what you do now, new Hoosier! For those of you who have been accepted, and are lucky enough to be a future Hoosier, congratulations! It [...]
Safety Matters
Michelle Balaun2020-05-13T17:02:44-04:00How To Handle The Fact You Are Not There Of course, our concern is for our college students' safety. I’m not a helicopter parent. Really, I’m not. I bel [...]
How to Transition as a Transfer Student
Michelle Balaun2020-05-21T12:54:28-04:00Better late than never. Transfer requirements. Want to transfer to a university, especially one as large as Indiana University, can be nerve-racking, bu [...]
Having a Car at College, Is It a Good Idea?
Michelle Balaun2020-06-01T09:43:34-04:00Can You Get by Without a Car? Going to college, I remember being so nervous that I wasn't going to have a car with me. I thought it would be so hard to [...]
Student Accessibility Resources at IU
Michelle Balaun2020-05-28T13:02:53-04:00Accessibility Accommodations for all Students Accessibility for all students is an important issue. Before college, I went to public schools in my town [...]
Searching for Scholarships to Pay for College
Michelle Balaun2020-08-21T17:57:24-04:00Now you’ll need to pay for that college! Scholarships can help you manage the financial pressures of starting college. Almost as soon as the first accep [...]
Go Big Red… The Cream of the Hoosier Crop
Michelle Balaun2020-10-22T12:00:04-04:00Putting Together Great Hoosier Outfits There is nothing more anticipated at Indiana University than a Hoosier game day. Gameday consists of exciting Big [...]
Examity Online Test Taking
Michelle Balaun2020-08-24T12:12:20-04:00Online Test Taking for Today’s Students As weird as it is that most classes are online, there are some benefits of an online class. Personally speaking, [...]
Get on the Bus
Michelle Balaun2020-06-24T15:24:48-04:00A Guide to IU’s Bus System They’re going to be some of those days when you just aren’t in the mood to make the trek across campus to class. Bloomington [...]
Planning to Sublease an Apartment at IU?
Michelle Balaun2020-06-15T16:45:11-04:00The Supply is Greater Than the Demand, Here’s How to Sublease You might want to consider a sublease...HaveUHeard that when a student moves into an off-c [...]
Home Sweet Dorm
Michelle Balaun2020-09-24T16:19:12-04:00Turn Their Dorm Room From Drab To Fab Dorm rooms, ho-hum boring. You may be surprised at how one can transition a mass-produced, industrial-looking dorm [...]
Are You Sending A Package to Your Student?
Michelle Balaun2020-09-29T14:33:56-04:00Sending it... If you are planning on sending a package to your student, you want to make sure they get it. There are many reasons that a student receive [...]
Tutoring – getting help keeps you competitive
Michelle Balaun2020-09-02T12:26:26-04:00Tutoring Can Be the Key Students who attend IU, no different than many other highly sought-after colleges, will be faced with challenging classes, taugh [...]
I Am Not Your Maid – Maid Cleaning Companies
Michelle Balaun2020-09-04T15:12:59-04:00Because Sometimes You Need a Maid I never thought I would be saying this, but sometimes it is a good idea to hire a maid cleaning service for your stude [...]
What Not to Bring to College
Michelle Balaun2020-05-16T17:26:26-04:00No, you don’t need to bring that! You might think you need to bring the kitchen sink...but really, read this first! If you haven’t started shopping for [...]
Where the Wind Blows
Michelle Balaun2020-10-07T12:33:28-04:00If a Tornado is Around, Get Low to the Ground The wind is howling, now what? Growing up in South Florida, I have gone through at least one hurricane eve [...]
Working While Attending College
Michelle Balaun2020-11-10T13:42:36-05:00Working it - Make Some Moola While at School Growing up, working was normal for me. I have always loved having a job. I actually met my best friend from [...]
Food for Thought
Michelle Balaun2020-07-01T15:00:43-04:00No Student Hungry, Food for All Much like the national campaign No Kid Hungry®, there are many students at colleges throughout the United States that ar [...]
Weekend with Dad
Michelle Balaun2020-10-27T09:29:48-04:00The Best Things to Do With Your Dad at IU As most new college students at Indiana University would probably admit, leaving home was exciting. Free-dommm [...]
Safest Places to Visit Your Student This Semester
Michelle Balaun2020-10-14T11:51:29-04:00We Still Love to Visit Our Hoosiers Let’s face it, these are odd and crazy times! Things look very different at IU this semester but one thing is still [...]
Best Coffee Shops at IU
Michelle Balaun2020-10-09T16:25:17-04:00Coffee, Cup of Joe, a Cuppa, Java As a college student, I basically have a coffee in my hands at all times. After my freshman year, I soon realized that [...]
Favorite Apartment Rentals
Michelle Balaun2020-09-30T12:29:32-04:00Here are Our Most Favorite Apartment Tips on Rentals Rentals, it is the future. Neither one of my girls or their friends stayed in the dorms beyond thei [...]
Auxiliary Fees for Classes
Michelle Balaun2020-08-06T11:53:40-04:00HaveUHeard of These Fees? There is no denying that college tuition, itself, is a huge expense; however, on top of the cost, HaveUHeard that some classes [...]
Banks & Credit Unions
Michelle Balaun2020-07-08T13:08:27-04:00Many Places to Grab Money, Banks Galore! Leaving for college comes with so many new things, but handling their own money can be one of the scariest. We [...]
How Will Students Stay Safe, Sane and Happy this Fall
Michelle Balaun2020-06-29T10:39:09-04:00Where is a Safe Spot at College? Safe, Sane, and happy, is that possible? As colleges are doing their best to come up with ideas as to how to keep our s [...]
Money, Money, Money
Michelle Balaun2020-08-21T17:55:45-04:00When Does Financial Aid Get Disbursed? The time has come to pay for your college costs and panic sets in. Time to pony up the money! Whether you are in- [...]
An Insider’s Guide to Living On Campus
Michelle Balaun2022-03-09T12:59:22-05:00Here is what you need to know about living on campus! You can certainly read about the dorms and just where to live on campus on the IU Housing pages, b [...]
Parking at IU
Michelle Balaun2020-05-29T15:59:07-04:00Get the Last Parking Spot! Every student wants a car on campus until they actually get to campus. On Thursdays at 11 am, when almost every student has c [...]
Taking the Campus Tour
Michelle Balaun2020-09-05T09:26:32-04:00A 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 th [...]
Spring Sports
Michelle Balaun2020-10-22T10:40:12-04:00Everyone Loves Sports While the Indiana Hoosiers Football team is not always on top, some fans are quick to claim that IU is a Basketball school. I reme [...]
Advice I Would Give My Freshman Self
Michelle Balaun2020-08-06T21:24:46-04:00A Little Advice Goes a Long Way We could do with a bit of advice. Moving to an unfamiliar place where you don’t know the area or a lot of people can be [...]
They Care at IU
Michelle Balaun2020-08-10T12:14:08-04:00We know you care too! You care about your student and so does IU. Once you commit to Indiana University, you officially become a family member for life. [...]
Where Will They Live -Managing the Gap
Michelle Balaun2020-06-24T15:36:09-04:00Managing the Gap Although it feels like you just moved your students into their dorms, you now have to move them out. The worst part is that some may be [...]
Roommates and Residential Life
Michelle Balaun2020-06-16T11:49:53-04:00Roommates - Learning to Live With Others… For many students entering college, this may be their first time away from home for an extended period of time [...]
Budget 101 for Students
Michelle Balaun2020-07-16T17:12:30-04:00Budget Let's Talk Money In college, students definitely learn a lot, but was your student ever really taught the best way to budget and handle finances [...]
Who are You Going to Call?
Michelle Balaun2020-07-06T13:31:04-04:00…When You Need Answers, You can Call! When you have a University-related question, sometimes the hardest part about this is not knowing who to call. At [...]
Storage IU, Where does the Stuff Go?
Michelle Balaun2020-06-03T14:11:58-04:00Where Will They Put All Their Stuff? That time between semesters when they want to bring everything home for a few weeks or summer and you are wondering [...]
More Veggies Please – Vegetarian/Vegan Dining
Michelle Balaun2020-10-30T12:34:50-04:00You 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. Veggies are go [...]
Transferring to IU
Michelle Balaun2020-05-26T11:15:08-04:00Transferring and Change is Good Some students leave for college unsure of what to find and realize when they get there it is not the place for them. Per [...]
Trick or Treat The Halloween College Version
Michelle Balaun2020-09-28T17:31:42-04:00That was then… As a little girl Halloween consisted of dressing up for school, going desk to desk filling up my school basket with candy from my classma [...]
Football Time – Where to Watch the Hoosiers
Michelle Balaun2020-09-15T15:42:30-04:00College football … Hoosiers, It’s Time Over here we are counting down the days until IU football games are back in action! To start anticipating that ou [...]
IU COVID Updates
Michelle Balaun2020-08-14T12:45:53-04:00Stay Up to Date on COVID Plans Seems like finding the right COVID update in this unusual time is tricky. I don’t think I have ever used the word unprece [...]