College Bucket List

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Be it that we have lived through college, we definitely have a pretty seasoned College Bucket List to share with our fellow college readers. Whether you're embarking on your college journey soon or midday into it, check these College Bucket List items off of your list:

1. Join a sorority (I mean, that's obvi, right?!)
2. Live in college housing
3. If you're a sorority girl, live in your chapter house
4. Take a college credit dance class
5. Do Race For the Cure with your friends/sisters
6. Attend Spring Break in Viva la Mexico!
7. Go to at least one college football game
8. Sit in the student section
9. Pull an "all-nighter"
10. Go to a frat party
11. Compete in a dance off
12. Eat Chick-fil-a like every single day (partially kidding)!
13. Attend at least two campus events
14. Have a Power Hour
15. Go to a date dash (with or without a date)
16. Decorate your grad cap (after all, you did earn your degree so show your accomplishments off)!

What does your College Bucket List look like? Share with us in the comments below some things you hope to achieve while in college?

Study Session Survival Guide

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It’s finals season once again…our favorite (not!). Between the tons of group projects and research papers, you also have to start studying for those huge exams. Summer seems so close, yet so, so far away. Everyone is familiar with the long study sessions spent at the library or locked away in your room where it just feels endless. Have no fear, we’ve compiled a list of some essentials to keep you on-track, focused, and efficient!

• Water, water, water
• Whatever you do, do not dehydrate your system with soda or energy drinks. Hydrate your system and notice elevated energy and heightened focus. 
• Self-control apps
• If you have a Mac, you can use SelfControl to block out certain websites while you are studying. There are other applications similar for PCs and mobile phones as well!
• Healthy snacks
• Don’t stock up on junk food for finals (even though we know, it’s tempting!). Put some carrot sticks and ranch dressing in a Tupperware or grab an apple the next time you’re running out the door for a study session. Sometimes you need to munch on something to keep yourself focused and awake, so you might as well make it a healthy snack!
• Good tunes
• While songs with familiar lyrics or even words in general can be distracting, there are tons of amazing playlists with instrumental music that can help you stay on-track. Check out 8tracks.com for hundreds of instrumental playlists tailored specifically for studying. 
• A study buddy
• Sometimes studying with a friend can be extremely distracting, so you have to have an understanding that you’re both there to get down to business. Try explaining a concept you’re learning to them or have them quiz you on important concepts. Saying things out loud will help you process better and having a determined buddy will hold you accountable when you start to slack off. 

Even if you’re pulling an all-nighter (although we advise not to do that), be sure to take frequent breaks. For every thirty minutes you work uninterrupted, you should take a 5-10 minute break. Resting your mind will allow you to get back to work re-focused and energized.