Organizing for College Students – Professional Organizers Blog Carnival
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The days of summer are hurrying by, bringing us closer to the start of classes for students of all ages. This month’s Carnival is dedicated to everyone who will be sending their kids off to college or university this fall, as well as the students themselves, whether it will be their first semester or their last.
Let me begin by introducing our newest participant, Sheila DeHart, with her post Moving your College Freshman into a Dorm? Here’s a list of things NOT to bring. Welcome, Sheila!
Linda Vanderkolk has earned the status of Professional Organizers Blog Carnival Star Blogger with 6 Tips for an Organized Start To College, her 10th contribution to the Blog Carnival. Congratulations, Linda!
As you visit everyone’s blogs, be sure to engage by leaving comments and/or connecting with the bloggers on social media.
First Steps
Seana Turner – Making the Most of Your College Visit
Helena Alkhas – Preparing Your College Application
Freshman Year
Ellen Delap – Organizing Tips for College Freshman
Leslie Josel – Organizing is Academic –Surviving First Semester Freshman Year of College
Organizing the Dorm Room / Residence
Margarita Ibbott – Moving Out – Getting Ready for University
Sabrina Quairoli – Organizing College Dorm Room – Part 2
Stacey Agin Murray – Get Organized for Dorm Life
Rashelle Isip – Organizing Tip: 8 Dorm Room Packing Tips
Hazel Thornton – My Best College Dorm Room Tips are…um, Geralin Thomas’s
Natalie Gallagher – College Prep: Set Yourself Up for Success as a Dorm Dweller
Special Topics
Linda Samuels – Failing Your Way to Success
Julie Bestry – Paper Doll’s Campus Tour: Organize Your College Life
Thank you to CheapAutoInsurance.net for sponsoring this Carnival. Read their post: Should Students Use Home or College Address for Auto Insurance?.
Next month, the Professional Organizers Blog Carnival will be about Staying Organized, and sponsored by LifeinCase, LLC. To take advantage of this opportunity to get free exposure for your organizing business, please submit your post before 10:00 AM EDT on Wednesday, September 10, 2014. And be sure to come back on September 11th for the next Professional Organizers Blog Carnival!
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What a wonderful selection of posts Janet; thank you and Hazel for including my post.
I’ve shared this on Pinterest and Facebook and hope that parents and students realize what a gem of a post this is.
Thank you for sharing it, Geralin! It’s so exciting to see the collective wisdom of my readers every month. 🙂
Wonderful collection and so timely too as college students venture off for their new experiences. Great assortment of tips and advice for students and parents. Thank you Janet for this fabulous opportunity to share.
Always happy when you can join us, Linda!
This is an excellent list to get college students started. I used to be a Senior Financial Aid Advisor and was just amazed at how the students were unprepared for what lied ahead for them. Some of those special topics are great for high schoolers as well. Thanks…sharing this list.
Thanks, Taya! Was there any particular issue you noticed that kept cropping up for the students?
Not understanding the expenses of being on their own! They also did not have time management skills. They all wanted to be full time and have a job. Well, you need to calculate time to and from work, how often the study labs and professor office hours are, how well you interact with your roommate….
Thanks for sharing – I’m sure that information will be helpful to anyone reading this post!
Great list! I’m sure they are all very helpful this time of year 🙂 I know a lot of families with their first child moving to college.
Glad you liked the Blog Carnival, Tanya – I hope you’ll pass the link on to those families!
Excellent selection of posts, Janet! These are great starters for students to be organized. Thanks for sharing these.