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10 Quick & Easy Life Hacks for College Students

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Ashley M Gaskins

Mar 26, 2019

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10 Quick & Easy Life Hacks for College Students

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College can be an amazing life experience. You can make so many new friends and awesome memories. However, sometimes adjusting to college life is not easy for anyone. Whether you are a freshman, senior, or a non-traditional student, college can be a real struggle. Sometimes even the simplest thing, like a discount on a meal or advice on the best way to study can be a lifesaver!

Here is a list of life hacks that could help to make your college lifestyle a bit easier.

Free Amazon Prime!

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Amazon Prime is so useful when trying to get books or supplies in time for the semester to start. Or, if you forgot to order them, then you can get them quick!

Resting Up After An All Nighter!

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A fifteen to twenty minute nap is the sweet spot for getting just enough rest to get you back to working hard!

Hans Zimmer on Pandora for Studying!

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Listening to classical music or music without distracting lyrics has been shown to improve retention while studying!

Study Help!

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Most students use quizlet or a similar tool, but this is just another option to help find good study tools!

Best Times to Study!

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Studying earlier can improve your retention rate of information!

Increase Retention Rates Even More!

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Not only does studying at certain times of day increase your retention rates but studying your notes within 24 hours of taking them is another way to increase your retention rates even more!

Sell Your Study Notes!

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After you are done with your notes, share them with others and earn some extra cash!

Chew Gum While Studying!

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This study shows that there is potentially a link between chewing gum and improved intellectual performance and that it can increase alertness!

College Students Need to Eat!

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Check out these restaurants in your area to see if they offer student discounts!

Plan for the Future -- After College Life!

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You can volunteer during college or after graduation to get help paying off student loan debt! Check out SponsorChange.org to see how you can get help paying off your student loans by helping others!

So, whether you are getting a free subscription, discounted meal, or a little bit of study help, these college life hacks will truly make your life a little bit easier. Make sure to share the love so everyone from the newest of freshman to the 5th year seniors and graduate students can take full advantage of these awesome life hacks!

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You're welcome.

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Free Amazon Prime!

Resting Up After An All Nighter!

Hans Zimmer on Pandora for Studying!

Study Help!

Best Times to Study!

Increase Retention Rates Even More!

Sell Your Study Notes!

Chew Gum While Studying!

College Students Need to Eat!

Plan for the Future -- After College Life!

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This isn't just for the single Pringles out there either, folks

Run Around Clanging Pots and Pans in Everyone's Face

Eat the Last Few Pigs in a Blanket

Pop Twelve White Grapes

Burn Something

Smash Things Against a Wall

Spontaneously Begin an Irish Jig

Call Your Mother

Throw a Coffee Table Out a Window

Sing "Auld Lang Syne" at the Top of Your Lungs

Do Some Squats

Swan Dive into a Nearly Freezing Body of Water

Take a Shot

Time to be merry and bright.

"First Noel" by Leslie Odom, Jr

"A Holly Jolly Christmas" by Burl Ives

"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" by Kelly Clarkson

"All I Want for Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey

"Christmas (Baby Please Come Home" by Michael Buble

"Last Christmas" by Taylor Swift

"The Christmas Song" by Josh Groban

"White Christmas" by Idina Menzel

"O Holy Night" by David Archuleta

"Believe" by Josh Groban

"Les cloches du hameau" by Celine Dion

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3. I will go to the gym more.

4. I will go to the library and study more.

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1. Walk in motivated and ready to rock

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4. When the Yearning for Sleep Sneaks Up

5. In the words of Lorelai Gilmore "Coffee, Coffee, Coffee"

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8. Suddenly, it's 2 a.m. and you have only written three sentences and your paper is due in the morning.

9. You've made it to Friday... somehow.

10. Then Sunday hits and you find yourself back at the Lib.

11. So you cry some more.

12. But, you fight through the tears to get everything done because you're determined.

13. In the end, you feel on top of the world because you made it through the last week of class alive.

14. But, now it's finals week so good luck.

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