College v2
Lifehacker: how to buy cheap books
Lifehacker readers pitch in on how to get cheap books. Some theories have been covered here but it basically breaks down to this: ebay.com half.com amazon.com (used) Book Burro [tags]textbooks[/tags]
Read more »Back to school, old (but still usefull) CV2 posts
As you can tell by the lack of posting in the last two days, Temple has begun the fall semester. I imagine most of you have started school already as well. Below are some posts that can help: Book Burro...
Read more »Collegiate Ubiquity gets you drunk, possibly arrested
*wink* *wink* nudge nudge *cough* How to get a fake Id *cough* …You never saw me… [tags]Quick! Run the cops![/tags]
Read more »What college students need, my dream college application: Uber
And now for the dorkiest thing I have ever done… College students have it rough. With loads of productivity software out there, nothing seems to fit. Sure there’s One Note, and online services like Google Calender, but there is no...
Read more »Pimp my TI-83: making calculators fun
The bulky Texas Instruments calculators have been staples of math classes for years. But these timeless beauties can do more than formulate, umm…. formulas, they can act as your new Game Boy. If fact, some creative chaps managed to put...
Read more »How to be an Internet secret agent: clean up your digital dirt!
One of the new things I am reading everywhere is the sudden realization that the pictures you post online will one day come back to haunt you. Colleges such as the University of Virgina even have a slide show warning...
Read more »California slowly, but surely, raising college fees
We’ve discussed how bad New Jersey residents have have it. But California, long known for having some of the lowest in-state tuition in the country, is slowly raising its fees. Governor Schwarzenegger has just asked for higher rates. “Everyone had...
Read more »CV2 now with E-mail subscription
For you old schoolers out there who don’t want a thing to do with RSS, College v2 now has a e-mail subscription service. Sign up here, and the link with always be in the footer under the RSS feed. Or...
Read more »Facebook releases an API, and adds badges
Facebook is beginning to realize that “poking” just isn’t as cool as it used to be, and has enlisted the help of others through the implementation on an API. Whats an API? For the technical version visit Wikipedia. But the...
Read more »Simple tip: how to pick fresh bread
There is no worse feeling: you rummage through your kitchen in the quest to make a delicious sandwich. And then you realize that your bread has those tiny green marks throughout. Looks like mold has gotten the best of your...
Read more »Stu.dicio.us allows for social notetaking, is it worth using?
Stu.dicio.us is a new AJAX driven note taking service that allows the sharing of notes between students. I decided to take Stu.dicio.us for a test drive to see if it should be added to every students toolbox. The main page...
Read more »DormDelicious rocks socks
As I was barely hatching the plan to write a “What to bring to college” post, Andrew over at DormDelicious had already beat me to it. DD has a three part series on what to bring, including what NOT to...
Read more »Three things you shouldn’t bring to college
We’ve already covered some overlooked items you should take on your trek to college. But there are some things that you might think you’ll need, but really dont. And by “some things” I really mean three. 1. Condoms Now, it...
Read more »I’m moving
Hello all, just wanted to say I am in the process of moving into a new apartment and won’t be able to post to College v2 until Wed. Hopefully the Verizon stuff comes before then…
Read more »Eight often overlooked things you need to pack for college
So you’ve been accepted to your University of choice. Awesome. Now comes the fun part, leaving home and assembling a living space that you have always wanted. Do you want the ‘fridge with in range of your bed? So be...
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