Free Amazon Prime

Amazon Prime is a free two-day shipping service when you order select items from Amazon. So if you’re in a bind and need a few hard to find supplies or a textbook in two days, you can get them in two days for free.  If you’re in an even bigger hurry, you can upgrade to one-day shipping for only $3.99. All you need for a free Amazon Prime account is an active .edu email address and...

Score Microsoft Office and Windows 7 Professional for Cheap

If you’re feeling the need to buy Office with all the goodies, then Microsoft has a deal for you. It’s called their “Ultimate Steal” and if you have an .EDU email you can purchase Office Professional Academic for $80 (that’s over $400 off retail for the same thing!) Also listed on their Ultimate Steal page is Windows 7 Professional Upgrade for $65 (and that...

4 Easy Money Saving Tips for College Students

US News has posted a few pointers to help college students cut costs where possible and save some money. One of the easiest ways to save some money while staying on campus? Become an residential advisor and cut the cost of room and board. 2. Become a residential adviser. This is a wonderful way to eliminate room and board costs, which at some state schools exceeds the price of the tuition....

Handwritten or Typed?

It may seem that paper is a thing of the past when it comes to taking notes. With computers you are able to take notes much faster and organize in ways that make it easier for you to study. Using a computer would be recommended for taking notes if possible, however using the old pen and paper has some benefits. Writing notes by hand gives a more personal experience. Everyone has their own...

New Law Set to Enforce Better Textbook Transparency

In accordance with the Higher Education Opportunity Act, on July 1st publishers of textbooks must start providing faculty with information such as price, past editions of the textbooks, descriptions of content changes in each edition, as well as additional formats for the content that students may purchase else where and possibly for cheaper prices. The law may be viewed at the US Department of...

One More Reason For College

Most people agree that college or any kind of higher education is important and should be accomplished if one is able. Over the years the percentage of post-secondary education has been increasing but not fast enough. A report done by Georgetown University says by the year 2018, 22 million new workers will be needed with post-secondary degrees. According to the report, workers with a college...

Backup Your Homework Online for Free

There are many great solutions for keeping up with your homework and documents. The most common of all would be the USB drive, cheap and easy to keep up with. USB drives are great but have the down side of being stolen, forgotten or lost and like all things can break, leaving you out in the dark. A great option you have for free is online storage with Dropbox.  When you sign up, you are given...

Know Your Professors Even Before Class Starts

When registering for classes for the upcoming semester, the professor’s name means very little. Enter RateMyProfessors This site allows you to read what other students have to say about the professor. The site also allows students who have previously had a potential professor to turn the tables and grade them on how easy their class was, how helpful the professor was after class as well as...

Welcome to Student Tips!

Welcome to Student Tips! Student Tips is a site aimed at helping both future and current college students in all aspects of their life. Excuse our dust as we’re still cleaning a few things up, but please bookmark us and come back to see our ongoing updates to help you out!