Before you get too carried away with big dreams and plans for the year, remember that there is more to college life than just having a blast. (Right? Right.) We have five tips to keep you on track and ensure that you start off your school year on the right foot. 1. Create a budget. We know – it’s hard

While a great therapist, the pay might not outweigh the stress caused by having to counsel a Pickle Rick. After leaving high school where we are forced to take a bunch of boring classes that we don’t care about, entering a college curriculum that we choose is like taking a trip to Disney World. Suddenly, we have options to take really

According to the College Board, textbooks cost the average college student $1200 each year – and the cost just continues to go up. As any broke college kid knows, there just ain’t no time for that, especially when there are way more interesting things to spend money on, like awesome vacations and bar tabs. To combat these growing costs, students

Returning to campus from summer vacation has its ups and downs. You’ve gotten your room (hopefully with a friend you can stand for the year), you’ve picked your classes and now you’re just going to see how many of those will even earn your stamp of approval to survive the a Add/Drop period. It’s day one your professor has handed out

Though it seems like summer just began, it’s time to start thinking about hanging up your bathing suit and pulling out your credit card. Yes, it’s true, summer vacation is coming to a close whether you like it or not. The good news is these back-to-school essentials are cool enough to make the shopping and spending totally worth it.

The only thing less appealing than thinking of summer vacation as a distant memory, is thinking about the money you’re about to drop on books for fall classes. But if you start planning now, you’ll have far more options and find lots of ways to save some serious cash. The first place to start is obviously BIGWORDS, where you’ll find cheap textbooks

Any of us who have shopped in a campus bookstore for textbooks know that it’s a huge rip-off. Students nationwide have grown wise to the racket and, consequently, stores just aren’t selling books like they used to. While schools scramble to evolve to a changing market – and reduce or entirely drop textbooks from their inventory – students are looking elsewhere

Summer is in full-swing and the upcoming school year is probably the last thing on your mind. Chances are good that you haven’t even figured out which bar you’re going to tonight, nevermind what you’ll need to pack for college. Sure, you’ll need all the fun stuff – like a comforter, desk accessories and the latest-and-greatest in dorm room artwork

If you’re new to campus life, chances are that you don’t entirely know where you need to throw your back-to-school dollars. We have a few suggestions of items you might think you need, but actually don’t – so you can have more money for those big nights out. Printer. Dorm rooms are tiny and cluttered – the last thing you

New to the textbook game? Check out our tips for how to get your textbooks super cheap every school year. Buy early. The laws of supply and demand, baby. As you get closer to the start of the semester, the number of students purchasing books goes up – and with it, so do the prices of textbooks. Shop around online.

  Been a while since you’ve read a book that wasn’t forced upon you by a high school english teacher? Here are 20 favorites that will make picking up a book again totally worth it.     1. The Martian by Andy Weir kkibe  I loved the Martian by Andy Weir. It’s an easy read (350 pgs) and is bloody hilarious.

If you just graduated from high school and are entering college in the fall, congratulations on entering what will undoubtedly be the most exhilarating summer of your life. And the build-up isn’t all for naught. College can, most definitely, be the best years of your life and you should be excited. But before you go into the situation blindly, there’s some

  Eleven great reads hand selected by BIGWORDS, found cheaper on BIGWORDS. 1. Beren and Luthien Essential to the story, and never changed, is the fate that shadowed the love of Beren and Lúthien: for Beren was a mortal man, but Lúthien was an immortal elf. Her father, a great elvish lord, in deep opposition to Beren, imposed on him

The summer between finishing high school and starting college is a really exciting time. With high school behind you, you can move onto the next phase of your life – freedom, parties, football games and a seemingly endless supply of people to date. But before you move onto drunken debauchery, there’s plenty to check off your bucket list for your

You’ve waited, and for a few, you’ll wait some more, but they will all be yours this year.  Oh yes, they will be yours. True story, last time I made that same Wayne’s World reference, five minutes later I ran into Mike Myers standing on the sidewalk with his kid in NYC. And man did I wish Mike Myers and