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10 Student Life Hacks You Need To Know

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at STU (CA) chapter.

We collegiettes have it rough.  Most of us are balancing, school, studying, a social life, and maybe even a part-time job.  So, when something comes along that makes our life a little simpler, we jump at it! 

Enter: the life hack.  Here are some tips that help make studying, living in a dorm and all those other things in your life that much easier.

1. When you’re studying, put a piece of candy on each paragraph or page as a reward to help motivate you to keep going!

2. Take notes using different coloured pens; the colours help your visual memory and your notes will look super pretty!

3. Don’t have a lot of closet space? No problem! Just take the tab off of your pop cans to help make room in your closet!

4. Have dust or food crumbs in between your laptop keys? Use a sticky note to get rid of them!

5. Are you a heavy sleeper and barely anything wakes you up? Use a glass cup to amplify your alarm when it goes off in the morning!

6. Does your dorm room have a nasty smell that won’t go away? Simply use a dryer sheet (or two) on a fan or air conditioner to erase the smell.

7. We love leftover pizza – but not the chewy crust that comes with microwaving it. Get rid of it by placing a glass of water in the microwave with your pizza!

8. Does your laptop overheat? Flip over a cup tray and put it under your laptop to help keep it cool.

9. Dorm room drawers can be short on space. Make room by folding your clothes like so.

10. Have a nasty pimple that’s stressing you out? Just add Listerine!

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2nd year student at STU! I love to write, watch movies, listen to Kpop, be with friends and shop! I am currently studying Journalism.