2009 Back To School | HackCollege

The Best of the Back To School Gadget Roundups

Everyone and their mother has spent the last couple of weeks telling you about which gadgets you need, and which you really don’t. Sometimes, they tell you about gadgets you think you need, but really don’t,. Either way, if you’re headed back to school, or already back at school, and flush with a few dollars ...

Building the Ultimate Dorm Room, For Reals

This is my setup. Note the second monitor and external keyboard. So we here at HackCollege get emails every so often from companies pitching the latest product to make your dorm room the "ultimate dorm room." Whether it's Target trying to sell you Tupperware containers in your favorite shade or

For Students Adding a Netbook as a Second Computer

This is a post in our 2009 Back to School series. You can see all of the posts here. Netbooks are the hottest piece of back-to-school technology this summer and I highly recommend buying one, even if it’s a second computer. (My favorite is the Mini 110, pictured below.) If you’re interested in starting to ...

Indispensable College Packing Lists

Last year, we posted this great video of ridiculous lifehacks. We hope you still enjoy it. The list we’re poking fun at is College and Finace’s 18 Overlooked Things Everyone Should Bring to College. If you’re already moved in, here’s our honest assesment of what you’ll really need — and how to fake it through ...

11 Bookstore Rip-Offs You Shouldn’t Forget

This is a post in our 2009 Back to School series. You can see all of the posts here. Oh, complexities of the typical packing checklist. It always fails. You're going to remember to bring clothes, sure. But what about hangers? Believe me, I forgot them three years running, and the "I'm wearing wrink

The Back-to-School Double Notebook Giveaway

Did you somehow forget to buy a laptop for college? Did you somehow forget to buy a backpack? Did you somehow forget to find an apartment? Well, we're furnishing one lucky student with one brand new notebook, a kickass Timbuk2 bookbag and a... second brand new notebook, which will make up for you no

Dealing with a Ticket as a Student

An $800 fine over your computer glitch? Thanks LA Superior! This is a post in our 2009 Back to School series. You can see all of the posts here. Unfortunately, there are times in school when you are caught doing something stupid. Sometimes alcohol might be involved, sometimes you might be in a rush. I ...