You started a new life by entering college. Now you live far from your parents so that you need to organize and simplify your daily routine on your own. The first months of student life may make you mad if you do not know a few student hacks that work. But do not rush to worry, we have collected top 20 of them to make your life easier. Enjoy!
1. Put your phone into an empty glass for the night.
With this student hack, you will never miss your classes again: the sound of your alarm will be a few times louder than without it. Don’t forget to put it a few steps away from your bed!
2. Untangle your cables with paper clips.
We know how annoying it can be if you need to unravel your phone charge cable and those of an e-book, a laptop, and a power bank. Now that’s not a problem for you anymore.
3. Create more space for your clothes storage with can tabs.
Like any other student, you are likely to have a can of soda or two per day. Remember to throw away a can after drinking? Now remove the tab before doing it. This may be of great help to your clothes.
4. Use elastic bands for keeping the toothbrushes apart.
If you live with a roommate, you are likely to share a bathroom. This is one of the student life hacks that will contribute to your hygiene well.
5. Heat the dinner for two with an empty glass.
Don’t you remember we already used glass for previous college student life hacks? Take a look at how useful it may be if you want to feed your roommate but not ready to share the plate.
6. Use water spray or flow to soften the bread.
This hack for students will work also for pizza, burger buns and the like. Just spray a little water on top and then put your snack into a microwave. You will be surprised.
7. Cool the drinks with a wet paper quickly.
To make use of this student hack your drinks should be stored in glass bottles. Take a wet piece of paper big enough to wrap the bottle entirely and then put in the refrigerator for a couple of minutes. Bingo!
8. A spoon against the boiling out.
If you enjoy cooking, this is a hack for you. Put a wooden spoon on top of the cup where you boil the dish so that the water will not spillover. “Why would it work?” you think. The bubbles get destabilized by the contact with the wood, so the water will fall back.
9. Minimize the space in a tiny student kitchen.
One of the life hacks for students who love minimalism. You can put the board for cutting the vegetables inside the open drawer, thus leaving space for cooking to your roommate. No lonely cooking anymore!
10. Paper clips for holding food
It’s the second student hack with this tiny helper. Putting it on the shelf of your refrigerator as shown in the picture will help to keep your bottles together.
11. Write your lecture with the colored pens.
This is the proven hack for college students that will help your sight memory to develop. The notes that were taken with the same color of pencil or pen are hard to perceive especially if the lecture was long. The opposite goes for ‘colorful’ notes. Also, you can develop your key for the colors you use to make it even easier to revise later.
12. Try a bullet journal technique for planning your days.
This student hack can be executed not only at school, but also in working place, for household goals, for keeping track of your fitness, etc. The system developed by Ryder Carroll can be applied to any sphere of life. It is easy-to-understand and to follow in terms of goal-setting and tracking your achievement. Just look how nice it can be!
13. Replace the ink in your pen.
This college student hack is not as pretty as previous. It aims to give a lesson to those who steal pens. Just replace the black ink with the red one and we bet they will not steal your things anymore.
14. A quick search for presentations on Google.
If you need to grasp any material in short terms, this student hack will help. Type subject you’re looking for + filetype :ppt in search, and that’s it. Mind the source of presentations you see to be sure the information is right.
15. Getting the free textbook.
To find your book if you forgot it, use the previous hack for students with a different combination. Type the author’s name and book’s name + filetype :pdf. However, not all textbooks might be available for free, so do not rely on this student hack much.
16. Use Wikipedia properly.
As your professors already told you, Wiki is not the source of the papers. But the references you can find at the end of the articles are pretty good to base your essays or research works on.
17. Improve your grammar in a few minutes.
If you struggle to write with no mistakes, create an account on Grammarly website to check your writing before submitting the draft to your instructor. Your grades will increase drastically.
18. Increase your productivity by changing the setting.
College students often get bored soon if they study in the same environment every day. Going to study in the library, campus café or a lawn in front of the academic building will bring you novelty and inspiration.
19. Remember everything with the help of a mood board.
It is the most stylish hack for students on our list. Put all your photos, cards and memory notes there and enjoy the coziness. By the way, learning new words or definitions will be a lot easier with this interior tool.
20. Get inspiration by listening to classical music.
Whether you like Mozart or not, his music can be of great help to you. Listen to his compositions for a while and watch the tide of enthusiasm swamping you. However, the effect of this student hack lasts for just 15 minutes, so do not wait long to start studying.
