FRESHMAN

4 Ways to Get Involved on Campus by Noelle Smith (CampusSplash)

College vs. High School — 50 Differences Between College and High School by Kelci Lynn (About.com College Life)

Dear Freshman: 6 Notes from a RA by Zach Stafford (USAToday College)

Decorating Your Dorm on a Budget by Madison Lafond (CampusSplash)

How To Get Ready For Freshman Year (College Planning Group)

PARENTS

Kids Bound for College; What’s a Parent to Do? by Kim Painter (USAToday Your Life)

Making the Transition to College: The W-Curve (University Parent Connection) [thanks to @4collegeparents]

Repeat After Me: It’s About Kids, Not Parents by Barbara Shelly (Kansas City Star)

INTERNS

Oops…I Did It Again? How To Avoid Workplace Faux Pas by Madeline Buxton (HerCampus)

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We’ll help you get all your stuff to school, but we also want to help make sure the best information is getting to the college bound and their parents. Here are just a few of today’s most helpful links.

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While July wears off and August kicks in, we’re continuing to have our ERLYBRD special for $25 off our Ship2School service, which enters you into a chance to Ride to School Like a Rockstar and win a limo ride to campus with your friends on move-in day!  To help make this transition time even better, we’ve included our favorite links of the day from some of our favorite college blogs and sites. Be sure to check them out!

Today’s must reads cover a variety of topics that many college bound students and their parents may find helpful; including how not to choose a school, how not to get along with your roommate, how not to be afraid of freshman year, and other honest and helpful advice!

5 Scenarios to Avoid When Choosing a College by Peter Van Buskirk (U.S. News & World Report)

5 Ways You’ll Hate Your Roommate by Laura Devinksi (CampusSplash)

15 Tips On Conquering Your College Freshman Fears by Kelci Lynn (About.com)

Countdown to College: August Checklist (Your College Kid)

Kitchen Necessities for College Cooks by Laura Schluckebier (HackCollege)

Prepping Students for Life as a College Student by Ashley Hill of CollegePrep Ready (Parents Countdown to College Coach)

These are just a few of our favorite links of the day. We’ll continue to post more as the summer slowly slides into the school year. Be sure to scroll through our blog and see what else we recommend. Let us know what you think!

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As August starts to inch closer and college move-in day approaches, we want you to feel great about, well, the whole thing! What we offer is a little peace of mind knowing that getting all your stuff to school is not going to be an issue. To further help you out, for a limited time we’re having two specials to make move-in day a positive experience!

1) The first is to help ease the worry and stress of planning the trip to campus – right away! The remedy is our Early Bird special, so when you order now and enter the discount code ERLYBRD, you will save $25 off your order, allowing you to rest easy knowing that a huge burden has been lifted.

2) The second is to make move-in day not just manageable, but an exciting time! This is our Ride to School Like a Rockstar contest, where every order offers you a chance to show up to campus on move-in day in a limo with your friends!

Happy college packing and planning everyone!

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The Ultimate College Packing List!

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We spend a lot of time here reminiscing about college.  What can we say, we loved it! It is without a doubt one of the most unique and exciting collection of experiences to be had. This is certainly why we try to make the process of actually getting your stuff to college as simple as we can so that moving in as stress-free as possible. One of the most dreaded parts about getting ready to go off to school is trying to figure out what exactly to pack. We’ve written about packing before, but we are about to outdo ourselves. This is going to be the definitive guide to what to bring (and what you can leave at home) when you’re about to set off for some of the best years of your life. Here goes:

CLOTHING & SUCH

The essentials of your wardrobe:

-Jeans, corduroy, khakis

-Shorts

-Shirts: Long sleeve, short sleeve, dress shirts, and undershirts

-Dresses

-Sweaters and sweatshirts

-Socks & underwear

-Shoes: Running, hiking, basketball, casual, dress shoes, cleats (if needed), sandals

-Belt(s)

-A towel

-Shower sandals

-Bed sheets and blankets

-Pillows

-Bring at least one set of nice clothes for that interview, date, or formal

Any anything else you’ll need for sports, clubs, or activities – such as a bathing suit (which might not be a bad thing to bring so that you can take advantage of your school’s pool, if they have one)

Finally, remember to bring clothes appropriate for the weather. Especially if you’re going to school up north, WINTER CLOTHES ARE A MUST! It’s going to get some degree of  cold wherever you go so be sure to bring the right clothes. That being said, even Canada gets hot during the summer and beginning of fall, so don’t make the mistake I did and leave your shorts at home because you thought it was going to be cold all year long.  If you’re not sure what kind of weather to expect, or just want to be safe, talk to other people who go or went there, live near there, or even just check weather.com. If all else fails, you can buy anything you didn’t anticipate while you’re at school or kindly ask family member to send you something you left at home.

PERSONAL POSSESSIONS

-Laptop’s are pretty essential, though a desktop is fine. Also, most universities have plenty of computer labs and some even have laptop loaning systems, which are very useful for if your laptop crashes or you just don’t want to bring a computer to class. (Don’t forget your charger!!!)

-Cell phone

-iPod or some kind of mp3 player if you so desire

-Wallet/bag(s)

-Backpack/knapsack

-Debit/credit cards

-A rug if your room doesn’t have one already

-A laundry bag

-Favorite pictures of family and friends

-Favorite posters or room decorations (don’t go crazy though, most schools have poster sales and other cheap ways to decorate your room)

-A few favorite books and DVDs. You won’t need them all, and chances are people you meet will have some you had to painfully leave behind, and – even better – will recommend new books, music, movies, TV shows, poems, photographers, painters, etc. etc.

-The stuff you’ll need to do your favorite things, whether it be playing music, taking pictures, painting, or making movies.

The basic idea is bring what you’ll to do school work, the things you love, socialize, and feel comfortable in your dorm room.

FOR SCHOOL WORK

-Calculator. Even if you’re not doing math or engineering you’ll probably still need a calculator, even if only to figure out how much to tip the delivery-person.

-Dictionary & thesaurus. Your computer may have one (and maybe some people called you ‘the human dictionary’) but you’ll almost certainly be glad you brought it when you start doing readings and papers for classes where they seem to be making words up.

-Notebooks: we’ll this you can leave until you get there. If you have some lying around the house, then bring them, but if not don’t worry. It’s one less thing you’ll need to pack and something you can pick up. Even though you’ll be using a computer for most of your work, pen and paper are still incredibly valuable to have around.

-You don’t necessarily need a printer, though if you already have one it might not be a bad idea. If not, don’t worry because most schools have easy and relatively cheap student printing. Printer paper and ink is key though if you or your roommate is bringing a printer.

THINGS TO SHARE WITH YOUR ROOMMATE(S)

-TV

-Fridge

-Video game consoles

-Basically anything you that seems unnecessary to have two (or more) of. You should talk to them ahead of time to organize who’s going to bring what. No sense having two TVs, even if you’re not that into CSI: Miami and your roommate loves it.

DON’T WORRY ABOUT…

-Silverware and plates, you can easily get cheap plastic/paper ones at school

-This also goes for things like paper towels, toilet paper, canned and dried food, or anything else you can easily purchase once you’re situated at college.

-Most furniture: a chair or lamp may be a good call, but a couch probably isn’t. Dorm rooms are usually small, so check and see how it is furnished before you pack up your dad’s favorite sofa.

-Trying to bring everything. You might forget a small thing here and there, or realize you didn’t need some things you did bring. That’s okay, there’s always mail or winter break.

ANYTHING ELSE?

-Any medicine you take regularly, as well as some for headaches, a cold, a cough, or other minor ailments. Vitamins are a good call too, as you may sometimes be a little off at first on parts of the suggested dietary guidelines.

-If you you’ll have a kitchen at your disposal, bring things you’ll want to cook with, such as pots and pans, as well as your favorite spices or sauces that may not be easily found where you’re going to school.

-Board games could make you very popular

Our overall advice is pack all of what you know you’ll need, some of you think you’ll need, and none of what you know you won’t need. Now that you have a pretty good idea of what to pack, let us take care of getting your stuff there so you can show up move in day stress-free and ready to dive into the college experience!

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Why you may ask? Well you know those pictures you took the night before, the ones were your doing a keg stand, and playing beer pong, well those pictures are now being scoped out by your college administration!

Those in charge of your college have caught on to the social media trend, and are using sites like Facebook to crack down on campus binge drinking, and other college party habits. This one way that social media has changed the college party scene. Where students once did not have to worry about administrators finding out about their extracurricular activities, the evidence of these acts are only a click away.

While the threat of a campus violation may be enough to scare some, what about threatening your job?

It is becoming ordinary procedure for human resource departments to search for personal  information about you through sources like Facebook and Twitter. While legal restraints prohibit many employers from asking job applicants certain questions during the interview process, sites like Facebook allow employers to get a more accurate glimpse of you, one that they would not see in an interview.

ONLINE

Friends

Keep in touch with your friends from college or home (depending on where you’re spending this summer) on Facebook, Twitter, AIM, Skype, Gchat, or basically by any other means necessary. This is probably a no-brainer, but staying in contact is an easy and enjoyable way to get yourself in a good position for when classes start back up in Fall.

Freshman! If you haven’t already, join your school’s Freshman page (“such and such University/College Class of 2015″) and be social! Get to know some other Freshman if you can, or at least see what the vibe is like. For an excellent guide aimed at Freshman on the etiquette of adding people from your class page, check out HerCampus’ “Facebook Etiquette for Pre-Collegiettes: To Friend Or Not To Friend”.

In-the-Know

Keep checking your favorite websites, but also try branching out and finding new awesome sites out there. Even try checking out things you might normally have considered before. Summer is a great time to re-evaluate your go-tos and find out that you actually really like something. Tumblr, Reddit, Digg, and StumbleUpon are a few ways to find new favorites, or at least some cool pictures of animals and space.

Learn Something New

The internet is an incredibly valuable tool for teaching yourself just about anything. For every thing that exists, there is a YouTube tutorial for it. I can’t juggle, but one of these days I’m going to plant myself in front of the computer, grab some tennis balls, and pretty soon I’ll be juggling swords set ablaze by the dozen (I by no means recommend what I just suggested juggling, in fact, I strongly don’t recommend it). It can be teaching yourself basic PhotoShop skills by spending an hour a day on it, or learning about existentialist philosophy so you can impress that Philosophy major you’re maybe a little bit into. Whatever you choose, it’s a great activity because it doesn’t require much time, and it’s all conveniently online for you to absorb.

OFFLINE

Short-Distance Travel

Grab a friend or family member and go somewhere you haven’t been (or haven’t been in a while) within a half-hour drive and get going! Chances are, there’s something cool you forgot about or didn’t even realize was there.

With slightly more effort, but arguably a bigger pay-off, you can go on a bike/skateboard/longboard/scooter/etc. ride to somewhere good. Or even just a good walk through your closest natural wonder (a town park will do just fine, if all else fails).

Stay Active

You don’t have to run a marathon, but staying active on a regular basis – whether it be jogging or basketball or swimming – is a great way to spend your time and that whole releasing endorphins business is not so bad either.

Cook!

It can be something simple or a several course meal, but cooking is a good way to feel independent and make your friends and family really, really glad you’re around. Practice now so that when you’re back at school and it really counts, you’ll look like a pro!

These are just a few of the ways to keep yourself busy during the summer while also getting yourself ready to get back to school. Any other suggestions? Let us know on Facebook and Twitter!

THE CONTEST

We want to welcome all incoming and returning college students to this back to school season by running a contest that we’re incredibly excited about! We are now offering a chance to show up on move-in day looking like a rockstar with their friends IN A LIMO! Not only will you keep your car and hands box-free, you may very well get to ride in style on your first day! The always excellent (and undeniably the go-to blog for Collegiettes everywhere) HerCampus has this contest featured, and we couldn’t be more excited!

HOW TO WIN?

Every order automatically enters you into the chance to show up in style. The winner will be announced at the end of the contest, and then shortly after they will be able to arrive move-in day with their stuff already there and in a limo with their friends!

BEST OF LUCK EVERYONE!!
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|| Nearly every college student I’ve ever talked to about academics has said the same thing in regards to doing well: “Go to class!!!” It cannot be overstated. Going to class is by far the easiest way to do well in college. You’ll be up to speed on lectures, and trust me, getting behind on lectures (even if they are recorded or powerpoint slides are put online) is sometimes an insurmountable challenge to overcome. Just being in class means you have an advantage over those who skipped because you are able to engage or just listen to class discussions and material that may not be adequately covered on the lecture slides, it shows the professor that you care about class, and it means that you are not wasting your time or money. Going to class, unless there is a legitimate situation that demands you do otherwise, is the best single piece of advice we can give to college students.

|| Spend a little bit of everyday doing work. If you work a little bit every day you’ll be surprised how much easier it is to study for midterms and finals, and how much more manageable papers and projects become. Spending 30 minutes to an hour on each class even just during the school week will help you enormously when things get especially busy. The last thing you want is to have a pile of work to do and only a short amount of time to do it. It just makes you more stressed and the work will almost certainly be of a lower quality. Managing your time and work is a great way to ensure that you do well without going crazy!

|| Talk to your professors and teaching assistants during office hours, conferences (or discussion classes), and even during class. This will be very helpful if you are struggling in a class, just have a simple question, or if you are absolutely fascinated by the material. They will be glad to help and glad to see that you knew how to get the help you needed. Having a positive relationship with your professors can boost your grades by sheer familiarity, but will also allow you to have a resource for when you are stuck.

|| Manage your time with a schedule. Write down when big assignments are due, and be sure to give yourself plenty of time to work on them. The more work you do ahead of time, whether it be researching, brainstorming, or outlining, the more time you can spend on the actual assignment, which almost guarantees something of high quality.

|| Take notes in class, ideally by hand. Taking notes is enormously important because it puts all the information presented in a place you can easily look back on later, and it helps you focus during class. Writing by hand is preferable because you almost definitely will have to paraphrase most of the lecture, which makes your brain focus more on what is being said so you are not just memorizing but rather you are synthesizing and analyzing as you go. As well, it can help keep you from being distracted by your computer during class (plus, no one likes to see the kid in front of them on their Facebook in class). If the lectures are on PowerPoint or recorded, it is still advisable to take notes by hand for this reason: you can take short-form notes that help you pay attention and cover the general material brought up, and then you can (and should!) go back and fill in the blanks with more detailed information. This will help you to not just remember but to understand the material being presented in class.

|| Talk to advisers and counselors about the courses you are taking and seek whatever advise they may have for you. They’ve probably been advising students for a long time, and they know the ins-and-outs of academic life incredibly well.

|| Don’t go crazy studying!! Some simple advice is to remember this: you want to do well, but it’s just as important that you stay sane! Working hard is important, but all-nighters are almost always (if not always) more harmful than helpful. Plus if you just work a little each day then you’ll pretty easily be able to avoid them. As well, having an active social life is a great way to keep yourself from exhausting yourself and getting worn out. Keep in touch with your friends and make an effort to get away from the library when you know you’ve done enough!

|| Finally, stay healthy! Eat well, sleep well, and take care of your mental and physical health by staying active. Simple things like staying hydrated throughout the day will help you feel better. Do the things you love to do and keep a positive attitude, because college challenges you to be the person you want to be.

We hope this advice finds you well and that you have a great school year! For more helpful advice on doing well in college, check out LifeHack and PickTheBrain!

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If we could pick your classes for you, trust me, we would! Unfortunately due to a certain incident involving that very matter, we can no longer provide that service… (we kid!) That being said, we would love to help make the process of picking your classes as easy (and excitement-inducing) as possible. So here are a few tips for making sure the academic side of college is an overwhelmingly positive experience.

|| Firstly, pick your classes on time!! This is simple, but the earlier you pick your classes, the more likely you are to get into all the classes you really want (and need) to take.

|| Make sure you take all the required classes for your major, minor, and department so that you can then take all the elective classes your heart (and brain) desires.

|| Talk to an adviser before (sometimes, during) and after you select your classes, so that you can find out what you need to take, and also what electives they recommend. If you are signed up for a class and are struggling, they can help you get the information you need to either struggle less or drop it if need be. As well, they may be able to help you get into a class you need to take but is currently full.

|| Choosing classes because your friends are in them is not necessarily a good or bad thing. It’s definitely a good idea to know people in each of your classes so that if you miss a lecture, they can fill you in on what you missed. However, you will likely meet people in your classes anyway so don’t worry if you don’t know anyone in the class before you sign up for it.

|| Read about professors and classes online, and talk to people who have had them before. Don’t take everything said about a class or professor as the absolute truth,  but if you consistently hear something, you can be more sure that it’s probably true. If there are professors that you’ve already had and really enjoyed, see what else they are teaching and if any of it looks interesting, take it!

|| If a class is offered in both semesters or multiple sections with different professors, then try to find out which one will suit your learning style best.

|| If it’s a required class and there’s only one professor and you’ve heard awful things, well, unfortunately you’re going to have to take it. You may enjoy it, but even if you don’t, just remember – it’s only one class!

|| Have a balanced schedule in both course load and timing. Make sure you don’t sign up for 4 classes in a row if you know you’re not going to be able to focus that long. Having days off is nice, but having only a couple classes a day and class five days a week can sometimes be better. As well, make sure you don’t take too many classes that will demand from you what you will not be able to accomplish. Absolutely challenge yourself, but also remember to be realistic. 5 classes that all also have 3 hour long labs is probably not a good idea.

|| Try to take classes that suit your learning style. Meaning, try to avoid large lecture classes (though many freshman and intro classes are going to be like this out of sheer necessity) if you prefer small classes. Also, if you’re not a morning person or if that’s when you learn best, sign up for classes that work into that as much as possible. Most likely, even if you aren’t a morning person, you’ll have to take at least a few early classes, but in general you’ll be able to work around that.

|| Try to plan your schedule around when big deadlines are. If there are course syllabi available, even if it is from the previous year or semester, always take a look to see what you can expect and when everything’s due. Having two 15 page essays due on the same day is not going to be fun.

|| Know when your school’s add/drop period is and take advantage of it if necessary so that you don’t get stuck taking a class you know is not right for you.

|| Taking a class pass/fail can be good if you just want to learn something and don’t want to worry about trying to get an A. However, these classes cannot be used to count for your major or minor in most schools, nor will it count for your GPA. As well, you generally only can take one class pass/fail per semester or even per year, so be sure to use it wisely if you’re going to use it at all.

|| Take electives you find interesting! This cannot be overstated. Even if it is not in your major or minor, learning about things outside your normal area of study can be refreshing and a good way to meet kids you might not normally have the chance to meet.

Whatever you end up taking, good luck and enjoy!

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Well, it’s that time of the summer when some of you college kids are starting to head off to your respective campuses for orientation. It’s an exciting time, but it can also feel like a daunting task to be among so many people you’ve never met and to come off as someone they’d want to get to know. One thing about orientation that’s easy to forget, and worth remembering, is that everyone’s in the same boat.

Being a college freshman is truly an experience unlike anything else, especially during orientation and those first few weeks and months of school. Almost everyone is looking to meet new people and make some new friends. The sure-fire way to be social, even if it’s your first time meeting any of the kids in your group, is also the simplest. Just smile, say hi, and introduce yourself!

You are going to be pleasantly barraged by other students introducing themselves to you, so don’t worry if you can’t remember everyone’s name after hearing it once. If you forget someone’s name, just be polite and ask them to repeat it. They’ll be sympathetic because truthfully, they may have forgotten your name as well. Of course, after the eighth time you might start to get some funny looks, so here are a few tips for managing all the names and personalities being thrown at you during orientation:

-Repeat the person’s name out-loud when they tell it to you. You can do this casually, by saying something like – “Hey Kim/Eric/Lauren/Brian/etc/etc, I’m Mark/Jennifer/Dave/Sally/etc/etc. Nice to meet you!” It’s not flawless, but it should help you out a bit.

-Also, repeating someones name to yourself when you see or talk to them is a good way to keep your memory sharp, especially if you’re going to see and talk to this person a lot.

-Finally, you can use an old trick: a mnemonic device. When you meet someone, attach a word that starts with the same letter as their first name. For example, if you meet an Eric and he’s especially eager, then you use this to help remember their name. It may sound silly, but it’s surprisingly effective.

So now you’re on track to being on a first name basis with a good amount of your incoming freshman class, and there’s still a lot of orientation left to enjoy. Here are a few more tips for getting the most out of orientation so that you can start off college with one foot, if not both feet, firmly planted in the door.

-Find out something interesting about as many of the people you meet as possible. It can be where they’re from, what they’re doing this summer, what music or movies they love, or pretty much anything else. Being a good listener is an incredibly good (and pretty easy) way to get to know people. But also be sure to talk about what you find interesting, because you’re bound to find at least a few people that love some of the same things that you do.

-Get to know your way around campus. This will probably take some time if you’re going to a school with a large campus, or it may just take an hour or so of wandering if your campus is more close-knit. Either way, knowing your way around campus has some obvious, and maybe less obvious benefits. For one, you can be sure that you’ll get to all your classes on time. As well, you’ll be able to plan your meals and free time around where and when you have class. This also means that you can help direct lost-looking or direction-seeking students to the right location, which is another great way to meet people on campus. Finally, knowing your campus means when no one else knows how to spend their Saturday afternoon or where to eat between classes, you can suggest some good stuff on campus that they may not have even realize existed.

College orientation is about getting yourself a little closer to the college experience that is now only a few weeks away. Be friendly, be enthusiastic, and have fun because it’s going to be a great time!

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Coffee Shops (with free Wi-Fi)

Boston is full of good coffee shops, and most of them will also offer their customers free wi-fi, which is great for those days when you just can’t get yourself in the library but you really need a coffee, pastry, and a nice place to study. Here are just two of the many great options.

Cafe Luna

Ula Cafe

Colleges & Universities

There are 50+ colleges and universities in the greater Boston area, giving it the most students per square mile – which means that Boston is without-a-doubt one of the best cities to be a student! Here are just a few of the excellent schools Boston has to offer:

Berklee College of Music

Boston College

Boston University

Brandeis University

Emerson College

Harvard University

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Northeastern University

Tufts University

Events

Some of these great events happen just once a year and are famous world-wide, so be sure to check them out!

Beantown Jazz Festival: great artist come from all over, every year

Boston Film Festival

Fourth of July Fireworks: the place to be 4th of July

Theaters: Second only to Broadway in great live theater

Food

Boston has great food of all kinds, from the Italian restaurants and bakeries in the North End to the cheap eats just off (and often on) campus.

Boloco

Flour Bakery and Cafe

Izzy’s Sub Shop

J.P. Lick’s Icecream

Peace O’ Pie

Veggie Planet

Museums, etc

There are too many good ways to spend your time, but the museums, book stores, libraries, and aquariums that Boston has to offer are some of the best (and most numerous) in the world.

Boston Public Library

Brookline Booksmith

Franklin Park Zoo

Harvard Book Store

Institute of Contemporary Art (Free Thursdays 5PM to 9PM)

Museum of Fine Arts

Museum of Science

New England Aquarium

Music Venues

Boston’s music scene may not get the same hype as New York City’s, but if you love music then you won’t be disappointed by all the great bands that come by, or even come from, Boston.

The Middle East

Paradise Rock Club

TT the Bears Place

Feeling more adventurous? Underground shows often pop up in Jamaica Plain, where some of the best local bands play tiny venues for less than $10 a show.

Parks & Recreation

If you’re looking to get some fresh-air, there are tons of amazing places to walk around. These are just a few of the best places to explore on sunny days.

Boston Common

Boston Public Garden

Faneuil Hall Marketplace

Harvard Square

Public Transportation (MBTA)

Boston has a great, and continually improving public transportation system, that can get you anywhere in the city by land or by sea. It is also one of the most walk-able and even bike-able cities.

By boat

By bus

By commuter rail

By subway (The “T”)

Radio

Boston has great local radio, generally run by college students who play the best up-and-coming music in genres all across the board, from indie rock to hip hip to even dubstep.

Berklee College Internet Radio

Boston NPR (90.9FM)

BU Radio (89.3FM)

Emerson Radio (88.9FM)

Harvard Radio (95.3FM)

MIT Radio (88.1FM)

Northeastern Radio (104.9FM)

Tufts Radio (91.5FM)

Shopping

There are countless great places to spend the day shopping, but these two streets in particular are known for having everything and anything.

Harvard Street

Newbury Street

Site-seeing

Well-known for it’s historical significance, Boston has an incredible amount to offer for those who love history, or just want to see what all the fuss is about, and trust me – it’s worth checking out!

Freedom Trail

Sports

Boston is easily one of the best cities in the U.S. for sports fans. It’s got consistently competitive teams in baseball, football, basketball, and hockey – so even if your teams aren’t from Boston, they’ll almost certainly be playing in Boston during the year.

Fenway Park (Red Socks)

Gillette Stadium (Patriots)

TD Garden Arena (Celtics & Bruins)

Record Stores

For those looking to add or build a record collection, or even just pick a gift for your awesome friend who buys records, Boston has some unbeatable record stores for all kinds of music.

Franklin’s C.D.

Newbury Comics

Underground HipHop

Thrift Stores

Boston, maybe more so than almost any other city, is known for its great thrift stores where you can pick up great clothes at absurdly cheap prices.

Rescue

Boomerangs

40 South Street

If you’re heading to Boston for college this fall, enjoy! If you’re currently going to school there, let us know some of your favorite places to go and things to do in Town!

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