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I love back to school time!
I’m one of those crazy people that gets inspired this time of year! I love buying new school supplies and planning how to make this year the best ever for the kids academically. This year I have a kiddo actually planning on taking some college courses so this is new territory for me and I couldn’t be more excited for her! With this new chapter comes some important discussions that all college students need to know. One thing on my mind the most is making sure that she can contact me anytime she needs to. I’m so thankful for Walmart Best Plans for making this so easy for both of us.
Here are five tips to conquer college back to school time:
1. Communication is key.
College is so much more than just learning. It’s a time to build independence and with that comes the need to stay in touch with family and friends. Plus in today’s learning environment so much is done online that a great and affordable cell phone and plan is a must. I’m loving the Alcatel One Touch Fierce with the Walmart Mobil Plan, which is perfect for Back to College. While we were out shopping for back to school supplies we picked one up for my oldest! She thought it was an awesome surprise gift and that made me happy. This was definitely a great way to start this new chapter for both of us.
Walmart Best Plan is only $34.88 a month for Unlimited Talk, Text & Web. And we have found the service and coverage to be really good. The Alcatel One Touch Fierce is everything my daughter could need in a phone and the screen size is big while the phone is still rather thin. It’s easy to use and the perfect size to carry around on campus.
The phone and plan are both budget friendly for parents and college students.
2. Go To classes and get the phone number of fellow students.
I am totally going there. With the freedom of college comes thoughts of skipping class here and there. Don’t do it. You will have a much better experience if you show up to class every day. There will come a day {or two} when you are sick and you will have to miss a class. Make sure you have the number of a couple fellow students so that you can text them and see what you missed. It’s so much better knowing what you need to know and make up before you get back to class.
3. Arrive early to campus.
Parking is a challenge the first few weeks. Get there early and don’t forget to buy a parking permit.
4. Bring quarters or plan a once a week trip home.
You know where I’m going with this right? Laundry. Either plan to do it in your dorm or go home each week and do it there. I highly recommend the trip home because as a mom I’d want to see your sweet face as much as possible. But I totally understand if you are busy some weeks so plan ahead and collect those quarters.
5. Ask for help early.
There is nothing wrong with admitting that college courses can be tough. If you need help with your coursework ask your teachers for their email address and let them know when you need help. Just do it early. Don’t wait until the end of the course to admit you need help.
College algebra…noooooooo.
Kidding. I loved algebra and took more than required in college.
I like how WalMart is starting to carry more options when it comes to cell phones and carriers. I know the TMobile plan is budget friendly. I just wish they had good service for us around here.
I have a kid who started college this year. Fortunately he is going local so he can still live at home. That will help a lot.
Wow, college!! It won’t be long before my Kindergartener is there! I will definitely be giving him a phone so he can call me 🙂
These are really great tips for kids entering college. I especially like the one about asking for help.
Great tips. My friend’s daughter just went off to college!
Thank you so much for these great tips! My step daughter leaves for college in 2 yrs and I know I will need to refer back to these tips. Thank you.
My kids are far from going off to college, but I still appreciated all of the tips. & regardless, that plan sounds pretty good!
Their plans are SO affordable. I love that they make wireless service so accessible.
I love that it’s affordable to get one of these plans. Walmart’s pretty great about staying on top of things like this, that’s for sure.
These are great tips for us parents to use, thank you!
After getting my most recent cell bill – I wish we had this in our Walmarts here in Canada, especially for my son who could use it!
I just dropped our daughter off in university 8 hours from home. She needs to do a whole lot of things on her own and parts of me knows she’s ready while others just wants to oversee things. I am adjusting… like it or not… she is a grown woman now.
my daughter is taking the semester off so we didn’t have a big event this fall. i know when she does finally go away to college there will lots of adjustments to be made
nice to know how good and budget friendly to have this plan
My friend is a teacher and she said that even kids in 5th grade all have cell phones.I think that is way too young and think college is a much more appropriate time!
Thankfully, I’m many years away from having to worry about this. It’s awesome that I’ll have options like this when the time comes, though! 🙂
since when do school supply lists include cell phones?
Love the price point of these phones and plans. I didn’t realize Walmart had so many great options. Perfect since I remember how expensive college was, and that was without a cell phone.
At this point, I don’t think my teen could survive without her phone. Love that Walmart has affordable plans.
Wishing your kid all the best at college. I have two who are entering their final year of college; how quickly time flies. The tips remain the same. Staying in touch is important and I love chatting with mine.
Staying in touch is so important for college kids! Academics are the focus- but growing socially is important too!
The list are perfect! Communication is always the key, indeed.
The best list… kids are so excited when they enter college. thanks for sharing !!
Being able to reach my children is important to me. I have one daughter that is a senior in high school and I just got her a from from Walmart a couple months ago.
My little ones are not college-age yet but Lord help me when they are!!
I’m a big fan of WFM! Me and 3 of the kids are on a plan and we love our service.
The Walmart plan seems like such a good deal. I need to get this for my kids so I can keep better track of their cell phone using.
I’m not looking forward to sending my oldest to college. These are great tips.
Good tips, I have a list of my own because both of our sons are in college and they have had a cell phone/smart phone since the ages of 8 and 10. However, the youngest who is away at school, I’m lucky to get a “good morning mother”, text after I’ve texted him 3 days prior – lol!