You Know You’re In College When…

We hear that Flashnotes users care about their school. Well we care about your school, too!

The problem is, we have a lot of users from a lot of schools. It’s hard for us to relate to everyone. Our solution? A student from University of Maryland put together a list to help us familiarize ourselves with his campus:

You Know You’re From UMD When…

• The only time you go to the library is during midterms or finals to party at Club Mckeldin.
• On a sunny day, you lay out on Mckeldin Mall rather than go to your class that is less then a hundred yards away.
• You’re completely obsessed with the Maryland state flag regardless of whether you’re actually from Maryland.
• You have sweat stains on your shirt going to class after walking up the hill before Stamp Student Union.
• You live at The View or Varsity Apartments but can never get your friends to party at your place because it’s too far away from South Campus and the bars.
• You get a parking ticket from DOTS because you parked in a parking lot 5 minutes before 4:00 pm.
• You thought that the R.H. Smith School of Business building was a 5-star hotel
• You can’t eat any food without putting Old Bay on it first.
• You scan and leave for every basketball game just so you can have a better chance to attend the Duke game later in the year.
• You’ve learned to accept the fact that “Fe” will never reopen but you still get excited when rumors stating it will open restart at the beginning of each semester.
• UMD Alert sends more texts to you then some of your friends and most of their texts are after the incident is given the all clear.
• You see a University of Maryland bus and want to jump in front and test whether you actually get free tuition if you get hit.

So now that we know all about University of Maryland, tell us about your university!

How to Get a Date With Flashnotes

Okay, so the title is a little misleading. You’re not going to actually be dating the company. But you can find yourself in love with our awesome marketplace…of love.

Not many people know this, but you can actually get a date through Flashnotes. That’s right my friends. That same wonderful website that allows you to buy and sell your college notes at your own price, is the very same site that can hook you up with your future Friday night plans.

Trust us, follow these easy steps and you can secure yourself a fine young lad (or lass) for a magical evening.

Men: We’re going to make this nice and easy for ya.

1. Post your notes under the subject “psychology”
2. Leave hidden love poems in the middle of your notes
3. Let all the beautiful ladies in your class know where to find your “psychology” notes.
4. Watch them all swoon over how wonderful your writing and academic prowess are 

Pro Tip- never date more than one lady at a time- apparently this upsets them.

Ladies: We’re going to let you use your most dangerous weapon: your mind.

1. This is a divide and conquer strategy, and we know you love strategizing
2. Gather all of your great tests from ALL of your classes
3. Convert these multiple choice tests into digital flashcards
4. Sneak in secret messages about how the author of said flashcards is the smartest chick on campus.
5. Men will start flocking to you, because let’s face it ladies: everyone needs a good study buddy

Are there dating sites out there? Yep. Are we a dating site? Nope. But that doesn’t mean that you can’t find love in some peculiar places!

This is really a win-win situation. You can make a ton of money by selling your course materials on Flashnotes; you can also use the money you earn towards a dinner for two. Oh la la!

Make the Most Out of Your Career Center

We know that as the weather gets warmer, the semester is coming to an end. For some of you (the lucky ones) the warm weather brings an end to your entire college experience. So, now is the time to make the most out of your career center.

Whether you have visited the career center once every month or have never even stepped foot into the building, make it a point to drop by the office before the semester ends.

The career counselors’ main job is to get you a job. How awesome is that?! Your university literally pays someone to help you find you a job. I can’t even explain how great of a concept this is, but if you’re not excited now, here are four reasons why you should care:

The career center can perfect your resumé. Don’t have any work experience? That’s fine, the career counselors can fluff up your resumé to make it look like you do. With the help of a counselor, you can. Don’t know how to organize your resumé? That’s alright- the career counselors can provide you with some eye-catching ideas to make your resumé stand out from the rest.

The career center can help you perfect your LinkedIn. If you haven’t already joined LinkedIn, you should join right now. March down to the career center and have the kind counselor help you pimp out your account. The first step to making a great first impression (and you only get one shot at making a first impression) is to make sure your LinkedIn is professional, up-to-date, robust, and shows your personality.

The career center can help you figure out what to do with your major. Don’t know what you want to do with your life? The career counselors can help you figure it out. They ask the right questions and guide you towards discovering what makes you happy. What happens when you majored in something that has a limited job field? Your career counselor can help you think of applicable skills learned from your major and apply them to jobs in other fields. It’s okay to start a career in something other than your field of choice. Nine times out of ten your career won’t be in the same field that you majored in. It’s perfectly normal.

The career center can actually find you a job/paid internship. Once you have an idea of your dream career, the career counselors can help you narrow down the different power players in that industry as well as their up-and-coming competitors. If your career counselor is really awesome (most of them are) than he/she will be able to reach out to the business and arrange an introduction for you.

The career center at your university will basically hold your hand as they walk you through the process of finding a job after college. Their livelihood depends on making sure you’re employed. So while being a broke college student isn’t fun, you don’t have to remain a broke college student after you graduate. The lovely career center counselors have got your back.

Don’t want to drop by the career center on your campus? Check out these online options that we love, too.

New Grad Life is a great resource for all things career oriented. Follow them on Twitter for easy updates!

Career Builder is like Monster.com but with the added bonus of helping you perfect that resumé.

The Huffington Post College always has a plethora of useful college information, including career advice.

3 Excuses to Get Out Of Anything

I don’t have enough time in my day to do everything. Should I go workout or go study? Decision made. I’m playing Mario Kart.

Do you ever have too much to do so you just decide to give up and not do anything? Don’t worry- we’ve all been there. Here are some excuses we’ve devised to get you out of doing anything for the rest of your life.

“I’m sick” Teachers say this at the beginning of every single year: “If your sick, just don’t come to class because you’ll get everyone else sick”. It’s true. One person in my 75-person lecture was coughing like crazy and the next time we met for lecture only 25 people showed up because they were all sick. The easiest way to not go to class is to be sick.

“I forgot” Who cares if it was your only job interview in the last five months? You forgot. It’s fine- we’ve all forgotten something at one point in time. Your would-be-future-employer doesn’t care if you’re on time for your interview anyways. Simply tell them, “oops, I forgot”. The easiest way to not get a second interview is to tell people that you really don’t care how valuable their time is.

“That goes against my New Year’s resolution” This is the mother of all excuses that never fails. Go ahead- tell someone that your New Year’s resolution was to gain 15 lbs. They won’t question you when you eat the entire lasagna that your mom sent you that was supposed to last you a week. (We don’t know anyone who did that)

Next time you’re sitting at home on your throne of lies and don’t want to do any thing, make sure to pull out one of these foolproof excuses and watch your free time multiply.

If you have any other good excuses, please feel free to leave them below. Our social media manager needs some new material.