September is around the corner and students will be flocking back to college but before the student deals arrive with full force, here are some top ten tips to ensure that you’ re all in order before getting back to academia:
1. Undo the Evidence of Your Summer Fun on Facebook
Did you have a great summer? Before Autumn gets back to full swing, you should take some time to review your timeline. Do the pictures paint the story you want for friends, colleagues or family? If not, then  set any undesirable posts to “Me Only” so you can keep the memories without the shame. Try using a social media monitoring service call Reppler.com
2. Ask Your Friends About Their Summer Jobs.
Its become more evident that we are more active online than we have ever been before. While online accounts are known for helping us to be sociable it is also good place to build on those work connections. Whether its previous fellow classmates, colleagues or acquaintances  could become extremely valuable connections in the future. Find out what your old classmates did, where they have been working. Could be they have connections at a company you might want an introduction into later on. Get in touch with some old classmates via social networks and who knows what doors they could open
/> 3. Sell Your Old Textbooks on Half.com.
The textbook industry has it all figured out. They put a new edition and year on each book, and then get the classes to require the newest edition. But only very rarely are the changes from year to year that significant. Greek history 2012 is probably not too far off from Greek history 2013. Your college bookstore won’t give you more than 20% of retail on your books. But if you sell your books on Half or Amazon, you could get over 50% of the book’s value.
4. Rent Your New Textbooks on Kindle.
There is something nice about thumbing through a book. But there is also something nice about paying only €19 to rent a digital textbook instead of paying  €100 for ten pounds of lower back pain to carry around all semester. With Kindle, you can take notes, highlight and even Tweet favorite passages. Consider renting your required reading instead of killing trees this year. Learn about Kindle textbook rentals here.
/> 5. Update Your Summer Job on LinkedIn.
The longer you wait to include your summer work on your LinkedIn profile, the more you’re going to forget the details of what you did.  Don’t undervalue what you’ve done this summer. Record your work experience in your LinkedIn profile. Also try adding some of these new elements to your profile.
6. Get Summer Job Recommendations Before Your Boss Forgets Who You Are.
/> Not only will you forget the details of your job once school starts, but your boss will probably forget about how much they liked you. With online job seeking, one of the most powerful elements you bring to the table is what other people think about you. In years past, this used to be a very formal process. You’d have to request a letter of recommendation from your boss. Then they’d ask you to write it and they’d sign it. These days, all you need is a few short paragraphs on your LinkedIn profile. These notes from past managers will be assets that will serve you well once you start your career search.
7. Use Mint to Budget Your Expenses So You Don’t Use Credit Cards.
/> Ever ask yourself why credit card companies promote their plastic so relentlessly on campuses throughout the country? It’s because they know many students will use their cards and not pay back the debt for years.Use an easy and free budgeting tool to make sure you don’t overspend this semester. Mint.com is a free financial management website that aggregates your bank accounts and credit cards into one place.
/> 8. Google yourself to See Your Online Reputation.
Our generation has the unique advantage of being online from an early age. This means you’ve been building an online reputation whether you know it or not. Once your online reputation gets a blemish, it’s rather hard to fix.
/> 9. Manage Your Schedule with Google Calendar features.
When you have all of your classes, clubs and meetings in one Google Calendar, your schedule is everywhere you need it to be: on your phone and computer. You don’t have to shade out three months of classes, only to find out after a week that you don’t like your professor and will not take that class after all. Changing a calendar event is simply a matter of deleting, not erasing. . If your college hasn’t switched to the Google platform, use your Gmail account.
10. Use RateMyProfessor.com to Make Sure You Get a Good Class.
Education is only as good as the professors who teach your classes. It doesn’t matter what university you go it, if your professor is tired, burnt out or just plain uninspired; your semester will be hell. After you register for the class because you think the title is interesting, head on over to RateMyProfessor.com to make sure the professor can deliver.
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