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Student Life Blog

Welcome to the Boise State Student Life blog. You’ll find stories, tips and tricks, inspiration, 5 1/2 things, and more every week. You’ve got lots of different ways to read it.

5 1/2 Things

5 ½ Steps to Apply for Scholarships
5 1/2 Essential Housing Hacks
5 ½ Things to Do in the Winter in Boise (Especially if You Don’t Ski or Snowboard)
5 1/2 Things About Academic Accommodations
5 ½ Things about the Importance of Sleep for College Students
5 ½ Things About Safety on Campus
5 ½ Things About the Sound Studio
5 1/2 Things Archive

Spotlights

Grace Erbe: Student, Survivor, Advocate
Ally Almaraz Takes a Nanoscopic Look at the Infinite Frontier
Sam Winter Perseveres After a Critical Injury as He Pursues College Basketball
Sarah Gentile Studies Abroad and Leaps into New Experiences Before Graduating
Ryan Dougherty Builds Confidence and Becomes a Professional Marketer with Work U
Raptor Biologist, Eden Ravecca, Finds Belonging as a First-Generation American and Student
From Boise to Costa Rica: the Alternative Break that Inspired Neka Grace
Spotlights Archive

I Didn't Know That

I Didn’t Know That: What Are Accommodations?
I Didn’t Know That: Catalog Years
I Didn’t Know That: Office Hours
I Didn’t Know That: Free Legal Assistance
Common Acronyms and College Terminology
I Didn’t Know That: Handshake
I Didn’t Know That: Go Orange! Go Big Blue!
I Didn’t Know That Archive

Finding Inspiration

Finding Inspiration: This Is Your Campus
Finding Inspiration Archive
Student Life Blog Archive