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"Image:  Mashable Composite,  IMGUR,  AFFLATUS,   BAREPEARCollege: A time to learn, sleep and eat ramen noodles or pizza for every meal.\nMost college students are broke; they survive off of students loans, savings or what little money they can muster on the side, so it's important to live as frugally as possible.\nSee also: 26 Foods You've Been Eating All Wrong\nLimitations on space and electronics can add to the woes of college life, so students need to be as creative as possible when it comes to solving life's inconveniences, like heating up nacho cheese or forcing a 12-pack of beer soda into your mini fridge.\nDon't worry, though \u2014 these simple tips and tricks will help make your college years a lot easier, so you can get back to the important stuff, like beer pong.\n\n\n28 College Hacks You Won't Learn in Class\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1. Keep your textbook open with a pen.\n\n\nImage: Imgur, afflatus\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2. Organize your writing utensil with a toilet paper roll.\n\n\nImage: Imgur, RaphaFlocka\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n3. Or an old coke can.\n\n\nImage: Imgur, BarePear\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n4. Set your phone lock screen to your schedule during your first week of class.\n\n\nImage: Imgur, HaleyDara\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n5. The proper way to wrap a Mac laptop charger.\n\n\nImage: Imgur, pchancharl\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n6. Use a Tic Tac container to hold pencil shavings.\n\n\nImage: Imgur, yoz-y\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n7. Color code your notebooks to easily distinguish them.\n\n\nImage: Imgur, celestialpizza\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n8. Use a Solo cup as an amplifier for your tablet.\n\n\nImage: Imgur, errlymorning\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n9. Use a hanger as a paper towel holder.\n\n\nImage: Imgur, tom_johnson373\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10. Fold your t-shirts and stack them vertically so you can see all of them and save space.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11. Use dryer sheets as an instant air freshener. \n\n\nImage: Imgur, smellmyface686\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n12. Use a pizza box as a dust pan.\n\n\nImage: Imgur, aacaat\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n13. Amplify your phone's speaker.\n\n\nImage: Imgur, donutcop\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n14. Cool down your laptop with an egg carton. \n\n\nImage: Imgur, Mehavesuperpowers\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n15. Fit a 12 pack of \"soda\" into your mini fridge.\n\n\nImage: Imgur, johntehfisherman\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n16. Use a pen as a chip clip.\n\n\nImage: Imgur, mrpetah\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n17. Use a Kuerig to make Ramen.\n\n\nImage: Imgur, rwesswein\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n18. Cook pasta in a coffee pot.\n\n\nImage: Imgur, will_evans10199\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n19. Or warm some dip.\n\n\nImage: Imgur, PhilGoneWild\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n20. Cook ramen with a coffee pot and an iron.\nThis is not recommended. \n\nImage: Imgur, PunkinGuts\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n21. Pringles cans make perfect pasta holders.\n\n\nImage: Imgur, Almondcoconuts\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n22. Use old containers as bowls.\n\n\nImage: Imgur, rhinohara\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n23. No plates for pizza? No problem.\n\n\nImage: Imgur, slithek\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n24. Create a chip bag bowl.\n\n\nImage: Imgur, Salvboss\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n25. Organize your bathroom with an old CD tower.\n\n\nImage: lifemadesimple\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n26. Or a shoe organizer. \n\n\nImage: lifemadesimple\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n27. You will need shower flip flops.\n\n\nImage: Dorm Co\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n28. Make sure nobody uses your toiletries by always keeping them close.\n\n\nImage: Dorm Co\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHave something to add to this story? Share it in the comments."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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