Bevo's Back To School Tips (Part 1)

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Welcome to August! (AKA the month that school starts for most of us!) With this post comes some friendly tips about The University of Texas at Austin campus that can be helpful whether you are a freshman student, transfer student or a student who is just returning back to the 40 acres.

Hopefully by now, you have all purchased the Big Ticket--your all access pass to every home sporting event on campus. This ticket allows you entry into football games, basketball games, baseball games and so many more athletic events. All that is required of you is to go to the Big Ticket website and purchase the ticket, decide if you want to create a friend group that allows you to have football seating by your friends, and then they will email you your print at home tickets for the football games. To get into basketball games or other sporting events, they will just scan your UT ID for entry. Pretty easy right? While the Big Ticket has closed for purchase this year, you can always purchase individual tickets to the events you wish to attend and then purchase the Big Ticket next year.

The 40 acres is a big place--thousands of students and staff are on campus every single day! They don't call it the 40 acres for nothing…you will need to invest in a good pair of walking shoes especially if you are going back and forth between classes. Trust me when I say that 10 minutes is never enough to get from Jester to Belo unless you are willing to jog a little. You can also purchase some cute t-shirts and tanks that will keep you cool walking between classes in the Texas heat. This y'all tank and tx shirt are perfect options.  My personal favorite is this Nap Queen t-shirt--super comfy and perfect for the girl that loves to nap (like myself).

While simply walking to class may not be enough for those of you who love to exercise and stay in shape, remember that you have admission with your UT ID to some fully loaded work out facilities on campus like Gregory Gym and the Rec Center. Both of these feature racquetball courts, basketball courts, weight rooms and all the machines and treadmills you could ever want. So slip on this funny running sucks tank or I slay tank and hit the gym for some healthy cardio!

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Extra work-out tip: Blenders and Bowls is the absolute perfect place to go after an intense workout to fill up on delicious acai bowls or smoothies. Like their website says, "Everyone seems to enjoy an acai bowl—you will see suits, spandex, strollers and backpacks at their locations." They are located in downtown Austin on 4th street and everything can be made vegan and gluten free.

Now when it is time for your classes to fully begin, your new best friend will become your agenda. For students taking twelve hours or more, it can be hard to try to mentally remember all of those test days and project due dates. Invest in a good one, one that you will actually want to write in! Band.do agendas are always a good go-to agenda and feature cute stickers to liven up the pages. They even offer small ones and large ones so you can pick the one that is perfect for you. Check out this lady of leisure classic bando agenda and the I am very busy planner.

Hopefully these few tips make your first week back to school a little more manageable and enjoyable. Keep an eye out  for the next series of Bevo's Back To School Tips and hook 'em horns! \m/