Articles for high school students on college life.
The Time I Prepared to Never Perform Again
For a large portion of my life, I always knew my love of performance ran deep within me. The intense …
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Being a Transfer and Commuter Student Is Lonelier Than You Think
After high school, I didn’t enroll in college because I didn’t know what I wanted to do. There was a …
Why I Love Being The Little Fish In The Big Pond
I was extremely thrilled about the opportunity to leave my hometown in Brazil and come to the United …
To Take or Not To Take Morning Classes: That is the Question
Believe it or not, everyone’s college journey begins in high school. From researching colleges, …
Falling off the High Horse
The transition from high school to college shocked me. It seemed like an impossible hurdle, one that …
CM’s Top 10 Backpacks for College
Finding the best college backpacks is easy! If you’re ready to take a minute and research …
Catholic School to College
In many ways, my private, Catholic and all-female high school prepared me for college. I spent four …
The Time I Applied to Over 10 Colleges and Why You Shouldn’t
I have always liked November, with Turkey Day, sweater weather, and the overall chill it brings. …
SAT vs ACT: Dissecting Their Differences, Similarities and Importance
College application time—a time of firsts, confusion and excitement. Among the many things to …
7 Things to Do the Summer Before You Start College
I felt like I stood on the top of the world when I finished high school. Feeling good about the way …
Don’t Ever Expect Small-Town Courtesy from College Boys
I never dated in high school. I’m not sharing this to receive pity, not having a significant …
Dear High School Me, You’ll Become a Fine Young Man
Dear DeLon, This letter will either be cathartic or costive. I want to articulate the future as …
A Thank You Note to the Colleges That Rejected Me
The word “failure” has different meanings. In a more light-hearted context, we see failure on social …
High School Does Not Prepare You to “Adult”
I don’t mean to throw shade at my high school. I actually loved my high school experience. But it …
I Had a College Crisis at High School Graduation
The summer before my senior year, I decided I wanted to tour Florida State University. I never …
My High School Over-Prepared Me for College
Many of my college classes today feel like a breeze compared to my challenging high school classes. …
Do We Need Safe Spaces in Schools?
When Ben Frisch, a high school teacher at Manhattan school Friends Seminary said, “Heil Hitler,” …
I Ended up Just Fine After My Dream School Waitlisted Me
During my sophomore year of high school, I attended a college fair in Northern Virginia with my best …
Why Taking College Credits Classes in High School Made My Life
In high school, most of us didn’t even want to take regular high school classes, let alone taking …
Looking Through the Eyes of a Stranger
I looked around me. The unusually wide smiles of those whose faces have been permanently marked by a …
10 Prospective Students You’ll Meet This Spring
Thought you put the days of college visits and anxious high school students behind you? Not so fast. …
What’s Common Core and 3 Reasons it Doesn’t Work
After the last presidential election, I faced an abysmal realization. I recently graduated high …
What I Learned From My Small High School
Sometimes more is not the merrier. I would know—I graduated from my small high school with a class …
The Breakup I Never Expected
Any college freshman who denies feeling anxious about moving away from home is a big fat liar. I …
